As baffling as the name is, the actual hobby itself is rather quite simple. As leisurely as you like, from the bank of a canal, a lock or a bridge, all you have to do to be a gongoozler is watch the passage of passing boats.

If you live near a canal then you are quite likely to do this anyway, but if you find it interesting or enjoyable then you may as well make it official and declare yourself a gongoozler.

If you have a bike, why not take a cycle along the canal to really spice up your gongoozling? Or bring a camera and take some photographs of the boats, wildlife or people you see. Check out the wildlife around the water (all though don’t get to close to some of them unless you have bread). You can even bring a nice lunch or a good book, but whatever you do try not to do too much. Just sit back (or lean against some railings or a wall) and watch the boats pass you by.