Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I was invited to take part in a trip that very few narrowboats are able to enjoy, along the "Cambridge Backs" - the river Cam running through all the historic university colleges. For most of the year the waterway is forbidden to powered craft but in winter, with permission, you can take a narrowboat. The trip is in two parts, this being the first is the voyage from Ely to Cambridge; part 2 is the trip along the Backs themselves.

See Part 1, the Backs themselves, at youtu.be/eeyM94L1tb8
See Simon's website at scholargypsy.org.uk

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