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Ahoy and welcome aboard! Experience Europe from an entirely new perspective, sailing on the most beautiful waterways through breathtaking landscapes.
Thirty routes complete with photographic illustration and route maps show how compelling, varied, and diverse a river cruise can be on the Danube, the Volga, the Thames, or any other rivers highlighted within this book.
Whether on the Shannon River through the raw beauty of the North or along the lovely Loire Valley through France, there is always something unique on the banks to awaken curiosity.
NZ$135.00 + Delivery.
A must-have compact travel guide to the Canal du Midi, a picturesque waterway in Southern France, popular for boating trips and holidays.
This up-to-date, comprehensive travel guide covers all the practical information
and sightseeing opportunities boaters need to know about during their holiday on the canal, including:
NZ$40.00 + Delivery.
Cruising in Southern France. The Canal de Garonne, the Canal du Midi, the Canal de la Robine, the Canal du Rhône à Sète, the Petit Rhône.
Multi language Book with information on the navigable waterways of Southern France, with navigation advice and Tourism information.
NZ$80.00 + Delivery.
NZ$55.00 + Delivery.
NZ$40.00 + delivery.
NZ$60.00 + Delivery.
Volume 1 covers the English Channel, through Northern France, Picardy, and Paris to Central France and Burgundy. A system that totals 2,700 kilometres of waterways.
With detailed maps of junctions and other key sites, overview maps for each waterway, and route descriptions,
it is a unique blend of practical information, maps, background historical notes and colour photographs.
NZ$90.00 + Delivery.
Volume 2 covers cruising the 2,500 kilometres of waterways from the northeast – the cross-border rivers Meuse,
Moselle, Sarre and Rhine – to the Mediterranean.
Detailed maps of 40 key sites, towns, and junctions, and overview maps for each waterway.
NZ$90.00 + Delivery.
Volume 3 is a detailed overview of the waterways extending throughout the South (‘Midi’), the Southwest and Western France. This system coves 3,000 kilometres of of waterways.
NZ$90.00 + Delivery.
This is the ideal guide to keep in your car or backpack, to help you find perfect picnic spots in summer, or curl up with by the fire in winter to dream of inspiring adventures.
NZ$45.00 + Delivery.
NZ$145.00 + Delivery.
First published over 60 years ago when interest in reviving Britain’s network of navigable and rivers was starting to gather pace, this map provides the best coverage of the system in England, Wales and Scotland. Distances, the number of locks and restricting dimensions are given for each waterway. The simple cartography defines rivers, broad and narrow canals against generalized relief and the major road network.
The 2016 edition has been updated to show progress in restoration schemes and other changes.
NZ$40.00 + Delivery.
Stuart Fisher looks at every aspect of the canals--their construction, rich history, stunning scenery, heritage, incredible engineering, impressive architecture, and even their associated folklore, wildlife, and art. Enticing photographs give a flavor of each location, and places of interest close to the canals are included.
This third edition is updated and expanded, featuring stunning new images and describing the ways the canals of Britain continue to change and evolve. Packed with maps and text, this is an inspiring and practical guide for boaters, walkers, bikers and holidaymakers, as well as ardent canal affecionados.
NZ$65.00 + Delivery.
A tribute to Britain's canals, rivers and countryside and a celebration of Britishness in all its eccentric glory.
Anecdotes and light-hearted rants aplenty, mixed with some tall tales and a smattering of the nostalgic, you'll be thoroughly entertained as a middle-aged man (oh, go on then, an old one)
reflects on his long love affair with boats and waterways, contemplating their importance to his life and how they've changed it.
NZ$30.00 + Delivery.
By Jasper Winn. Paperback, 0.32kg, 130mm x 200mm, 384 pages, Black & White Images. Published in 2020.
Most of those in England and Wales live within five miles of a canal - and they are used more today than in their industrial heyday.
For a hundred and fifty years, between the plod of packhorse trains and the arrival of the railways, canals were the high-tech water machine driving the industrial revolution. Amazing feats of engineering, they carried the rural into the city and the urban into the countryside, and changed the lives of everyone.
And then, just when their purpose was extinguished by modern transport, they were saved from extinction and repurposed as a 'slow highways' network, a peaceful and countrywide haven from our too-busy age.
Today, there are more boats on the canals than in their Victorian heyday.
Jasper Winn spent a year exploring Britain's waterways on foot and by bike, in a kayak and on narrowboats.
Along a thousand miles of 'wet roads and water streets' he discovered a world of wildlife corridors, underground adventures, the hardware of heritage and history, new boating communities, endurance kayak races and remote towpaths.
He shared journeys with some of the last working boat people and met the anglers, walkers, boaters, activists, volunteers and eccentrics who have made the waterways their home.
NZ$30.00 + Delivery.
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RIVER CRUISES
By Schiffer Publishing, 240mm x 300mm, 1.9kgs, full colour photographs. published 2023
At the same time, there is nothing quite as relaxing for the mind and spirit as the element of water.
Let this book inspire you to embark on a refined art of travel, one that both excites and encourages you to fully unwind.
Do you already have the urge to travel? You will find the highlights of each cruise listed on a practical and clearly outlined route map: Just pinpoint your destination and you are ready to go. Pack your suitcase and head for the sundeck!
CANAL DU MIDI. THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
By Andrea Hoffmann & Hans Zaglitsch, 123mm x 220mm, 0.34kg Colour Photos. 2021
GUIDE FLUVIAL #07. CANAL DU MIDI
By Editions du Breil, 210mm x 300mm, 0.40kg. Colour Photos and maps. 2019
THROUGH THE FRENCH CANALS, 14TH Edition.
By David Jefferson, Pbk, 0.60 kgs, 148mm x 210mm, 320 pages, full colour photographs, line drawings and plans. 2021 Edition
Through the French Canals has probably tempted more people to
explore the beautiful waterways of France than any other publication. Now in its 14th edition, this essential guide includes comprehensive and practical information on local facilities, distances, heights and depths, interspersed with inspiring photographs from over fifty routes. It is a 'must' for anyone planning a cruise on the French waterways or on passage from the English Channel or Atlantic to the Mediterranean.
MAP OF THE INLAND WATERWAYS OF FRANCE
Compiled By David Edwards-May. Scale 1:1 500 000.
Showing the main waterways of Belgium, the Netherlands and the Rhine
CRUISING FRENCH WATERWAYS. 4TH EDITION REVISED.
By Hugh McKnight. Paperback, 0.86kg, 188mm x 245mm, 296 pages, full colour and black and white photographs. Published 2010.
Since first being published 25 years ago, Cruising French Waterways has become the leading descriptive guide to the astonishingly varied network of rivers and canals that penetrate almost every region of France. Inspirational and practical in equal measure, this treasure trove of a book provides fascinating details on all 64 rivers and canals that cover over 5000 miles of inland waterways,including:
Ideal for users of private craft, hire boats, passenger vessels and holiday motorists, it also covers historical sites, important buildings and scenic attractions as well as explaining requirements for licenses and personal qualifications.
INLAND WATERWAYS OF FRANCE-1 (NORTH & CENTRE).
ByDavid Edwards- May / Imray . Softback, 0.81kg, 210mm x 300mm, 204 pages, Colour Photographs / Charts. 9th Edition. Published 2021.
INLAND WATERWAYS OF FRANCE-2 (NORTHEAST & SOUTHEAST).
ByDavid Edwards- May / Imray . Softback, 0.51kg, 210mm x 300mm, 124 pages, Colour Photographs / Charts. 9th Edition. Published 2021.
INLAND WATERWAYS OF FRANCE-3 (SOUTH & WEST).
ByDavid Edwards- May / Imray . Softback, 0.51kg, 210mm x 300mm, 148 pages, Colour Photographs / Charts. 9th Edition. Published 2021.
Detailed maps of junctions and other key sites on the network, overview maps for each waterway, and route descriptions.
101 WONDERS OF THE WATERWAYS.
By Steve Haywood and Moira Haynes, Softcover, 0.56kg, 165mm x 235mm, 224 pages, colour pictures and maps included. Published 2023.
Whether you’re a waterways enthusiast, a walker, a cyclist or simply planning a day out somewhere new, you’ll find plenty to surprise,
intrigue and delight you in this beautiful compendium of the many extraordinary places to be discovered on Britain’s waterways.
INLAND WATERWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
By Jane Cumberlidge, hardcover, 215mm x 303mm, 303 pages, foldout map included.
This book is the only single volume to cover all the inland navigations in England, Wales and Scotland.
In this new edition, several recently reopened canals, and others where restoration is well advanced, have returned to the main body of the book with their own detailed entries. All the waterways plans have been redrawn, as has the comprehensive map of the whole system which is again included with the book.
Many thousands of people now enjoy Britain's rivers and canals from the bank or townpath as well as afloat, and these interests are reflected in several sections of the book. You will also find information about boat hire companies and suggestions for interesting holiday routes.
MAP OF THE INLAND WATERWAYS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
By Jane Cumberlidge, 7015mm x 1020mm, foldout map. 2016
CANALS OF BRITAIN. A Comprehensive Guide
By Stuart Fisher. Softback, 1.38 kgs, 210mm x 300mm, 336 pages, full colour photographs and maps. Published in 2017. 3rd Edition.
Canals of Britain is the most comprehensive and absorbing survey of the entire canal network of the British Isles ever produced. Absorbing and illuminating in equal measure, it provides a fascinating insight into the linked up waterways as well as the isolated cuts and quiet waters which may not be fully navigable by larger craft and vessels..
TALES FROM THE TILLERMAN.
By Steve Haywood. Softback, 0.46 kgs, 152mm x 235mm, 302 pages, Published 2021
A Life-long Love Affair with Britain's Waterways.
Unlike the author's previous titles, which have each focussed on one particular journey, Tales from the Tillerman is casting the net wider and drawing from his full fifty years of experience, recounting the many hair-raising escapades he's had up and down the country
and reflecting on how the country and the cruising landscape has changed in those fifty years.
WATER WAYS.
A Thousand Miles along Britain's Canals.
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