Leaving Napton, on Narrowboat Morning Star, after visiting the Cidery, the Potting Shed and the Puddleduck Cafe, this has been one of our favourite moorings. We turn around and travel back down the...
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Listen to the birdsong and admire the English countryside as we travel in silence on an electric propulsion narrowboat. Travelling on the Grand Union Canal on an electric propulsion narrowboat, armed...
It’s going to be beautiful weather at the Crick Boat Show this year. Liam and the team at Oakums have set up refreshments with a summer garden theme. We would love to see you. Come and say...
With the Crick Boat Show just weeks away and so much to do before our new narrowboat is ready… Will she be finished on time? Plus it’s time to fit our canopy covers, our windows and see...
Will our new Narrowboat Home be finished in time for Crick, we visit Oakums to see the build so far and see our new 60′ narrowboat home getting her final coat of paint, it looks amazing. The...
As we get ready for our boat launch for the Crick Boat Show 2023 we drive over to Derbyshire and visit Oakums Narrowboats who are building our brand new boat. This boat will be an entry into the...
Our new boat build update and the amazing process of spray foam insulation explained. The number one question boaters get asked is “Is it cold on a narrowboat?” Watch Oakums Narrowboats...
Finally our new Narrowboat Shell arrives at Oakums Narrowboats ready for fit out. The new steel shell for our canal boat is 60 feet (18.3m) long and weighs a whopping 13 tons! Some skilful...
Watch our brand new ELECTRIC PROPULSION narrowboat being built ready for fit out by Oakums Narrowboats. See the amazing work carried out at Colecraft Engineering who are building the narrowboat...
Narrowboat Life and the Boat Community is something we love and it’s so hard saying goodbye to our boating friends. We leave the Ellesmere arm of the Llangollen Canal. A slight mishap with a lock and...
