Find out, in their own words, what the Victorians thought about the Kennet and Avon Canal. From friends in single-person canoes to families in harse-drawn narrow boats, the intrepid adventurers in this volume draw you into their world of creaking lock gates, canalside inns and obstreperous bargemen....

Find out, in their own words, what the Victorians thought about the Thames & Severn Canal and the Stroudwater Navigation. Rowers and canoeists of all ages negotiate low water levels, thick waterweed and lost windlasses as they make their way through 'some of the finest scenery in England'. Using extracts...