Dragonflies bring a brief burst of colour and movement to the Grantham Canal. They skim over the water, perch on reeds and mooring posts, and patrol the…
Insights
The best time of year to spot dragonflies on the canal
Paddleboarding on the Grantham Canal: Where and How
The Grantham Canal offers a very different paddleboarding experience from a broad lake or busy river. It is a narrow, rural waterway running between Grantham…
The Grantham Canal’s connection to the wool industry
The Grantham Canal was opened in 1797 to link the market town of Grantham with the River Trent at Nottingham. Its best-known purpose was to carry coal from the…
Running the Grantham Canal: A Route for Joggers
The Grantham Canal offers a distinctive long-distance running route through the East Midlands, linking the market town of Grantham with the Trent Navigation at…
Canalside Camping Near the Grantham Canal: Sites and Regulations
Camping near the Grantham Canal combines quiet towpaths, rural villages, historic locks, and easy access to walking and cycling routes. The canal runs for…
Night Skies Over the Grantham Canal: Best Spots for Stargazing
The Grantham Canal crosses a changing landscape of market-town edges, farmland, wooded banks, villages, and quiet stretches of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire…
The Architecture of Canal Cottages on the Grantham Route
The cottages beside the Grantham Canal are modest buildings, yet they reveal much about the waterway’s working life. Built for boatmen, lock keepers, farm…
Mushroom foraging along the Grantham Canal: safety and seasons
The Grantham Canal runs through a varied Midlands landscape, linking the River Trent near Nottingham with Grantham and passing through villages, farmland,…
Cycling the Grantham Canal with children: a practical guide
Cycling beside the Grantham Canal can be a rewarding family outing, combining gentle countryside, historic locks, wildlife and the small adventures that make a…
The Grantham Canal’s Lost Winding Holes and Turning Points
The Grantham Canal is often experienced as a long, narrow thread through Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, linking the River Trent at West Bridgford with…