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OnTheCut is a website for boaters on the UK canal network. Providing a map of the inland waterways, notices archive, and news.
Latest News
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Hundreds attend canal festival at site of breach
5 September 2026 - BBC News
The organisers say the breach has brought more people to the event.
Deep-dive rescue reopens historic Bevere Lock
5 September 2026 - Towpath Talk
BOATERS can once again navigate the River Severn between Stourport and Gloucester after vital repairs reopened Bevere Lock, near Worcester. ...
Canals bring cool relief in heatwaves
5 September 2026 - Canal Boat UK
Volunteers wanted as Yorkshire river survey reveals water quality concerns
4 September 2026 - Towpath Talk
ALMOST one in four river samples taken in Yorkshire’s Derwent and Aire catchments showed poor water quality during the Great ...
Latest Vlogs
View AllA collection of vlogs from the UK canal network.
Massive Cotswold Progress As the Missing Mile Begins
5 September 2026 - Court Above The Cut
Massive Cotswold Progress As the Missing Mile Begins Theres amazing progress on the Cotswold Canal as the Waterway Recovery Groups come to town as work on the Missing mile progresses...
Blackburn Locks, the Slowest Water Tap Ever & a Perfect Countryside Mooring!
5 September 2026 - Never Two Late,Our Narrowboat Journey
We’re continuing our narrowboat journey as we tackle the Blackburn Locks on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal — before discovering what might just be the slowest water tap on the...
Narrowboat Life Escaping Closures & New Van Pod System
4 September 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
After leaving Atherstone on our narrowboat and making it down the locks before the summer canal closures we have one more challenge, to make it down the Glascote Locks and...
We Didn't Plan On Cruising, But We're Glad We Did
4 September 2026 - Boat Time
378. This year the UK has been battered by heatwaves, and off-grid life on the canals over summer has been a struggle between soaking in the sunshine and hiding from...