Anderton Boat Lift
Link to Anderton Boat Lift - often called the 'Cathedral of the Canals'. |
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Birds of Britain
Link to this website and find photos and details of British birds - many of them on waterways. |
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British Waterways
Link to British Waterways who manage and care for 2,000 miles of canals, rivers and docks, buildings, structures and landscapes. |
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British Waterways - Scotland
Link to this website and discover Scotland's working canals. |
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Building Big
Link to this American website written for children about bridges across the world. |
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Canal Junction - Engineers
Link to this website to see a range of photos to illustrate locks and other canal structures. |
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Countryside Foundation for Education
Link to the website of this educational charity that "Brings the Classroom into the Countryside" with free online resources. |
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Countryside Live
Link to this website to find their Events and Estate Day Programmes that "Brings the Countryside into the Classroom". |
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Curriculum Online
Link to the website where you'll find multimedia resources that your school can buy with its eLCs and other funds. |
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Drifters narrowboat holidays
Link to the website of one of the main companies who hire narrowboats for holidays on inland waterways. |
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Foxton Inclined Plane Trust and Canal Museum
Link to the website and discover the history of Foxton Locks and the plans to restore it as a working lift. |
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Inland Waterways Association
Link to the website of the national charity that campaigns for the conservation, use, maintenance, restoration and development of the inland waterways of Great Britain. |
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Inland Waterways Association Events Diary
The Inland Waterways Association organises national, regional and local events on the waterways. It also promotes events organised by other waterway bodies. |
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London Canal Museum
One of the country's largest and most comprehensive waterways museum websites. |
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National Community Boats Association
The National Community Boats Association aims to encourage and support community boating organisations within the UK to use the history, arts and environment of the waterways, as resources for learning and regeneration. |
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National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port
Link to the website of the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. Historic port buildings and a host of computer-based exhibits and interactive displays. |
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National Waterways Museum, Gloucester
Link to the website of the National Waterways Museum with its outstanding collection, located in an imposing Victorian warehouse in the historic Gloucester Docks. |
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National Waterways Museum, Stoke Bruerne
Link to the website of the National Waterways Museum at Stoke Bruerne in Northamptonshire. Working models and displays bring the 200 year old story of our waterways to life. |
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Ronarosa - the story of a narrow boat
Link to this website and find out what the inside of a modern narrowboat looks like. |
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RoSPA - Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Link to the RoSPA website for more details on safety at work, in the home, in schools and near water. |
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RSPB - Kids
Explore the Kids' activities on the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds website. |
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Standedge Visitor Centre
Link to the website and then enjoy a guided boat trip into the highest, longest and deepest canal tunnel in Britain! |
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Sustrans
Find information on cycling and the National Cycling Network at the UK's biggest sustainable transport charity. |
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Teachernet - Growing Schools
Find lots of resources to support teachers using the 'outdoor classroom'. |
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The Falkirk Wheel
Link to the website and find out about the world's first and only rotating boat lift. |
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The Floating Classroom
Link to the website of Beauchamp - the floating classroom, moored near the junction of the Regent's Canal and the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal at Little Venice. |
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The Waterways Trust
Link to the website of the national charity that's committed to breathing new life into Britain's waterways. |
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Waterscape
Link to the website that is the definitive site for up to date details on UK waterways. |
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Waterways Recovery Group
Link to this website and help to bring history back to life! The volunteers in Waterways Recovery Group actively renovate and improve canals. |
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Wildlife fact sheets
Link to this website to get fact sheets about all sorts of wildlife. |
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Wildlife hand-drawn clipart
Link to a website with free clipart images of British mammals, birds and minibeasts. Also has colouring-in sheets for you to download. |
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William James Society
Link to the website for details about the life and works of the canal and railway entrepreneur William James.
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