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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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Trust salutes volunteers in North West for their exceptional contributions
21 February 2026 - Towpath Talk
The waterways – and canal volunteering – are for everyone. The Canal & River Trust celebrated this by honouring its ...
£220k project to restore historic water-saving canal engineering at Hanwell
20 February 2026 - Towpath Talk
Work underway on a Historic England-funded project to restore 200-year-old side ponds at the Hanwell Flight of Locks in West ...
City centre canal gets new set of lock gates
20 February 2026 - BBC News
The Canal and River Trust says the old gates in Manchester's gay village "needed some attention".
Advance Tickets Available for Britain’s Largest Inland Waterways Event – Crick Boat Show 2026
19 February 2026 - Canal Boat UK
Latest Vlogs
View AllA collection of vlogs from the UK canal network.
A week alone on my narrowboat
22 February 2026 - Kris Atomic
This week I'm flying solo - moored in Cassiobury Park in Watford while Andrew heads back to Braunston to visit his mum. No cruising, no plans, just a week of...
391. There's an awful lot of water in my project boat...
22 February 2026 - CruisingTheCut
After interminable weeks of rain, I thought I'd better pop over to my project boat, Twiggy, and just see how it's surviving at the boatyard. Also managed to do a...
DON'T MISS these Stunning Moorings in and Around Birmingham. Fear Need Not Be A Factor! BCN. No 253
22 February 2026 - Narrowboat Natterings
Part 3. Don't be afraid of Cruising the BCN! Lumpy finds further moorings that are trust worthy! That should not be missed on your cruising plans. This film goes slightly...
UNSEEN LOVELINESS - Ben Fogle joins me onboard my floating home - Episode 113
22 February 2026 - Inspired by Nature
Ben Fogle from the TV programme New Lives in the wild joins me onboard my narrowboat home. Ben stayed for a week to find out what it's like to be...