Tag: Canal
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Episode 16 – Lots of Locks
This is the final episode in our short trip down memory lane… re-visiting a trip on the Cheshire Ring, in the ABC hire boat Glaucous Gull. In this episode we encounter a lot of locks (too many to count!), and a little rainfall (but not enough to put us off our journey). Once again, here’s…
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Episode 14 – Entering the Ring
This video comes from the archives (edited and posted here for the first time), this shows the first part of our journey around the Cheshire Ring. In this episode we start at Anderton Marina and make our way through Manchester.
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How To Operate A Lock
In this episode we explain how we operate a canal lock. We are obviously not experts but believe we are doing things correctly. Always check with the CRT (or your hire boat company) for “official” advice.
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Episode 11 – Return of the Boat
This is the final leg in our recent canal trip along the Kennet & Avon, with a little bit of mooring up to start, and a tranquil, chilled out journey to end. We had a very good time on the canal, and whilst this may be the last “journey” video, we have a few more…
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Brindley
This is a statue of noted canal builder James Brindley. It stands in Coventry Canal Basin, overlooking some of his plans. As one of the founding fathers of England’s inland waterways, Brindley was there at the construction of the first “modern era” canal at Bridgewater in the late 18th century. It was Brindley who set…
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Episode 10 – There And Back Again
This, the 3rd episode from our recent trip along the Kennet & Avon Canal sees us travelling back along the River Avon, onto the canal, and then past Brassknocker Basin to Bradford-on-Avon. Along the way, we’ll experience a number of locks (including Bath Deep Lock, aka The Coffin Lock, the second deepest across the entire…
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Episode 9 – Avon Calling
In this, the second episode of our Bath to Bristol (and back) trip along the Kennet & Avon canal / Avon River, we spend some time negotiating river locks, and Bristol Floating Harbour. We come across several rowers, persistent swans, and a bridge with holes in it.
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We’re Off Again!
Here we go again, another canal boat hire, and another stretch of the Inland Waterways to explore. In this first episode, we are joined by two other crew mates, as we explore the Bath to Bristol (and back) section of the Kennet & Avon Canal, as well as a stint on the River Avon. In…
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The Last Lock
It has been a very quick adventure, and we’ve tried to cram in as much as we possibly can and this, our last full day, was no exception. The cramming started at breakfast with a mountain of scrambled eggs (plus sausages, bacon, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, and potato cakes). Feeling rather full, we set off. The…