In the 85 years since the Rolts’ pioneering adventure, the number of live-aboard narrowboats on the canals has mushroomed. Boats old and new are homes to thousands of people .

A COUPLE who sold their seaside home and moved into a tiny canal boat have revealed how they save £1,000s on their rent. Ula and Josh left life in Hastings, East Sussex, behind in December 2022 ...

Shannon Lane (above) ditched her pricey London room for a 30ft canal boat and said she is 'so much happier'. She revealed to MailOnline Travel the do's and don'ts of living on a narrowboat.

Canal Boats are mooring two abreast Credit: Paul Edwards. 13. ... Canal-based liveaboards are mooring two-deep across London, where the cost of living has become unbearable.

A woman who lives on a canal boat has revealed the downsides of her lifestyle. Jen has been living on a self-built 65ft-long boat on the Grand Union Canal for over three years with her children.

BOSTON - With sky high rent in Boston, some people are resorting to living on boats all year long. They are part of what is called a liveaboard community. There are a few in the city, including ...

Miami Beach is tired of a community of live-aboard boaters anchored just offshore. It's adopted policies limiting their access, including making it illegal to tie up dinghies at a city boat launch.

Every canal in Pennsylvania closed in winter because you can't pull a boat through ice. And little by little, the decline of carriage of anthracite and other freight began to go down.