Sad days at Beacon Park Boats

It is with great sadness that we announce that Alasdair’s dad, Aidan Kirkpatrick, passed …

Canal & River Trust team in the middle of essential winter work

Winter is a hectic time of year for Canal & River Trust staff undertaking restoration …

Beautiful carpentry in our latest luxury narrowboat Hawk

Work is progressing well on our latest luxury narrowboat Hawk. Jeff, our carpenter, is …

Dayboats, ducks and dogs on the Mon & Brec Canal

Our Day Boat Manager, Nick, becomes a guest blogger to give a round up of his typical …

5 jobs completed on our new narrowboat Hawk

Since July, we've been working hard to build our latest narrowboat, Hawk, in readiness …

5 top tips for enjoying Abergavenny Food Festival

5 top tips from local people about how to get the most out of Wales' top food festival. …

Monmouthshire & Brecon Canalathon a great success

Alasdair and his team take 1st place in this kayaking, cycling and running challenge event …

We're in training for the inaugural Canalathon on the Mon & Brec

We've entered a team in the 33-mile endurance challenge taking place on the Monmouthshire …

Welsh Government Minister visits Beacon Park Boats

Beacon Park Boats recently hosted a group of VIPs on a familiarisation trip to the Monmouthshire …

10 reasons why the Royal Welsh Show is a must

Just a few days to go until the biggest agricultural show in Europe welcomes the crowds spectacular part of Wales, right on our doorstep …

View of Abergavenny from the Blorenge mountain

When the British Cycling National Road Championships came to town

Seems like we've all gone bike-mad this past week. And there's the Le Tour de France and …

Luxury holiday cottage for two opens its doors

There's a new canalside retreat for romantic short breaks at Llanfoist Wharf.