UK Canal Maps and our Canal Boating Blog
I have started a new map for UK events that are near rivers and canals, most of them are canal related but some just happen to be on the network. I am looking for new events to add so if you find one missing please visit our Facebook page and let me know.
This is always a work in progress, so don’t expect it to be perfect. so far we have about 50 events listed on the map.
If this is of help please look at our other maps
Canal maps seem to have taken over during the winter and while I am not playing about with the boat, we have made a significant amount of progress. Soon I hope to return to playing on the boat as we are on the final stages of a Solar Panel project, with just the fitting to go. But cold weather, kids and decorating have meant I needed somthing to do on my laptop so we have had 6 months of mapping.
1100+ Mooring including:- Marinas, CRT Mooring both leisure and permanent, EA Visitor moorings and anything else I could find, thanks to all who submitted theirs.
1000+ Pubs, Restaurants, Cafes, Fish & Chip Shops, Coffee Shops, Tea Shops, Ice Cream Parlours, Pizza Parlours and many many more locations that I wanted to know about.
350+ Services Points, including Pump Outs, Water Points, Diesel and Petrol points, Elsan Points, Showers, Toilets, Calor gas, Solid Fuel and Refuse points. Again stuff we need to know where to find.
And in development but still accessable are:-
Hire Boat Locations – 122 so far
Things to visit near the Canal/River – 63 Atractions
Chandlers and Boat Yards – 47 Locations
Location button
We have also added a button on each map that will try to locate you on the map, so you can see what is nearby.
Facebook Group – At last count we have 4200 members of this group, which we hope will use the maps as well as contribute to them, it is also the best place to contact me.
We have had a few recommendations from users including the location of Petrol stations near the canals for the outboard users, the location of Charging points for the Electric Boat users, both of which will be researched and added.
Now looking forward to a few trips out this year, before we take the big one (for us) and spend a year traveling on the canals and rivers could be 2025/2026 if all goes to plan.
Following a suggestion from a member of the CanalWorld.net forum, I have added a new button on the Canal and River Marinas and Moorings map, this button will get you current location from your browser (if possible) and locate you on the map (It will put a blue dot where is thinks you are).
It would be great if you could test this feature and let me know if it works for you.
