Coolcanals Guides & Waterways Directory

Coolcanals guidebooks


We create guidebooks fired with unhurried pleasures from the special world of the inland waterways....
 
All our books are the fruits of our travels around the waterways, created from our passion for the slow culture, heritage and simplicity of Britain's idyllic canals, and packed with our colourful photography and handpicked favourites.
 


 NEW FOR 2010!
 
Cool canals Weekend Walks Cool canals Pub Days Out
"Cool canals Weekend Walks"      "Cool canals Pub Days Out"



 Other books
 
Cool canals The Guide
"Cool canals The Guide"


Cool canals Weekend Walks Cool canals Weekend Walks (Britain)

RRP £12.99

Includes FREE postage within the UK
- please contact us for postage costs outside the UK.

Published March 2010
 
Paperback 256pages
ISBN: 978-0-9560699-1-7
 
This stunning book uncovers some of the best canal walks from all across Britain. With all the guide info you'll need and even places to stay if you decide to make a weekend of it.
 

Weekend Walks front cover Weekend Walks back cover

 
Postage free within the UK - please contact us for postage costs outside the UK.
Please allow up to 7 days for delivery


 
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Cool canals Pub Days Out Cool canals Pub Days Out (Britain)

RRP £12.99

Includes FREE postage within the UK
- please contact us for postage costs outside the UK.

Published March 2010
 
Paperback 256pages
ISBN: 978-0-9560699-2-4
 
Soak up the charms of some special canalside pubs. Every pub is handpicked for its own virtues, its idyllic waterside location and canal highlights to explore.
 

Pub Days Out front cover Pub Days Out back cover

 
Postage free within the UK - please contact us for postage costs outside the UK.
Please allow up to 7 days for delivery


 
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Cool canals The Guide Cool canals The Guide

RRP £14.99

Includes FREE postage within the UK
- please contact us for postage costs outside the UK.

Published March 2010
 
Paperback 256pages
ISBN: 978-0-9560699-1-7
 
The complete introduction to leisure time around Britain's inland waterways - everything from bike rides to floating B&Bs.
 
Eco-friendly and budget-conscious too.
 

Front cover Back cover

 
Postage free within the UK - please contact us for postage costs outside the UK.
Please allow up to 7 days for delivery


 
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Reviews & features
 
Feature on 'Cool canals' in the DAILY TELEGRAPH:
“With its evocative photographs, ...'Cool Canals' is a stirring reminder of just how much more to canals there is than canals...

...Perhaps, in their paean to canals, these two wacky, counter-cultural women really have captured something of the Zeitgeist. Coolness isn't a fast car any more. It isn't a crowded cocktail bar. It certainly isn't a Caribbean beach, rubber-necking at celebrities. It is knowing when to slow down, take time out, commune with nature, savour pleasures too precious to be rushed. ”

Daily Telegraph 5 September 2009 (See the whole feature here)


 
“...this original and imaginative introduction to Britain's canal network is packed with ideas for inspiring days out.”

WALK magazine (The Ramblers' Association) Autumn 2009 (See the whole review here)


 
“Whether you’re after an active day out or just fancy a spot of 'gongoozling' (canal watching) from the comfort of a waterside inn, Cool Canals is a charming, beautifully illustrated introduction to life in the slow lane.”

CARAVAN CLUB Editor's Review July 2009 (See the whole review here)


 
Hot Brands Cool Places
“As well as an inspiring story behind the publication, this book is an absolute delight...


...Highly Recommended as an essential guide, with beautiful photography and a great first publication.”

Hot Brands Cool Places July 2009 (See the whole review here)


 
“...a splendid publication...
Don't plan a day out or holiday on the canals without getting hold of a copy!”

Waterways World magazine June 2009 (See the whole review here)


 
“The book reminds me in its style of the highly popular Mr & Mrs Smith 'Hip Hotels' guides - it's well laid out with superb photography...
...'Cool canals' will open many fascinating, inspirational doors”

Canals & Rivers magazine July 2009 (See the whole review here)


 
“A genuine new player is always welcome and I think this company may have produced a guide that absolutely presses all the right buttons”

Travel Bookseller Feb 2009
 
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Eco-friendly

All our books are printed on FSC paper using 100% vegetable-based inks, and are printed and bound in the UK by Butler Tanner & Dennis, Frome, Somerset

Cool Canals is printed using 100% vegetable-based inks on Condat Silk FSC paper, produced from 100% Elemental Chlorine Free (EFC) pulp that is fully recyclable. It has a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and is fully manufactured on one site by Condat in France, an ISO14001 accredited company. All FSC certified papers are produced by companies who support well-managed forestry schemes which in turn actively plant and replace trees that are cut down for pulp, typically planting more trees than are harvested. Butler Tanner & Dennis are also fully ISO14001 accredited and, by both printing and binding on one site, dramatically reduce their impact on the environment.

Trade enquiries:
 
We welcome all trade enquiries.
Please visit our Trade information page for details.
 
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