Canal Boat Diaries

  

Snapshots

Canal Boat DiariesBarrowford to Bingley: Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal before lending a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave in North Yorkshire. [S]Sat, Jul 13, 6:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesWigan to Burnley: Robbie Cumming begins a new 170-mile journey across the north of England but soon runs into difficulty with a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan. [S]Sat, Jul 13, 6:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesSimpson to Little Tring: During a cold snap Robbie Cumming gets iced in on the Grand Union Canal. Later, his parents pay a visit and help him through Marsworth Locks. [S,AD]Sat, Jul 13, 5:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesBugbrooke to Milton Keynes: A window gets smashed onboard the Naughty Lass and Robbie Cumming receives a soaking inside the very wet Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal. [S,AD]Sat, Jul 13, 4:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesCoventry to Weedon Bec: Robbie Cumming takes a tumble at Buckby Locks in Northamptonshire and has a problem with his power supply and battery bank. [S,AD]Sat, Jul 6, 6:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesAtherstone to Moira: Robbie Cumming discovers a mysterious message in a bottle on the Ashby Canal and calls in to meet a mate who lives on an old narrowboat. [S,AD]Sat, Jul 6, 5:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesGreat Barr to Atherstone: Robbie Cumming encounters a leaky lock pound on the Perry Barr Flight and gets marooned in the mud before travelling under Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham. [S,AD]Sat, Jul 6, 4:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesWolverhampton to Anglesey Basin: It's Robbie's toughest trip yet as he battles through water weed on the Bradley Arm and gets stuck in silt on the Ridgacre Branch. [S,AD]Sat, Jun 29, 6:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesStourton to Wolverhampton: Robbie explores the picturesque Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. [S,AD]Sat, Jun 29, 5:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesHawne Basin to Stourbridge: Disaster strikes when the Naughty Lass collides with a low bridge on the Bumble Hole Canal Branch damaging a chimney. [S,AD]Sat, Jun 29, 4:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesYardley Wood to Netherton Tunnel: Robbie sets out to explore the meandering waterways of inner city Birmingham including the Soho Loop and the Engine Arm Canal. [S,AD]Sat, Jun 22, 6:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesBraunston to Lapworth: Robbie Cumming journeys through Royal Leamington Spa and the historic town of Warwick with its medieval castle. [S,AD]Sat, Jun 22, 5:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesShardlow to Stoke-on-Trent: Robbie Cumming journeys from Shardlow to Etruria Junction, Stoke on Trent, exploring the Trent and Mersey Canal. [S]Sat, Jun 22, 4:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesKnottingley to Ripon: On the last leg of his epic journey across the north of England, Robbie tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse and is forced to make an emergency stop. [S]Sat, Jun 22, 4:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesDowley Gap to Ferrybridge: Robbie Cumming explores a Victorian village in West Yorkshire, moors up in Leeds Dock, and goes in search of an abandoned Aire and Calder Navigation waterway. [S]Sat, Jun 15, 6:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesBarrowford to Bingley: Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal before lending a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave in North Yorkshire. [S]Sat, Jun 15, 6:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesWigan to Burnley: Robbie Cumming begins a new 170-mile journey across the north of England but soon runs into difficulty with a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan. [S]Sat, Jun 15, 5:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesStratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham: Robbie crosses an epic aqueduct near Stratford-upon-Avon and gets stuck in a lock in central Birmingham. [S]Sat, Jun 15, 5:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesStourport Basins to Kingswood Junction: Robbie navigates the mighty River Severn and takes an unexpected bath as he takes a tumble at the Tardebigge lock flight in Worcestershire. [S]Sat, Jun 15, 4:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesMarket Drayton to Stourport-on-Severn: Robbie gets stuck in the mud in Woodseaves Cutting and explores the charming canal-side village of Kinver in Staffordshire. [S]Sat, Jun 15, 4:00 pmYesterday30 mins
New: Canal Boat DiariesSimpson to Little Tring: During a cold snap Robbie gets iced in on the Grand Union Canal. Later, his parents pay a visit and help him through Marsworth Locks. [S,AD]Fri, Jun 14, 7:00 pmYesterday60 mins
New: Canal Boat DiariesBugbrooke to Milton Keynes: A window gets smashed onboard the Naughty Lass and Robbie receives a soaking inside the very wet Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal. [S,AD]Thu, Jun 13, 7:00 pmYesterday60 mins
New: Canal Boat DiariesCoventry to Weedon Bec: Robbie takes a tumble at Buckby Locks in Northamptonshire and has a problem with his power supply and battery bank. [S,AD]Wed, Jun 12, 7:00 pmYesterday60 mins
New: Canal Boat DiariesAtherstone to Moira: Robbie discovers a mysterious message in a bottle on the Ashby Canal and calls in to meet a mate who lives on an old narrowboat. [S,AD]Tue, Jun 11, 7:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesEllesmere Port to Audlem: Robbie Cumming battles his way through blanket weed on the Shropshire Union Canal and discovers industrial secrets in Audlem in Cheshire. [S]Sat, Jun 8, 6:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesBarton Swing Aqueduct to Liverpool: Robbie Cumming concludes his journey by travelling from Barton Swing Aqueduct to Liverpool Docks - but experiences engine problems on the way. [S]Sat, Jun 8, 6:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesSowerby Bridge to Manchester: Robbie Cumming travels along the Rochdale Canal from Sowerby Bridge to Manchester, but disaster strikes when he runs aground. [S]Sat, Jun 8, 5:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesMarple to Huddersfield: Robbie Cumming continues across the Pennines from Marple to Huddersfield, where his journey is hampered by a fallen tree and a leaking lock pound. [S]Sat, Jun 8, 5:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesFroghall to Bugsworth Basin: Robbie Cumming explores the English canal network. A low canal tunnel in Staffordshire proves to be problematic and Robbie helps out a stranded boater. [S]Sat, Jun 8, 4:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesShardlow to Stoke-on-Trent: Robbie Cumming journeys from Shardlow to Etruria Junction, Stoke on Trent, exploring the Trent and Mersey Canal. [S]Sat, Jun 8, 4:00 pmYesterday30 mins
New: Canal Boat DiariesWolverhampton to Anglesey Basin: It's Robbie's toughest trip yet as he battles through water weed on the Bradley Arm and gets stuck in silt on the Ridgacre Branch. [S,AD]Fri, Jun 7, 7:00 pmYesterday60 mins
New: Canal Boat DiariesStourton to Wolverhampton: Robbie explores the picturesque Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. [S,AD]Thu, Jun 6, 7:00 pmYesterday60 mins
New: Canal Boat DiariesHawne Basin to Stourbridge: Disaster strikes when the Naughty Lass collides with a low bridge on the Bumble Hole Canal Branch damaging a chimney. [S,AD]Wed, Jun 5, 7:00 pmYesterday60 mins
New: Canal Boat DiariesYardley Wood to Netherton Tunnel: Robbie sets out to explore the meandering waterways of inner city Birmingham including the Soho Loop and the Engine Arm Canal. [S,AD]Tue, Jun 4, 7:00 pmYesterday60 mins
New: Canal Boat DiariesBraunston to Lapworth: Robbie Cumming journeys through Royal Leamington Spa and the historic town of Warwick with its medieval castle.  [S,AD]Mon, Jun 3, 7:00 pmYesterday60 mins
Canal Boat DiariesKnottingley to Ripon: On the last leg of his epic journey across the north of England, Robbie tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse and is forced to make an emergency stop. [S]Fri, May 31, 7:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesDowley Gap to Ferrybridge: Robbie Cumming explores a Victorian village in West Yorkshire, moors up in Leeds Dock, and goes in search of an abandoned Aire and Calder Navigation waterway. [S]Fri, May 31, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesBarrowford to Bingley: Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal before lending a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave in North Yorkshire. [S]Thu, May 30, 7:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesWigan to Burnley: Robbie Cumming begins a new 170-mile journey across the north of England but soon runs into difficulty with a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan. [S]Thu, May 30, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesStratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham: Robbie crosses an epic aqueduct near Stratford-upon-Avon and gets stuck in a lock in central Birmingham. [S]Wed, May 29, 7:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesStourport Basins to Kingswood Junction: Robbie navigates the mighty River Severn and takes an unexpected bath as he takes a tumble at the Tardebigge lock flight in Worcestershire. [S]Wed, May 29, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesMarket Drayton to Stourport-on-Severn: Robbie gets stuck in the mud in Woodseaves Cutting and explores the charming canal-side village of Kinver in Staffordshire. [S]Tue, May 28, 7:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesEllesmere Port to Audlem: Robbie Cumming battles his way through blanket weed on the Shropshire Union Canal and discovers industrial secrets in Audlem in Cheshire. [S]Tue, May 28, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesBarton Swing Aqueduct to Liverpool: Robbie Cumming concludes his journey by travelling from Barton Swing Aqueduct to Liverpool Docks - but experiences engine problems on the way. [S]Mon, May 27, 7:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesSowerby Bridge to Manchester: Robbie Cumming travels along the Rochdale Canal from Sowerby Bridge to Manchester, but disaster strikes when he runs aground. [S]Mon, May 27, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesMarple to Huddersfield: Robbie Cumming continues across the Pennines from Marple to Huddersfield, where his journey is hampered by a fallen tree and a leaking lock pound. [S]Fri, May 24, 7:30 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesFroghall to Bugsworth Basin: Robbie Cumming explores the English canal network. A low canal tunnel in Staffordshire proves to be problematic and Robbie helps out a stranded boater. [S]Fri, May 24, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesShardlow to Stoke-on-Trent: Robbie Cumming journeys from Shardlow to Etruria Junction, Stoke on Trent, exploring the Trent and Mersey Canal. [S]Thu, May 23, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesNew. Knottingley to Ripon: On the last leg of his epic journey across the north of England, Robbie tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse and is forced to make an emergency stop. [S]Fri, Mar 29, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins
Canal Boat DiariesNew. Dowley Gap to Ferrybridge: Robbie Cumming explores a Victorian village in West Yorkshire, moors up in Leeds Dock, and goes in search of an abandoned Aire and Calder Navigation waterway.Thu, Mar 28, 7:00 pmYesterday30 mins