Bookshop

Waterways World publishes a wide range of books on boat ownership and the history of the inland waterways, each of them written by the acknowledged experts in their fields.

Books

James Brindley - Canal Pioneer (Christine Richardson: hardback)

Christine Richardson has worked hard and to good effect to combine the fact and fantasy surrounding James Brindley into a very readable book. 136 pages, hardback.

£29.95: Buy (quantity )

James Brindley - Canal Pioneer (Christine Richardson: paperback)

Christine Richardson has worked hard and to good effect to combine the fact and fantasy surrounding James Brindley into a very readable book. 136 pages, paperback.

£14.99: Buy (quantity )

Precious Cargo - 50 Years of Hotel Boats (Robin Smithett)

From tentative beginnings in the 1950s to a thriving industry today, here is a definitive history of hotel boats. Anecdotes, historic and coloured photographs cover all aspects of hotel boat life including routes, operators and crew. 128 pages, hardback.

£19.99: Buy (quantity )

The Inland Boat Owner's Book (Graham Booth)

The third, completely revised and updated, edition of the most comprehensive guide to owning a boat on Britain's inland waterways. Graham Booth, technical editor of Waterways World, discusses every aspect of boat ownership, licences, mooring, finance, insurance, maintenance, buying second hand, living afloat, equipment and engines.

£14.99: Buy (quantity )

The Last Number Ones (edited by Hugh Potter)

The 'Number Ones' were the proud elite of boat people who owned and operated their own cargo-carrying narrowboats. Joe and Rose Skinner were the last of them. This book brings together their story, along with their long-serving horse-boat Friendship, as a celebration of their unique position in waterway history. Edited by Hugh Potter, it includes a free CD-ROM featuring captivating interviews with Joe and Rose.

£19.99: Buy (quantity )

The Last Number Ones (Edited by Hugh Potter)

The 'Number Ones' were the proud elite of boat people who owned and operated their own cargo-carrying narrowboats. Joe and Rose Skinner were the last of them. This book brings together their story, along with their long-serving horse-boat Friendship, as a celebration of their unique position in waterway history. Edited by Hugh Potter, it includes a free CD-ROM featuring captivating interviews with Joe and Rose.

£19.99: Buy (quantity )

The Last Number Ones (Subscriber Price)

The 'Number Ones' were the proud elite of boat people who owned and operated their own cargo-carrying narrowboats. Joe and Rose Skinner were the last of them. This book brings together their story, along with their long-serving horse-boat Friendship, as a celebration of their unique position in waterway history. Edited by Hugh Potter, it includes a free CD-ROM featuring captivating interviews with Joe and Rose.

£16.99: Buy (quantity )

The Last Number Ones (Subscriber Price)

The 'Number Ones' were the proud elite of boat people who owned and operated their own cargo-carrying narrowboats. Joe and Rose Skinner were the last of them. This book brings together their story, along with their long-serving horse-boat Friendship, as a celebration of their unique position in waterway history. Edited by Hugh Potter, it includes a free CD-ROM featuring captivating interviews with Joe and Rose.

£16.99: Buy (quantity )

The Narrowboat Builder's Book (Graham Booth)

The third, completely revised and updated, edition of the standard work on fitting out traditional narrowboat shells. Starting with the purchase of a shell, it takes you through how to find an engine, the tools needed for DIY fitting out, insulation, lining out, water heating, electrics etc. Comprehensive listings of shell builders, engine suppliers and all the other necessary suppliers.

£14.99: Buy (quantity )

The Regent's Canal (Alan Faulkner)

In the first detailed history of the canal, the author traces the canal from its inception, through its construction and commercial success, to its eventual decline and new leisure role. 176 pages, hardback.

£25.00: Buy (quantity )

Waterways World Annual 2008

Meticulously researched and updated by some of Britain's top waterways experts, this year's annual is bigger and better than ever before! Containing comprehensive information on owning, buying and selling a boat; hire boat fleets; restoration; fitting out a narrowboat and so much more....

£5.99: Buy (quantity )

Waterways World Binder (Non-Subscriber)

Archive your collection of magazines with a Waterways World Binder. Bound in blue with the Waterways World logo blocked on the spine, each binder holds 12 issues, keeping them in perfect condition for easy reference.

£9.95: Buy (quantity )

Waterways World Binder (Subscriber)

Archive your collection with a Waterways World binder. Bound in blue with the Waterways World logo blocked on the spine, each binder holds 12 issues, keeping them in perfect condition for easy reference. SUBSCRIBERS SAVE £1.

£8.95: Buy (quantity )

Waterways World Grand Union Cruising Guide

Let us help you plan your routes with our comprehensive range of cruising guides.

£7.95: Buy (quantity )

Waterways World Kennet & Avon Cruising Guide

Let us help you plan your routes with our comprehensive range of cruising guides.

£7.95: Buy (quantity )

Waterways World Llangollen & Montgomery Cruising Guide

Let us help you plan your routes with our comprehensive range of cruising guides.

£7.95: Buy (quantity )

Waterways World Oxford Canal Cruising Guide

Let us help you plan your routes with our comprehensive range of cruising guides.

£7.95: Buy (quantity )

Waterways World Shropshire Union Cruising Guide

Let us help you plan your routes with our comprehensive range of cruising guides.

£7.95: Buy (quantity )

WW Guide to Narrowboat Planning (Graham Booth)

The compact interiors of canal boats require careful planning to make the best use of the small space available. This book provides ideas, inspiration and technical solutions for the design of accommodation in a canal boat. It will help you to plan a new boat or to modify and improve an existing layout. Part 1 looks at the design of individual areas, examines the space needed for each activity, the pros and cons of each option and how the design of one area can affect another. Part 2 features 18 carefully selected case studies.

£14.99: Buy (quantity )

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Subscriptions

Waterways World 1 year subscription with Annual

Subscribe to Waterways World for 12 issues and get the Waterways World Annual published in March as well.

£43.20: Buy (quantity )

Waterways World 1-year subscription

One year's subscription to Waterways World, the best-selling canal and river magazine.

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Waterways World 2 year subscription with Waterways World Annual each year

Subscribe to Waterways World for 24 issues and get the Waterways World Annual published in March both years.

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Waterways World 2-year subscription

Two years' subscription to Waterways World, the best-selling canal and river magazine.

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Waterways World 6-month Subscription

Subscribe to Britain's best-selling canal and river magazine: Waterways World for six months.

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