Waterways Websites
Waterways and Guidance | Places and Ports | Cruising Blogs and Living Aboard
 V N F - Voies Navigable de FranceThe official website (in English) for the waterways and canals. All details - locks, depths, heights, closures, works etc. |
 The Rhone AuthorityInformation (in English) about the Rhone, and conditions on the Rhone, primarily (inevitably) focused on commercial users. |
 France - Flood ConditionsThe site covers every French waterway with detailed information (easily found, and clearly presented) about flood and current flow. |
 Waterways CCA comprehensive website, with information about all the European waterways and canals. |
 D B AIt was the Dutch Barge Association once, but nowadays the remit and information value is much wider - both UK and European waterways. |
 Yahoo Eurocanals GroupAn active forum for advice and discussion about European canals and waterways. |
 Y B W - Liveaboard ForumEurope's primary forum website for anything boaty - motor boats, yachts, practical advice, River Thames, jokes . . and this link, to the Liveaboard Forum. |
 Fluvial NetInformation from France's leading inland waterways magazine, publishers of Fluviacartes (Navicartes). |
 Projet BabelCharles Berg's superb website about the French canals, their history, details of the barges - and not least, some of his beautiful drawings. |
 Bord-a-BordThe main French peniche community website. Reports, news, gossip - very interesting. |
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 A.N.P.E.IThe organisation for boaters on the French inland waterways. Active on all our behalves - a very useful website. |
 H2O - St Jean de LosneThe H2O Gare d'Eau at St Jean (on the Saone) is one of the best known harbours, places to stop-over, brokerages and boat hire locations. |
 The Paris Arsenal - Bastille PortOne of the great waterways experiences is travelling up the Seine through Paris and berthing at the Arsenal marina. |
 Bisham AbbeyAward-winning practical and theory inland waterways school, based near High Wycombe. Our Alma Mater |
 Barge HandlingTam and Di Murrell's renowned barge tuition services, based at Cambrai. |
 Canal BoatingGeorge Pearson's extensive Canal boating in the UK and Europe website. |
 Boating LinksEncyclopeadic directory of links - just boating related! |
 Jim SheadExtensive waterways information website. |
 New Build BargingA wealth of information from Elessina about building and fitting out barges - and more. |
 EurocanalsTom Sommers' informative site covering all the European waterways. |
 CanauxNigel Orr's well respected site about living aboard and exploring the European waterways. Due to be updated later in 2010. |
 Davisons AfloatBrenda and John Davison's website about their catamaran travels through France, with much interesting and good advice. |
 Moet ChandonCruising the waterways blog with Irene and John in their wide-beam narrow boat. Lots of useful information and photos. |
 Plaisance + PlaisanciersYannick Barbier's information site, based at Port-St-Louis marina on the River Seine. |
Boating Links Encyclopaedic directory of links - and solely boating related! |
 Barge Hotel QuietudeJean-Marc Hippolyte's barge, based at Besancon. |
 Hotel Barge Saint LouisLuxury cruises on the Canal de Garonne in south-west France with Alasdair and Barbara Wyllie . |
 Barge KairosA great website. Kairos is a working barge that takes guests - a terrific experience to travel with Marine and Gil Bouchard. |
 Gite daVinciAnne-Marie and Paul's romantic and pretty floating gite, moored in lovely Moissac. |
 Bateaux MouchesEven if you've got your own boat there, a cruise on a Bateau Mouche through Paris is a great trip. |
 Paris CanauxThe official city of Paris website with information about the Parisian canal system. |
 ChartrettesBruno Chanal's website about the Port de Plaisance on the River Seine, south of Paris. |
Port de Moissac The port at Moissac is one of our favourite places, thanks to Kaz and Iain Noble. |
 BeaucaireThe official website about one of the waterways most popular 'southern' wintering places, just west of the Rhone. |
 CarcassonneWonderful complete mediaeval castle, town and harbour. |
 ToulouseToulouse is an excellent city to visit by boat - this is the official Toulouse website. |
 Port la NouvelleThe Mediterranean port and entry into the Midi via the Canal de la Robine. |
 J-P LamotteJean-Phillipe is one of the leading French writers about the waterways. English version available. |
 Canaux BretonsCanals and waterways in Brittany and the Loire valley. |
 Belgian WaterwaysDevoted to information about Belgian waterways (in English) and marinas, also including some Dutch ones too. |
 Flemish WaterwaysExcellent professional website. |
 Luxemotor MariaCruising and living aboard a Luxemotor hotel barge |
 From the WheelhouseJohn and Patti Hardman's blog, cruising the canals in their barge Capri. |
 Bill and Nancy's LifeGreat website about life on a barge, based at Paris and travelling widely. |
 Peniche TabathaJean-Pierre's reports from St-Jean-de-Losne and the canals of Burgundy. Bravo! |
 AquarelleAquarelle in France cruise reports from Northern France, by Mike and Rosaleen Miller. |
 Barging in EuropeRoger Van Dyken's website covers many aspects of barge voyaging, including training. |
 Harmonie IISue and Roger Biddle's blog of journeys through the waterways, over many years. Very informative. Harmonie is for sale. |
 Shannon-GarveyA first-class inland waterways 'Our travels and learnings' website. |
 Total YachtsCharter opportunites from around the world, including France. |
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