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Read MoreLife Afloat on the Waterways
Follow our adventures as we cruise Britain’s canals.
Round Tuit is our floating home, and this website is a window into the life we live on the cut.
You’ll find videos of our cruises, stories of our adventures and insights into how we cope with living in our tiny floating home.
A Slow Life on the Water
We’re John, Lorraine and Boasley (our boat dog). We live aboard narrowboat Round Tuit and are continuous cruisers on the British waterways.
Join us as we travel the beautiful canals and rivers of Britain, discovering quiet corners and embracing unexpected experiences.
From busy locks and overgrown towpaths to beautiful sunrises and challenging winters. We’ll share our stories of joy, problems and the little things that makeup this amazing lifestyle.
Canal Life
Follow our travels. We share everyday moments, lessons learned and the beauty of Britain’s waterways through stories, photos and videos.
Art and Gifts
Discover original canal inspired designs. Each piece celebrates the charm of narrowboats, peaceful waterways, and the simple pleasures of canal life.
Community
Be part of a growing community of canal lovers. Follow our blog, watch our videos and connect with others who share a passion for life on Britain’s canals.
About Narrowboat Round Tuit
This is a blog inspired by life on Britain’s canals. Through stories, photos and videos, we share our everyday experiences of living and travelling aboard our narrowboat.
Alongside the blog, in our shop you’ll find a collection of canal inspired designs printed on homeware and gifts, celebrating the beauty, wildlife and charm of the waterways.
Whether you love narrowboats, dream of canal life, or simply enjoy peaceful waterside moments, this is a place to discover, enjoy, and bring a little canal inspiration into your home.
What We Do
Tales from a Narrowboat
No two days are ever the same when you are traveling the canal network.
Some days we enjoy warm summer cruises, whilst on others there is nothing better than curling up in front of a lit stove. But the best parts of this lifestyle is the thrill of finding something new; a secret mooring, a heron in the reeds or a towpath trader with tales to tell.
Recent Blog Posts
From wide waters to a quiet village
Ratcliffe on Soar to Shardlow
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A quiet summer cruise
Market Harborough to Foxton
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A short but beautiful cruise
Buckby Locks
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Our Travel Diary
We write our narrowboat diary so that we can remember all of our wonderful experiences and how we dealt with the challenges that we’ve faced. We’d love to share our stories with you as well.
We’ll tell you about misty mornings, lock‑side chats and evenings under starlit skies as well as how we maintain our boat, repairs that need to be carried out and simply how we manage to live from day to day in this slightly unorthodox way.
So, step aboard as we drift through the seasons and follow the flow of the water.
Bobbin on the Water - Canal Life Designs
Life on the canals inspires every design I create. From peaceful mornings on the water to the colours of passing narrowboats and the textures of weathered lock gates, I gather ideas from the world around me as we travel.
Back on board, these moments are transformed into simple, thoughtful designs that capture the calm and character of canal life. Each one is then carefully applied to a range of print-on-demand products, including clothing and homeware, allowing those scenes to become part of everyday life.
If you’d like to explore the collection and find something that brings a touch of canal life into your own home, you can browse all available designs on the Collections page.
Canal Life Designs - Collections
