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For those who cruise the waterways

Narrowboats of all kinds have cruised the British waterways for more than 300 years. Today we continue that tratition by living on Britain's historic canals and rivers.

16k subscribers49 posts / mo in Sep 202643 authors / mosince 2013

r/Narrowboats has 16k members (+19% over the last 12 months). It gets about 49 posts a month from 43 people. Top topics: Weather Storms and Floods, Boat Builds and Heating and Cooling Solutions.

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Size and growth

How r/Narrowboats has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+19%in 12 months · +4.2% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 202616k
Growing16k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−13%vs Sep 2025 · +29% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202649
QuieterPeaked at 73 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Narrowboats

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Weather Storms and Floods0.5%
  2. Boat Builds0.4%
  3. Heating and Cooling Solutions0.4%
  4. Boats and Regattas0.4%
  5. Belt & Alternator Issues0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Amazon
  2. Ebay

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research