Local & National Weblinks
Braunston Marina Businesses
AJ Canopies - Bespoke boat covers, tonneaus etc
BC Boat Management - Boat share sales & management. Offices in Braunston & Nantwich
David Thomas - Braunston boat builder and fitter. Dutch-style narrowboat specialist.
Gongoozler's Rest - Cafe boat just by Braunston Marina's entrance
Mitchell Narrowboats - Boat fitting, renovations, repairs etc
Peter Nicholls Yachts & Steel Boats - Experienced in building steel boats & yachts since 1974.
Tradline Ropes & Fenders - Fenders, fittings, chain, ropes & webbing for boats & industry
Tony Ward, Boatmaster (retired) - Boat handling tuition & boat moving
James Wichard - Boat handling courses
Braunston Village
Accommodation in Braunston - Village website has links to local B&B's
Braunston Website - all kinds of information about Braunston, THE centre of UK canals
The Old Plough - home-cooked food lunchtimes & evenings + real ales
The Old Workshop - quality B&B at Braunston Marina, the Heart of England's waterways
Boating Holidays & Local Day Boat Hire
Canalboat Holidays - Luxury weekly & short break canalboat holiday hire (since 1965)
Union Canal Carriers (UCCL) - Day Boat and Holiday Boat Hire at Braunston
BCBM Boat Share Ltd - Offering shares and management services for narrowboats in syndicated ownership
Canal Crafts
Guild of Waterway Artists - Association of artists specialising in waterway subjects
The Boat Shop - Braunston Bottom Lock - Canalware, paintings, prints, gifts etc
Village Needlecraft - Cross-stitch & long stitch kits of canal maps, working boats, canal scenes etc.
Marine Finance
Collidge & Partners - Long-experienced brokers for marine finance & insurance underwriters
RoyScot Larch - Inland waterways finance specialists
Marine Insurance
Collidge & Partners - Click on name for on-line no-obligation quotation from one of the country's leading brokers
Waterways Associations
Historic Narrow Boat Owners Club (HNBOC) - preserving the working heritage of UK canals
Inland Waterways Association - Waterways campaigners, conservation, restoration, festivals etc
IWA Northampton - Local branch of IWA, events & meetings