BOAT REVIEW: Bespoke 58ft narrowboat - the third craft from a new builder

HISTORY: British Waterways and the Thatcher revolution

CRUISING GUIDE (8-page pull-out): Shakespeare's Avon - Cruising the Midlands' finest river

ADVICE: Boat Painting - Achieving an attractive and long-lasting finish

A summer running hotel-boats - from New Zealand to narrowboats on the Mon & Brec

A boat-builder's diary - how a year of rising prices is affecting the industry

Plus pages of news from the waterways, new products, technical advice, readers’ letters and much, much more.

Find out more about what's in this issue here.