The Log

Lost Rivers Of London

This evening some of us lucky ones are off to the launch of Nicholas Barton and Stephen Myers new edition of The Lost Rivers of London. A lot of painstaking new work has gone into this publicatio...

Diesel Bug - the Ultimate Test

Practical Boat Owner Recommends Marine 16 Also choosen by the RNLI and The Royal Marines. Why not treat your fuel tanks now? All in stock at Arthur Beale. http://www.arthurbeale.co.uk/content/di...

Getting Technical

The snow has melted away from Arthur Beale's shop window display and it has got all serious. No more nick-nacks and games. The window is now stuffed full of gear which is unbelievably boring. This...

New Website Forums

After our highly successful Arctic Forum we decided to open up a website forum. Orginally it was just going to be a web based Arctic Forum but we got a bit carried away so we now have an Arctic Fo...

Shoplifting and poetry

It is always a great shame when something gets stolen from the shop but sadly it does sometimes happen. As a small trader trying to make ends meet is quite a struggle with the cost of West End rate...

Thames Path Flood Alert for London 1522 12th February 2016

We have just received this warning so if you are on your way to Arthur Beale don't forget your wellies! "The river flow at Teddington Weir is high for this time of year at 200 cubic metres per s...

The Arctic Forum and the NEW Website Arctic Forum

On Wednesday 3rd February we held our Arctic Forum. We were delighted that two of our clients who sailed to Svalbard last year were willing to give a presentation of their expeditions. Originally ...

Mr Cecil Coleman

It is with sadness that we announce the death of Cecil Coleman. Many of you will have known him over the many years he worked, managed and owned Arthur Beale. He started working for the Company in...

Arthur Beale Arctic Forum

Wednesday 3rd February Don't miss this chance to learn from two experienced sailors who ventured to Spitsbergen last year on two seperate expeditions. We welcome everyone to our events so you don...

It's getting cold!

We are now back from the London Boat Show and trying to sort out all the stock! Arthur Beale is looking a bit like a bombsite but we should be shipshape very soon. Outside the temperatures are fa...