Useful contacts
Boating
British Marine Federation (BMF)
The national trade association for the marine industries. Offers specialist advice.
On The Water
A resourceful website packed with everything you need to start boating - From boat hire, training and holidays to buying a boat and ideas you to get on the water!
The Green Blue
This website has a wide selection of leaflets and resources available to boaters, clubs, businesses and instructors.
Passenger Boat Association
A trade organisation dedicated to Britain’s passenger boat industry.
Tel: 01491 834693
Email: enquiries@passengerboats.co.uk
Post: PO Box 235, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
Royal Yachting Association (RYA)
Tel: 0238 062 7400
Post: RYA House, Romsey Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 9YA.
National Maritime Museum
National Association of Boat Owners
Making things better for boaters on inland navigations.
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
EasyTide
Online tidal predictions.
The Inland Waterways Association
Tel: 01702 554492
Post: 30 Anderson Close, Needham Market, Ipswich IP6 8UA.
British Canoe Union
Tel: 0845 370 9500
Post: 18 Market Place, Bingham, Nottingham NG13 8AP.
Boat Safety Scheme
Tel: 01923 226422
Post: Willow Grange, Church Road, Watford WD1 3QA.
Boatmail
The mail forwarding specialist.
Navigation authorities
Environment Agency
Manages the navigation of the River Welland, River Glen and Black Sluice Navigation. See Contact us.
Port of Fosdyke
Tel: 01205 260240
Port of Boston
Tel: 01205 365 571
Email: info@portofboston.co.uk
Tourist information and attractions
Visit Lincolnshire
A very useful website containing information on exploring Lincolnshire. It includes details about the county's culture and heritage, family fun, the outdoors and ideas for city breaks. The site also offers an online accommodation booking service.
Visit North Lincolnshire
A useful tourism site providing information on a variety of attractions and activities in the area as well as event listings, town information and advice if you are travelling as a group.
Visit Stamford
A comprehensive site providing information on a variety of attractions to help you plan activities and enjoy the area.
Visit Spalding
This site offers a range of information on Spalding and the River Welland. It also provides useful links to other websites that offer tourist information to those visiting the area.
Tourist Information Centre
Tel: 01775 725468
Post: Ayscoughfee Hall, Churchgate, Spalding, Lincs PE11 2RA.
Local authorities
Lincolnshire County Council
Tel: 01522 552 222
Post: Highways and Planning Office Services, City Hall, Lincoln LN1 1DN.
Other
Wash Fens Rural Development Funding
The Wash Fens Rural Development Programme has been awarded £2m to support project applications for rural development through the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) LEADER (*) approach until 2013.