Boating
Sustainable boating
We are campaigning for boating on canals and rivers to be more sustainable.
Preserving heritage
Britain’s canals and rivers are a unique, living heritage. But that heritage is at risk.
Safeguarding waterways
Hundreds of miles of waterways are currently starved of funding.
Restoring waterways
Bringing Britain’s blue infrastructure back to life is good for people and places.
Waterways Directory
There were once 7,000 miles of canals and navigable rivers in mainland Britain. Today 5,000 miles are navigable, with 2,700 of those miles forming the connected waterways system of England and Wales.
You can find information about all the navigation authorities, and more facts and figures about the waterways in our Waterway Directory.
There are website links to each Navigation Authority here, and also on many of the pages in the Waterways A to Z.
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LOVE YOUR WATERWAYS
Britain's waterways are vital; together we can campaign for them now and for the future.
