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Hello everyone, we are back on a boat! This is the start of our journey along the Kennet & Avon, where we attempt to complete the whole of the canal (apart from the Bath to Bristol section, which we covered last year). In this episode we kick off with a bit of packing, make our…

So, at long last we’ve found ourselves back on a canal and as these three trailers show, we had quite the adventure! Stay tuned for more episodes over the coming weeks, as we explore the Kennet & Avon canal…

In this episode we walk along the old Tavistock canal, which had a relatively short but productive commercial life, transporting goods from Tavistock to the nearby Morwhellam Quay. Did you know that this canal was built on a slope? Or that it was completely contained upon the land of a Duke?

In this final episode featuring the Grand Western Canal, we travel from Halberton to Lowdeswell Lock (the very end of this canal). We reveal some more history, including John Rennie’s expensive correction, and something a little more modern: the 2012 breach. The Grand Western Canal is an historic and interesting canal, well worth a visit…

Join us as we continue to explore the historic Grand Western Canal, this time we journey from Tiverton to Halberton. This fascinating 11 mile stretch of water has a long and interesting history. In this episode we focus on the origins of the canal, including who designed an built it (John Rennie) and the introduction…

Join us as we explore the historic Grand Western Canal, starting in Tiverton. This fascinating 11 mile stretch of water has a long and interesting history. In this episode we focus on the more modern end of its story, including the Tivertonian horse-drawn barge, the fact that lilies were once commercially grown on the canal,…

As promised a few episodes ago, we are here to reveal our canal travel plans for 2021 (Covid pandemic permitting, of course!) That’s right, we will soon (hopefully) be back on the canal, in a hire boat, bobbing along through the idyllic inland waterways. We also give a little insight and tips on how we…