Description
Packed with maps and fascinating text relating everything from history to folklore and attractions along the way, the fourth edition of this comprehensive guide to British canals is thoroughly revised throughout and features many new photographs.
About the Author
As the Editor of Canoeist magazine, Stuart Fisher has written guides to the canals and waterways of Britain for many years, always researched from the water, and sometimes using a kayak to reach abandoned or isolated navigations. In this book he passes on this unique fund of knowledge. Stuart has also written The Canal Guide, Coastal Britain: England & Wales and Coastal Scotland for Adlard Coles.
Reviews
A must for any waterway user's bookcase * Towpath Talk *
Author Stuart Fisher... has meticulously researched every canal included here from his trusty kayak - no mean achievement. But this is no mere travelogue, history, heritages, engineering, folklore and wildlife being among the topics covered. * Waterways World *
Everything you will ever need to know about the canal network of the British Isles. * Britain magazine *
Comprehensive, absorbing and fascinating. * All at Sea *
Stuart Fisher looks at every aspect of our intricate network of waterways. Stunning scenery. Enticing photos. Popular with anyone wanting to get the most out of Britain's canals. * People's Friend *
There's no denying its diligent authority. It deserves a place in every enthusiast's home library. * Waterways World *
Lavishly illustrated with superb colour photographs ... this book is not one to be devoured in one long session but to be dipped into and enjoyed. * Towpath Talk *
Book Information
ISBN 9781472994929
Author Stuart Fisher
Format Paperback
Page Count 352
Imprint Adlard Coles Nautical
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC