We took the underground to warwick and the ride took. Word on the water on regents canal in london is a 50foot canal boat around the corner from the british library. Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success the. No matter your interests, or your budget, london has a bookshop for you. London has many classic experiences but the purpose of this blog is to find those that are a little less obvious. From here its a short walk north to regents canal, where the quirky word on the water bookshop often lies in a vintage canal boat next to granary square. They show the navigable waterways around london, including the thames and lea rivers and the regents and grand union canals. Run by canal enthusiasts, we stock probably the most comprehensive range of canal and waterway books, maps. Hackney wick or wicked festival a 3 day event put on by local artists whose studios are clustered close by to the olympic site. You will find the largest selection of canal books that you can browse in person anywhere in the uk and the largest selection in the south of england. May 30, 2018 londons wharves and waterways are also home to a rather different phenomenon the luxury canal boat market. Its fun to stop and browse the titles along the way. The main centre of trade was the regents canal dock, a point for seaborne cargo to be unloaded onto canal boats.
A bookshop going places floating books, canal boat. Londons fleet of bookshops has a funky addition, and its floating on regents canal. The canal shop company was established in 1999 and specialises in items for the inland waterways of the uk, with items such as books and dvds for the days when you are not boating, maps and guides to help with the planning of the current or next visit to the waterways, oval brass plaques to collect to remind you of the canals, rivers, junctions, lock flights and places that you have visited. The boat has a continuous cruiser licence rather than a permanent mooring which means its location varies from week to week. I escaped the london rent trap by buying a canal boat. Located on the border of nottinghamshire and derbyshire the fit out pontoons team of experienced boat builders and fitters transform fantastic designs from concepts into realities. Work started on the boat in summer 2018 and then the store and and. This barge book boat is worthy of a wander around and is the capital citys. Canal boat register coventry family history society. During our most recent stay in london, we had the opportunity to take both a canal boat ride and a stroll along regents canal. We are the only boat company to offer zoo express boat services, with fares that include boat transfer and day admission to zsl london zoo, arriving at our own dedicated entrance gate. May 04, 2019 this persons traded london life for living on boat, which shes transformed into a bookshop. Oct 30, 2019 independent bookshop telling tales has moved aboard a purposebuilt canal boat to roam through london s canals and beyond.
I had a 60ft floating bookshop on a converted canal boat and one long summer to save it from closing down. Book boom keeps londons canal boat bookshop afloat after finding permanent berth. The regents canal is a highly attractive waterway in itself, offering you the chance to see a side of london missed by others. The business idea that transformed a journalists life battling to keep her business afloat, one woman came up with an idea that transformed her life. Our books are forever uptodate and easily available on your. But wander down the regents canal from granary square and youll find a spectacular scrap of true london spirit moored by the towpath. See more ideas about narrowboat, canal boat and boat. This one barges aside other competitors in the race for london s best bookshop. Sarah tells vyvian raoul about bartering with books for a shower and a bed for the night, and why she prefers london seen from the canal sarah. It is currently moored in regents canal in kings cross, london. London is full of bookshops and bookstores, small, medium and large.
Mar 06, 2012 a bookshop to float your boat on board londons only bookshop barge, anoosh chakelian discovers a vibrant alternative world of poetry, music and novel browsing. Paddy screech and jon privett opened their floating bookstore on london s regents canal eight years ago. Jun 12, 2014 10 incredible bookstores in unusual places by. See the stores facebook page for its schedule of upcoming events. Regents canal in kings cross is an unusual site for a bookstore. Hackney bookshop telling tales moves into canal boat the.
Chugging around the country and swapping stock along the way for the domestic. However if you are driving in your car, and hope to drive to a particular point on a canal without using a gps, the best choice of altas for this. Book boom keeps londons canal boat bookshop afloat after. One of my favourite things to do with visitors is cruise the london canals by taking a boat trip. We have many more interesting data collections on cd. This most famous bookshop boat is anchored near granary. Londons floating bookshop word on the water saved from closure. Independent bookshop telling tales has moved aboard a purposebuilt canal boat to roam through londons canals and beyond. The word on the water is second hand bookshop, a little gem in the kings cross area with an amazing. Nov 29, 2017 londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success paddy screech, center, an owner of londons boat bookstore, word on the water, setting out books as customers browsed. Word on the water, a floating bookstore on a 1920s dutch barge, was founded in 2011 by paddy screech and jon privett. Regents canal london 2020 all you need to know before. If its there, youll find the quirky word on the water canal boat bookshop in kings cross.
The regents canal is a highly attractive waterway in itself, offering you the chance to. Work started on the boat in summer 2018 and then the store and. A number of basins were built such as battlebridge basin where the london canal museum now stands, which was opened in 1822. Jul 31, 2015 part 2 of our canal towpath series sees us walk from city road to camden, spotting things along the way, including a floating bookshop and an old ice store. Cancelled canalway cavalcade, little venice, london. As libraries go, word on the water is in ship shape. In london, its easy to find a bookstore that floats your boat. The men got the idea for the store from a book, of course children of.
Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success paddy screech, center, an owner of london s boat bookstore, word on the water, setting out books as customers browsed. We stock all the main books about the london areas waterways but also books about canals far and wide. Canalbookshop is based at audlem mill, by the shropshire union canal in cheshire. We dont sell secondhand nicholsons or pearsons guides, or magazines such as waterways world, canal boat, iwa bulletins etc. Sarah tells vyvian raoul about bartering with books for a shower and a bed for the night, and why she prefers london seen from the canal sarah henshaw shows us the possibilities that continuous cruising has for those with a bit of determination and a lot of time on continued. After a few hiccups, the store now occupies a berth near kings cross station, attracting. Its a great idea and, with its amazingly wide range of stock including books for children, has surely added a new dimension to the lives of those who work, study and live nearby. Adding to their woes, their dutchbuilt canal boat flooded when someone decided to use an outoforder toilet. All our narrowboat and widebeam fit outs begin with our industry leading design consultations where well take your ideas, develop and refine them and translate. A modern, spacious barge with a mooring in an impressive location on the thames. The boat has a continuous cruiser licence rather than a permanent.
Mar 16, 2020 when youre done exploring, head back to the towpath and continue this most colorful of canal walks in london by continuing in the same direction you were going before. Paddy screech and jon privett opened their floating bookstore on londons regents canal eight years ago. Run by canal enthusiasts, we stock the largest range of canal and waterway books, maps, guides and dvds. Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success paddy screech, center, an owner of londons boat bookstore, word on the water, setting out books as customers browsed.
This is a fascinating narrow manmade waterway which for part of its length. We make no upfront charges for displaying books in our shop or sales via this page, but we take a percentage commission on the sale price of each book. This provides convenient access to extra important resources. Word on the water the london bookbarge home facebook. Want to pick up a stack of recent paperbacks from inside a boat. Widebeam canal boat and bookshop london a modern widebeam canal boat 60x12 on the regents canal and surrounding waterways. It used to travel along regents canal, but its now taken up permanent residence by.
Snap taste media independent childrens bookseller telling. The canal shop company was established in 1999 and specialises in items for the inland waterways of the uk, with items such as books and dvds for the days when you are not boating, maps and guides to. Whilst the novelty of browsing on a barge is a big draw, the boat s range of talks, poetry readings, and musical performances make it one to visit. Londons canalboat bookstore finds a berth, and success. Selfguided london literary walk and map discover the. A bookshop to float your boat on board londons only bookshop barge, anoosh chakelian discovers a vibrant alternative world of poetry, music and novel browsing.
There is a wealth of printed and digital information about uk waterways, from books about their 200 year history to 21st century digital. The book barge, a floating bookshop on a canal boat, london uk. Word on the water shopping in kings cross, london time out. It covers the years 1879 to 1936 and is searchable on the surname of owners and masters. We also have a very wide selection of secondhand books, usually at least 900 titles. When youre done exploring, head back to the towpath and continue this most colorful of canal walks in london by continuing in the same direction you were going before. Canal walks in london a selfguided london canal walk with. Put a few moorhens around and people start remembering that theyre human beings, says paddy screech, the. I investigated further and was amazed to find out that the book barge was indeed a floating bookshop on a canal boat 57 cruiser stern in lichfield. Jasons original canal boat trip is the first regents canal tour, operating. It used to travel along regents canal, but its now taken up. The tiny floating bookshop moored on a london canal. I investigated further and was amazed to find out that the book barge was indeed a floating bookshop on a canal boat 57 cruiser stern in lichfield, staffordshire. Book boom keeps london s canal boat bookshop afloat after finding permanent berth.
A 1920s dutch barge has been lovingly transformed into a floating bookshop. Word on the water is a floating bookshop whose very existence flies in the face of everything commercial. The canal book boat, word on the water bookshop on the regents canal, kings cross, london, england unusual shed houseboat canal boat on hackney cut, hackney wick, east london uk. Jan 17, 2014 the sun shining on a pretty canal boat on the river thames in london. My wife and i took the little venice canal boat ride up to camden town on a recent visit to london. This database contains some extracts from the register of boats working the coventry canal.
In this list, the emphasis is very much on small, maybe quirky, with perhaps addons like a tea shop, a resident dog, a book club or live musical events. Run by canal enthusiasts, we stock the largest range of canal and waterway books, maps, guides and dvds anywhere in britain typically around 500 titles. Telling tales moved out of their shop in hackney, london earlier in the year and work started on the boat in the summer of 2018. The book barge, a floating canal boat bookshop that roams the uk. If you want to sell your canal books we do not actually buy secondhand books, but may agree to sell yours on a sale or return basis. Run by canal enthusiasts, we stock probably the most comprehensive range of canal and waterway books, maps and guides anywhere in britain. Floating on regents canal, word on the water is easily the most buoyant of london bookshops. Word on the water the floating bookshop in a canal boat moored on regents canal near gasholders in london, england floating bookshop barge on the right. Boat in london residential property to rent gumtree. Britain still enjoying clear blue skies 53 ideas for river boats house houseboats.
Jasons original canal boat trip takes you down a picturesque stretch of regents canal between little venice and camden lock. A bookshop to float your boat on board london s only bookshop barge, anoosh chakelian discovers a vibrant alternative world of poetry, music and novel browsing. The regents canal finally joins the river thames at limehouse basin, always busy with boats of all kinds. There is a wealth of printed and digital information about uk waterways, from books about their 200 year history to 21st century digital cruising guides. Canal walks in london a selfguided london canal walk.
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