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The United Kingdom has a unique inland waterways heritage. A product and facilitator of the growth of the industrial revolution the river and canal network is now predominantly a part of our heritage and a leisure time amenity.
The principal canal network is managed by British Waterways.
Website: http://www.britishwaterways.co.uk
The Kennet & Avon Canal
The Kennet & Avon Canal was constructed between 1723 and 1810 across the south of England to connect London and the River Thames to Bristol. It fell into disuse and was almost abandoned in the 1950's. Restoration based around the voluntary work and fund-raising efforts of the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust resulted in the re-opening of the canal to through navigation in 1990.
Website: http://www.katrust.co.uk
The Kennet & Avon Trade Association
Rrepresents the commercial businesses which operate on the Kennet & Avon canal and provide services to visitors with a wide range of interests. Details of the businesses and the services they provide can be found on their web site together with descriptions of the canal in relation to boating, canoeing, birdwatching, conservation and heritage aspects.
Website: http://www.katrade.org.uk
Kennet Cruises
Kennet Cruises provides public trips and private passenger charter services and moorings based near Burghfield Bridge, Reading.
Website: http://www.kennetcruises.co.uk
Russian Waterways
Waterways play an important role in Russia and the River Volga is at the heart of much of Russian history and culture. In the Valdai Hills of North-West Russia lie the sources of rivers, including the Volga, which ultimately flow into the Baltic Sea, the White Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea. Beyond the upper limit of modern commercial navigation lies a significant network of rivers and lakes which are navigable by leisure craft but hardly used for this purpose. Canal systems were built in the 18th and 19th centuries at Vishniy Volochek to link the Moscow and Nizhniy Novgorod Regions via the Volga, the Tvertsa, and the Msta rivers to Lake Ilmen at Novgorod and then via the Volkhov to Lake Ladoga and the Neva to St Petersburg. Later the Tikhvinskiy Canal provided a more northerly route to Lake Ladoga to be followed in turn by the Mariinsky system which forms the basis for the present commercial route of the Volga-Baltic Canal.
Anyone with an interest in the history, industrial archeology or contemporary usage of these waterways is invited to contact us via the Response Form or E-mail.
 
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