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Featured Traders

  • A Taste of Lancashire
    A Taste of Lancashire
    For delicious Lancashire food products. Cheese, chutney and much more.
  • Anne Fieldhouse
  • Art & Craft with Floating Crafts
    Art & Craft with Floating Crafts
    Workshops, demos, art, crafts, gifts, kits, commissions, creative services, fun
  • Art By Annamarie
    Art By Annamarie
    Quirky watercolour artwork. Cards, high quality prints and original watercolours
  • ArtWorks
  • Away With The Fairies
  • Aztec48
    Aztec48
    Hand knitted goods woodwork dog treats and toys and Christmas Rudolph’s
  • Bags By Jane
    Bags By Jane
    Quality handmade bags, purses & caps. Also fair trade clothing available.
  • Baked on Board
    Baked on Board
    Wood fired pizza, towpath takeaway, festivals & markets. Private functions.
  • Bangiron
  • Barge Fiodra
    Barge Fiodra
    Floating venue for well-being, arts and entertainment events.
  • Barge-inn booze
    Barge-inn booze
    Narrow boat off sales for your tow path refreshments promoting real ales.
  • Brian Greaves
  • BRIGHTSTAR
    BRIGHTSTAR
    Holistic Therapist Aromatherapy Massage, Reflexology, Reiki & Other Treatments.
  • Caledonia Glass
    Caledonia Glass
    Hand decorated glasswares created aboard narrowboat Caledonia.
  • Canal Art by Julie
    Painted canal ware and items of canalia, tea towels, model boats etc.
  • Canal Artist - Louise Moore
  • CanalsOnline
  • candy boat
    travels the canals selling sweets , fudge and soft drinks
  • Cazs nibbles ( the burger boat)
    Cazs nibbles ( the burger boat)
    Selling burgers, hotdogs, bacon & sausage butties hot drinks cakes sweets ect
  • Charlotte's Arts
    Charlotte's Arts
    Waterways Art, Lino Prints, Handmade Crafts and Canalware.
  • Chilligibbon's Stringed Things
  • Coffee On t'cut and Vintage China
  • Crafts from Morgana
    Knitted and crocheted items, jewellery, rag rugs and more. All crafted onboard.
  • Crafty Arthwyr
    Selling silver work, leather, work, chutneys, jams, nuts and dog biscuits
  • Crocs The Vinyl Cut
    Crocs The Vinyl Cut
    Artwork cut into vinyl record by hand
  • D & D Woodcraft
  • Dave on Anon
  • Draco Crafts
  • DV Design Studios
    DV Design Studios
  • East Hill Mill
    East Hill Mill
    British Wool & Mohair scarves, shawls, yarn & fleece rugs. Felted natural soaps.
  • Fenders and Fings
  • Fern Floating Fotographia
    Fern Floating Fotographia
    Fantasy and fairytale inspired Illustrations and Photographic prints.
  • Fi's Fabulous Emporium
    Various hand made unique crafts, hats, dog bandannas, leg warmers, garlands etc
  • Floating Boatyard (LSC Boat Maintenance Ltd.)
  • Floating dolly Lady
    Floating dolly Lady
    russian dolls on the cut
  • Foxy Lady Creations
    Foxy Lady Creations
  • Frocks and Prints
    Frocks and Prints
    Digital prints. Led on Glass Vintage clothing pretty tea dress to dungrees.
  • G C Woodcrafts
    Routed wood signs and pyrography items
  • Glass Barge (The Glass Barge)
    Glass Barge (The Glass Barge)
    Fused Glass Jewellery made and sold from our on board gallery. Usually on the GU
  • Goggles Crafts
  • Grand Rosettes
    Grand Rosettes
  • Haircuts Afloat
    Haircuts Afloat
    Haircuts or styling done in the comfort of your own boat.
  • Hand Made Knitwear
  • Handmade on Narrowboat Sunbeam
  • Heidi Siggers
  • Hooked Afloat
    Hooked Afloat
    Crochet garments, cabin lace, port hole cover and soft toys made to order .
  • Janul Publications
    Author, singer songwriter and trader in imported jewellery. Steering Instructor.
  • Judith Matthews Photography
  • Krafts & Cakes ( Krafts on the Cut) from Jan 2019
    Handmade - Homemade Cakes, Fudges, Jams, Chutneys, Knitted Babyware, Decoupage
  • LDK Print & Embroidery
    LDK Print & Embroidery
    We print & embroider personalised gifts & clothing.Official licencee for Koolart
  • Lily Limpet Treasures
    Zerowaste lowimpact solutions. Upcycling repurposing. Refil station. Handmade
  • Little Pen’s Trading Company
  • Lowry Leatherworks
    Lowry Leatherworks
    Handstitched Leather Products
  • Maid Afloat
    Maid Afloat
    Gifts, bags & clothing made on the boat from upcycled fabrics
  • Make It Shipshape
    Make It Shipshape
    Practical and attractive wooden products for boaters and the home
  • Molly d
    Molly d
  • Mugs Afloat
    Mugs Afloat
    Find us at: www.mugsafloat.co.uk or Facebook &Twitter @mugsafloat
  • Mutt-Hut and more/Coffee on the Cut
    Mutt-Hut and more/Coffee on the Cut
    Selling Doggy Clothes and Accessories and at the same time have a cup of Coffee
  • Nancy May Crochet
    Nancy May Crochet
    Gorgeous Hand-made crochet items for adult, child and baby, including prems.
  • Nancy Moo's Willy Nilly
    Nancy Moo's Willy Nilly
    Jewellery, incense, designer tee-shirts and the Brilliant BoatZega!
  • NB Hekla Pop-Up Art Gallery
    NB Hekla Pop-Up Art Gallery
    Drawings, Paintings, Illustrations, Illustrated maps & Books.
  • Northern Lights
    Northern Lights
    Northern lights hanging light shining prism crystals and other mobiles.
  • Oat cakes que sara sara
  • On the Bill at Widgeon Theatreboat
  • Philip Ball Art
    Original artwork and soft furnishings
  • PJ Fenders
  • Powerful Organic Products
    Powerful Organic Products
    Soaps and scents to treat body & boat without harming people, planet or waterway
  • Rainbow2Rainbowkingdom
  • Rambling rose canal ware
    Rambling rose canal ware
    Hand painted canal ware based on the staffordshire and worcs canal
  • RHR Soap
    RHR Soap
    Gift soap * Gorgeous Soap * Guest Soap * 100% handmade body products.
  • Roanoke the Illustrators Boat
    Roanoke the Illustrators Boat
    Custom Illustration, original paintings, greetings cards and crafts.
  • Rona's Beads Aboard
    Rona's Beads Aboard
    Handmade unique design gemstone bead necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
  • SEW & SAW
  • Shine on the Water
    Shine on the Water
    Old objects of interest and shiny items of desire in copper and brass.
  • Shop on the Water
    Shop on the Water
    Stockists of Welsh Raw Honey, and Natural Beeswax Products.
  • Smoking hedgehog
  • Stella Bella Trading Co
    Stella Bella Trading Co
    Hand crafts from traditional painting to the spinning wheel!
  • Stitch Militz the Sewing Boat
  • Tankbusters-northen
    Tankbusters-northen
    Tank and diesel cleaning! Filtering to 1 micron and water Down-to 100ppm
  • The Art Boat
    The Art Boat
    Paintings, Prints and Gifts inspired by the canals
  • The Beer Boat Co
    The Beer Boat Co
    Carriers of real ale, wine & cider.
  • The Country Punk Kin Pizza Boat
    The Country Punk Kin Pizza Boat
    100% Plant based pop up floating takeaway pizza boat
  • The Crafty Heron
    I sell handmade bags from Nepal to raise funds for a children’s home in Pokhara
  • The Cut Glass Boat
    The Cut Glass Boat
    Handmade stained glass decorative art, sun catchers and cards
  • The Doggie Boat
    The Doggie Boat
    The Doggie Boat sells gifts for furpals & dog loving humans
  • The Floating Cake Shop (Rawlings Cakes)
    The Floating Cake Shop (Rawlings Cakes)
    Gluten free, egg and dairy free cakes, waffles, teas, coffees and soft drinks
  • The Floating Card Shop
  • The Herb Boat
    The Herb Boat
    Herbs, Spices and all manner of lovely and curious things
  • The Hippie Boat
    The Hippie Boat
    Fair Trade Ethnic Clothes, Bags & Accessories Ethically Sourced Gifts & Incense
  • The Mad Hatter
  • The Pen Maker's Boat
  • The Quirky Cutlery Store
  • The Record Deck UK
    The Record Deck UK
    It’s a Floating vinyl record shop. Follow us at www.facebook.com/therecorddeckuk
  • The Village Butty
    A floating village hall! Events, workshops, bar, cafe, mini-market, hire
  • The Wool Baa
    The Wool Baa
    Handknitting and crochet yarns, accessories and ready made items
  • The Wool Boat
  • TheWitchCrafter
    TheWitchCrafter
    Travelling Decorative Ropework and Fairtrade Clothing & Giftware Emporium <I:0)
  • Toastie
  • Towpath Timber
    Awesome merchandise crafted from reclaimed timber. Bespoke work undertaken
  • Towpath Tipples
    Towpath Tipples
    Craft Cider Fruit Wines Championing all thats Wonderfull from natures Flavours..
  • Tree Spirit Carvings
  • Unicornucopia
    incorporating Nanas Attic and Fairynuff. Reiki on the Cut
  • Wendy B's floating art gallery
    Wendy B's floating art gallery
    I'm an artist running my gallery from my boat and fb page.
  • Wire Art by Nickie
    Wire Art by Nickie
    Various Hanging Wall Art Sun Catchers Jewellery all Hand Made on my Narrowboat
  • A Taste of LancashireFor delicious Lancashire food products. Cheese, chutney and much more.
  • Anne Fieldhouse
  • Art & Craft with Floating CraftsWorkshops, demos, art, crafts, gifts, kits, commissions, creative services, fun
  • Art By AnnamarieQuirky watercolour artwork. Cards, high quality prints and original watercolours
  • ArtWorks
  • Away With The Fairies
  • Aztec48Hand knitted goods woodwork dog treats and toys and Christmas Rudolph’s
  • Bags By JaneQuality handmade bags, purses & caps. Also fair trade clothing available.
  • Baked on BoardWood fired pizza, towpath takeaway, festivals & markets. Private functions.
  • Bangiron
  • Barge FiodraFloating venue for well-being, arts and entertainment events.
  • Barge-inn boozeNarrow boat off sales for your tow path refreshments promoting real ales.
  • Brian Greaves
  • BRIGHTSTARHolistic Therapist Aromatherapy Massage, Reflexology, Reiki & Other Treatments.
  • Caledonia GlassHand decorated glasswares created aboard narrowboat Caledonia.
  • Canal Art by JuliePainted canal ware and items of canalia, tea towels, model boats etc.
  • Canal Artist - Louise Moore
  • CanalsOnline
  • candy boattravels the canals selling sweets , fudge and soft drinks
  • Cazs nibbles ( the burger boat)Selling burgers, hotdogs, bacon & sausage butties hot drinks cakes sweets ect
  • Charlotte's ArtsWaterways Art, Lino Prints, Handmade Crafts and Canalware.
  • Chilligibbon's Stringed Things
  • Coffee On t'cut and Vintage China
  • Crafts from MorganaKnitted and crocheted items, jewellery, rag rugs and more. All crafted onboard.
  • Crafty ArthwyrSelling silver work, leather, work, chutneys, jams, nuts and dog biscuits
  • Crocs The Vinyl CutArtwork cut into vinyl record by hand
  • D & D Woodcraft
  • Dave on Anon
  • Draco Crafts
  • DV Design Studios
  • East Hill MillBritish Wool & Mohair scarves, shawls, yarn & fleece rugs. Felted natural soaps.
  • Fenders and Fings
  • Fern Floating FotographiaFantasy and fairytale inspired Illustrations and Photographic prints.
  • Fi's Fabulous EmporiumVarious hand made unique crafts, hats, dog bandannas, leg warmers, garlands etc
  • Floating Boatyard (LSC Boat Maintenance Ltd.)
  • Floating dolly Ladyrussian dolls on the cut
  • Foxy Lady Creations
  • Frocks and PrintsDigital prints. Led on Glass Vintage clothing pretty tea dress to dungrees.
  • G C WoodcraftsRouted wood signs and pyrography items
  • Glass Barge (The Glass Barge)Fused Glass Jewellery made and sold from our on board gallery. Usually on the GU
  • Goggles Crafts
  • Grand Rosettes
  • Haircuts AfloatHaircuts or styling done in the comfort of your own boat.
  • Hand Made Knitwear
  • Handmade on Narrowboat Sunbeam
  • Heidi Siggers
  • Hooked AfloatCrochet garments, cabin lace, port hole cover and soft toys made to order .
  • Janul PublicationsAuthor, singer songwriter and trader in imported jewellery. Steering Instructor.
  • Judith Matthews Photography
  • Krafts & Cakes ( Krafts on the Cut) from Jan 2019Handmade - Homemade Cakes, Fudges, Jams, Chutneys, Knitted Babyware, Decoupage
  • LDK Print & EmbroideryWe print & embroider personalised gifts & clothing.Official licencee for Koolart
  • Lily Limpet TreasuresZerowaste lowimpact solutions. Upcycling repurposing. Refil station. Handmade
  • Little Pen’s Trading Company
  • Lowry LeatherworksHandstitched Leather Products
  • Maid AfloatGifts, bags & clothing made on the boat from upcycled fabrics
  • Make It ShipshapePractical and attractive wooden products for boaters and the home
  • Molly d
  • Mugs AfloatFind us at: www.mugsafloat.co.uk or Facebook &Twitter @mugsafloat
  • Mutt-Hut and more/Coffee on the CutSelling Doggy Clothes and Accessories and at the same time have a cup of Coffee
  • Nancy May CrochetGorgeous Hand-made crochet items for adult, child and baby, including prems.
  • Nancy Moo's Willy NillyJewellery, incense, designer tee-shirts and the Brilliant BoatZega!
  • NB Hekla Pop-Up Art GalleryDrawings, Paintings, Illustrations, Illustrated maps & Books.
  • Northern LightsNorthern lights hanging light shining prism crystals and other mobiles.
  • Oat cakes que sara sara
  • On the Bill at Widgeon Theatreboat
  • Philip Ball ArtOriginal artwork and soft furnishings
  • PJ Fenders
  • Powerful Organic ProductsSoaps and scents to treat body & boat without harming people, planet or waterway
  • Rainbow2Rainbowkingdom
  • Rambling rose canal wareHand painted canal ware based on the staffordshire and worcs canal
  • RHR SoapGift soap * Gorgeous Soap * Guest Soap * 100% handmade body products.
  • Roanoke the Illustrators BoatCustom Illustration, original paintings, greetings cards and crafts.
  • Rona's Beads AboardHandmade unique design gemstone bead necklaces, bracelets and earrings.
  • SEW & SAW
  • Shine on the WaterOld objects of interest and shiny items of desire in copper and brass.
  • Shop on the WaterStockists of Welsh Raw Honey, and Natural Beeswax Products.
  • Smoking hedgehog
  • Stella Bella Trading CoHand crafts from traditional painting to the spinning wheel!
  • Stitch Militz the Sewing Boat
  • Tankbusters-northenTank and diesel cleaning! Filtering to 1 micron and water Down-to 100ppm
  • The Art BoatPaintings, Prints and Gifts inspired by the canals
  • The Beer Boat CoCarriers of real ale, wine & cider.
  • The Country Punk Kin Pizza Boat100% Plant based pop up floating takeaway pizza boat
  • The Crafty HeronI sell handmade bags from Nepal to raise funds for a children’s home in Pokhara
  • The Cut Glass BoatHandmade stained glass decorative art, sun catchers and cards
  • The Doggie BoatThe Doggie Boat sells gifts for furpals & dog loving humans
  • The Floating Cake Shop (Rawlings Cakes)Gluten free, egg and dairy free cakes, waffles, teas, coffees and soft drinks
  • The Floating Card Shop
  • The Herb BoatHerbs, Spices and all manner of lovely and curious things
  • The Hippie BoatFair Trade Ethnic Clothes, Bags & Accessories Ethically Sourced Gifts & Incense
  • The Mad Hatter
  • The Pen Maker's Boat
  • The Quirky Cutlery Store
  • The Record Deck UKIt’s a Floating vinyl record shop. Follow us at www.facebook.com/therecorddeckuk
  • The Village ButtyA floating village hall! Events, workshops, bar, cafe, mini-market, hire
  • The Wool BaaHandknitting and crochet yarns, accessories and ready made items
  • The Wool Boat
  • TheWitchCrafterTravelling Decorative Ropework and Fairtrade Clothing & Giftware Emporium <I:0)
  • Toastie
  • Towpath TimberAwesome merchandise crafted from reclaimed timber. Bespoke work undertaken
  • Towpath TipplesCraft Cider Fruit Wines Championing all thats Wonderfull from natures Flavours..
  • Tree Spirit Carvings
  • Unicornucopiaincorporating Nanas Attic and Fairynuff. Reiki on the Cut
  • Wendy B's floating art galleryI'm an artist running my gallery from my boat and fb page.
  • Wire Art by NickieVarious Hanging Wall Art Sun Catchers Jewellery all Hand Made on my Narrowboat

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Festivals and Floating Markets

  • St Richards Canal Festival
    Fri May 3 2019, ‎10‎:‎00 GMT - Mon May 6 2019, ‎17‎:‎00 GMT
    Droitwich Canal
  • IWA Canalway Cavalcade
    Sat May 4 2019 - Mon May 6 2019
  • BCN Explorer Cruise
    Fri May 31 2019 - Sat Jun 8 2019
    Titford Pump House,
  • Foxton Locks Festival
    Sat Jun 15 2019, ‎10‎:‎00 GMT - Sun Jun 16 2019, ‎17‎:‎00 GMT
    Foxton Locks
  • Gnosall C-Fest
    Fri Jul 19 2019, ‎10‎:‎00 GMT - Sun Jul 21 2019, ‎17‎:‎00 GMT
    Staffordshire canal towpath
  • Sheffield Waterfront Bicentenary Festival
    Fri Sep 20 2019 - Sun Sep 22 2019
    Victoria Quays
  • Huddlesford Heritage Gathering 2019
    Sat Sep 21 2019, ‎10‎:‎00 GMT - Sun Sep 22 2019, ‎17‎:‎00 GMT
    Huddlesford Junction

Recent CRT News and RCTA Blog Posts

  • CRT – Boat Licence Fees for 2019-20 07 November 2018
  • A meeting between Sarah Brown Development & Engagement officer at CRT and RCTA 28 October 2018
  • Meeting with Peter Moore our liaison officer at CRT 28 October 2018
  • Stools from history 12 October 2018
  • Eco mooring zone in development in Islington 12 October 2018
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