n.b. Apple Queen
 
 


Built in 2002, we took delivery of Apple Queen on 23 December, one of the best Christmas presents we have had. Since then we have spent five seasons cruising and we have had great pleasure from this boat.


This site has been set up for those who may be interested and share our joy in the canals and rivers of England.



 

POMONA

I am the ancient Apple Queen,
As once I was so am I now.
For ever more a hope unseen,
Betwixt the Blossom and the Bough.

Ah, where's the rivers hidden gold!
And where the windy grave of Troy?
Yet come I as I come of old,
From out the heart of Summer's joy.
                                                                                          William Morris


The naming of our boat was one of our most difficult decisions. We had more than 100 options until one day we were drying the dishes with a cloth with this picture of Pomona, the Roman goddess of the apple. We did not like the goddess’ name for our boat but, Jane being an admirer of William Morris, thought that the  poem embodied the spirit of life afloat. So the name Apple Queen. This tapestry is now in our Apple Queen bedroom.

 
This is the story of our narrowboat, Apple Queen.