Meet our Volunteers – Steve

20 May 2022|Comments Off on Meet our Volunteers – Steve

Steve first heard about CanalAbility when he was volunteering at a local day centre and enjoyed a day on our boats with his care group. He had a go at steering the boat and was asked if he’d like to [...]

Meet our Volunteers – Mary

10 May 2022|Comments Off on Meet our Volunteers – Mary

Mary has been involved with CanalAbility from the very start when we launched the newly adapted canal boat Stort Challenger. Mary has Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and was initially asked along as a representative of the MS Society and was asked [...]

  • in a yellow background there is a photo of CanalAbility volunteer, Peter. The following words are to the right of the image"Meet Peter. We asked our volunteers what they gained personally from volunteering with CanalAbility." There is a white strip at the bottom of the image with the words, " Volunteering will do you the world of good too.."
Meet our Volunteers – Peter

3 May 2022|Comments Off on Meet our Volunteers – Peter

Peter retired from the Fire Service after 30 years and then joined CanalAbility as a volunteer. He had already had experience of working with CanalAbility while he was helping run the Fire Cadets group who, as part of their Duke Of Edinburgh [...]

Meet our Volunteers – Andrew

26 April 2022|Comments Off on Meet our Volunteers – Andrew

  Andrew joined CanalAbility in 2012 after hearing about us when volunteering for another charity, Volunteer Action Epping Forest, where he still helps out driving minibuses and for their befriending clubs. Now retired, Andrew is busier than ever [...]

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Spring is the perfect time to focus on your health and well-being

14 April 2022|Comments Off on Spring is the perfect time to focus on your health and well-being

Research tell us that spending time outdoors can help support good mental health and wellbeing and, as the days get longer and warmer, spring could offer you the lift you may need. With spring hiding just around the corner, there’s much more [...]

  • Photo showing a family standing with a gentleman sat in a a enjoying a CanalAblity specially adapted canal boat
Don’t Let The Winter Blues Get You Down!

31 January 2022|Comments Off on Don’t Let The Winter Blues Get You Down!

Now the festive season is behind us, many of us are back to our everyday routine, but don't let the winter blues get you down! Why not start 2022 off on the right foot and explore the winter landscapes and beauty [...]

  • Photo shows two smiling ladies standing on the back of a canal boat, the lady at the front is steering the boat and the lady at the back is a CanalAbility volunteer who is supervising.
Keep the smiles coming for you and our disabled clients by becoming a volunteer

15 December 2021|Comments Off on Keep the smiles coming for you and our disabled clients by becoming a volunteer

Volunteers are at the heart of CanalAbility and everyone plays a key role in our charity. They dedicate their time to keeping our boats running and making sure there are plenty of smiles to go around for our disabled clients.  [...]

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Give an unusual and thoughtful Christmas gift with a CanalAbility gift voucher

23 November 2021|Comments Off on Give an unusual and thoughtful Christmas gift with a CanalAbility gift voucher

Christmas is almost here! Are you are looking for some unusual and thoughtful gift inspiration? A CanalAbility Christmas gift voucher could be the perfect solution.  An accessible boating experience with CanalAbility is a great way of spending time with a group of [...]

  • Family with a boy in a wheelchair sitting inside a CanalAbility specially adapted canal boat
Autumn is a great time of the year to explore the river on an accessible canal boat

21 October 2021|Comments Off on Autumn is a great time of the year to explore the river on an accessible canal boat

Autumn is a great time of the year to explore the river so why not get afloat and enjoy the best of the autumn colours on an adapted canal boat day trip, mid week short-break or holiday with CanalAbility. Fresh autumn days are the perfect season [...]

Bookings now open!

13 April 2021|Comments Off on Bookings now open!

We are happy to announce that our specially adapted canal boats will begin running again for day trips, short-breaks and longer holidays .* Please contact our bookings team by e-mailing   or call us on 01279 424444. We look forward to [...]

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ACCESSIBILITY

If you have mobility difficulties, or are a wheelchair user, you'll love our boats!

Each boat has a ramps & lifts to enable access via wheelchair and for people with impaired mobility, disabled toilet facilities and other adaptive technology to allow everyone to take an active part in its operation.

See the individual boats for details of their accessibility features.