A network of canals was built around the UK during the Industrial Revolution for the transport of raw materials. The growth of rail and road transport saw the use of canals go into decline ...

KS2 Geography. UK locations. Settlements in the UK. Village, town, city. Manchester. Using maps to navigate. BBC Teach.

Drifters Waterway Holidays has 550 canal boats for hire from 45 bases across England, Scotland and Wales, with 2022 prices starting at £550 for a short break (three-four nights) on a boat for ...

Think Academy UK introduced a successful maths course over the summer of 2020, and the company now offers free online maths classes for KS1 and KS2 students, delivered by their most experienced ...

A WEEK on a narrowboat is never going to be the obvious choice of holiday for the thrill-seeker. Travelling at 2mph on current-free water is about as sedate as it gets. Inspired to take to the wate… ...

Mill Lane, Cardiff, from yesteryear with the Glamorgan Canal that would run through the area (Image: Rahim Mastafa). Both closed between 1898 and 1951, most remnants of the canals are now buried ...

The UK's deepest single canal lock has been partially drained for a spring clean. Canal & River Trust volunteers are removing debris and litter from Tuel Lane Lock, on the Rochdale Canal in ...

The stage could stop at many locations including the Kelpies A new floating stage is planned for the canals between Glasgow and Edinburgh. There are hopes it could moor in the villages and towns ...

A “DEADLY” spread of the chemical poison through a UK canal could last for months – with Brits told to “stay away from the water”. Sodium cyanide has been found in Wal… ...

Boat owners could find they are unable to move their vessels next week as parts of the UK’s longest canal are closed due to water shortages.. A lack of rainfall during the dry spring and ongoing ...

An incredible map shows where all of England and Wales' 2,000 miles of canals and rivers flow, and also the areas where there is barely any water in sight. It is clear on the map, designed by ...