We may be shivering at the moment as winter hits home but what if your home is floating on an ice-covered canal?
The Lancaster canal is home to a community who live all year around aboard narrow and other types of boats.
You might be surprised that for some, becoming ice-bound is a good opportunity to carry out essential maintenance work and that far from being cold, the craft are as snug and welcoming as any cottage.
I met up with David Ashdown and boat crew cat Sherlock!
As you'll hear, his third boat has given him access to some amazing parts of the network in an association with canals that goes back to the 1980s.
He's researched and written about the network and is a self-confessed canal fan.
2 mins - Where his interest in canals began
4 mins- What is life like aboard when the temperatures fall
7 mins - Lancaster canal connections
12 mins- Why a boat beats a campervan
14 mins - Plans for the future
Morecambe Bay Podcast, January 2025

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