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Forget the hustle and bustle of modern life, and enjoy returning to a much slower pace; holidaying by barge. Rushing from place to place is just not possible. You are limited by the gentle pace of a barge moving at just a few miles an hour; through beautiful countryside, offering views that you cannot see […]
20 Oct 2016 to 15 Jan 2017 Showcasing over a hundred spectacular objects from Morocco to China, Power and Protection is the first major exhibition to explore the supernatural in the art of the Islamic world. Within Islamic societies, people of all backgrounds have engaged in fascinating yet controversial practices such as the casting of […]
There are now over 30,000 canal boats on our inland waterways, more than at the time of the Industrial Revolution, and unprecedented numbers of people are visiting and holidaying on our canals – in 2015, 379,000 people went canal boating, up 45% in the last 10 years. The popularity of boating has been fuelled by […]
