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Narrowboat Maggie May
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Добавлен 28 июл 2020
A vlog about our travels on the UK inland waterways on our 57 feet narrow boat, Maggie May.
As continuous cruisers we live aboard and move location at least every 14 days. Our aim is to complete all the navigable canals and rivers, including tidal estuaries over the next few years stopping off at local places of interest, walking to local landmarks etc.
We have holidayed over the last 20 years, caravanning and motor homing our way around this island we live on, and we are hoping using the canal network, as opposed to the road network, will give us a new perspective on our country.
Please subscribe and join us on our journey.
As continuous cruisers we live aboard and move location at least every 14 days. Our aim is to complete all the navigable canals and rivers, including tidal estuaries over the next few years stopping off at local places of interest, walking to local landmarks etc.
We have holidayed over the last 20 years, caravanning and motor homing our way around this island we live on, and we are hoping using the canal network, as opposed to the road network, will give us a new perspective on our country.
Please subscribe and join us on our journey.
Into and around Chester
Cruising past the marina where we bought Maggie May (and broke down) and on into Chester
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Calveley to Tiverton on The Shropshire Union Canal
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Frosty , icy and snowy , mid January cruising, stone locks iron locks, a castle and a rarely seen animal behaving badly towards the end!
Church Minshull to Calvelely on The Shroppie
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A winter cruise along the Middlewich Arm of the Shropshire Union Canal, turning onto the main arm towards Chester
Middlewich to Church Minshull
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A winter cruise along the Middlewich Branch of The Shropshire Union Canal
Anderton Boat lift to Middlewich
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A winter cruise along The Trent and Mersey Canal, witnessing a tree randomly falling just after we passed on the boat and a few days later another tree blocks the canal just behind our mooring during an 80mph storm
Preston Brook to Anderton
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A sunny winter cruise form th north end of |The Trent and Mersey canal, through one lock, three tunnels and a tricky manoeuvre passing some canal works !
Lymm to Preston Brook
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On the Bridgewater canal over a few days cruising from Lymm to Preston Brook via Stockton Heath in winter Some interesting towers and a nuclear research facility at Daresbury.
Stretford To Lymm on The Bridgewater Canal
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A winter cruise from the urban environment of Stretford, Sale and Altrincham out into the countryside to the estate village and grounds of National Trust property of Dunham Massey. Then on to the village of Lymm.
The Bridgewater Canal, Worsley to Stretford
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From Worsley past a lighthouse, over the world's only swinging aqueduct, mooring at the the Uk's third largest shopping centre and on to Stretford past the junction towards Manchester city centre.
The Bridgewater Canal ,Leigh to Worsley
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Starting a new canal for us, we set off from Pennington Wharf to the beautiful and historic village of Worsley
The Wigan Flight and Leigh
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At last, the flight re-opens after nearly eight weeks unscheduled maintenance and we descend the 23 locks after speculation that Lock 73 won't hold out much longer! Can we make it?
Adlington to The top of the Wigan Flight
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Trying to get from Adlington to Wigan and onwards to fulfil our winter cruising plan.
Blackburn to Adlington on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
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A cruise from Riley Green, through Withnell Fold, down the Johnson's Hillock lock flight where we are blocked by an abandoned cruiser. Then through Botany Bay and finishing at the village of Adlington
Rishton to Riley Green
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A cruise through Blackburn, starting in Rishton and on to Riley Green, west of Blackburn including a few relics of our industrial past suich as Imperial Mill and Daisyfield Mill. Descending the Blackburn Flight and passing an abandoned boat, a jet ski and telephone box covered in wall paper!
Hapton to Rishton on the Leeds & Liverpool
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Continuing now mission to traverse The Wigan Flight ina small time window, we set off from Hapton, cruise through Church and on to Rishton. Passing some amazing canalside artwork and massive 19th century coking plant opposite the old Aspen Colliery Oh and we had a scary issue on board whilst setting off one morning too!
Barrowford to Hapton on The Leeds and Liverpool Canal
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Barrowford to Hapton on The Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Greenberfield to Foulridge Tunnel on The Leeds and Liverpool
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Greenberfield to Foulridge Tunnel on The Leeds and Liverpool
Curley Wurleys to Greenberfield Locks Leeds and Liverpool Canal
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Curley Wurleys to Greenberfield Locks Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Bank Newton to The Curley Wurleys
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Bank Newton to The Curley Wurleys
Gargrave to Bank Newton on The Leeds and Liverpool Canal
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Gargrave to Bank Newton on The Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Skipton to Gargrave on The Leeds & Liverpool Canal
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Skipton to Gargrave on The Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Kildwick to Skipton on The Leeds and Liverpool Canal,
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Kildwick to Skipton on The Leeds and Liverpool Canal,
Riddlesden to Silsden on The Leeds and Liverpool canal
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Riddlesden to Silsden on The Leeds and Liverpool canal
The status is The Fisher of Dreams. It's on the old swing bridge that used to carry the main train line to London. It is now a cycle path, part of the Trans Pennine Trail, hence you see an angled 'catching a train', and the dog piddling on the bike. This symbolises the current use of the area; fishing, cycling and dog walking.
Does the canal have any locks?
you need to invest in some good quality mics cant understand you when its windy
lack of experience that flooded long boat, they didn't check to see all sides and both ends were clear of anything,
was that a polecat ? it was fairly big
I think it was a mink
I’ve never seen a mink in the wild, let alone one hunting. Invasive mink are eradicating our water voles. To the point of extinction sadly. I couldn’t make out if it had caught a water vole (water rat) or brown rat. Brown rat I hope.
Interesting about the stove glass. Gas flows up the chimney, the seal on the door is to stop air from inside the boat feeding the fire and burning up fuel too quickly. I.e. the fire is sucking not blowing. Granted, a gust of wind might cause momentary blow-back, but would that be sustained? Isn't that what the carbon monoxide alarm is for? Anyway, better to get it fixed.
Titanic 2 looks like it would be at home on the K&A, but looks can be deceiving! Also, hadn't thought of the network of bridges being narrow too, but only about the same as us taking a widebeam through a wider bridge, sometimes not a lot to spare.
Very much fit in on the K&A!
What specifically caused the boat in the lock to sink (6:00)? Tight lines and a lowering lock water level? Catastrophic stern gland failure? Does anyone market an alarm that sounds if a mooring line cuts loose?
The building by the water tap at the start looks like it might have been a packet Warehouse, to store smaller sized goods being transported on the canals.
The wides caused by subsidence following salt extraction are known as flashes. As are the ones formed by coal mining subsidence around Leigh and Wigan.
Thanks for that info Nick
Aye!!!!!, its the word"free" that caught your attention.
You know me too well Mr Leddy!!
there are still good people about, but it's the bad ones that we hear of most often... glad to see you were doing well at Christmas
Totally agree Thanks for watching Nick
@@narrowboatmaggiemay still watching now!
Aireville Park
I know this area very well, and it's lovely, however where you saw the two flags was not the border, this is where an immigrant from Lancashire lives and the local shop keepers love them as they SPEND money, whereas we all know copper wire was invented by two Yorkshire men fighting over a penny, my greatest love to all in Yakshire from over the border ❤ 🤣🤣🤣✋️
the junction behind you would of been the Bridgewater canal
I once had a tree fall whilst driving my van down the A650. I saw it out of the corner of my eye & just gunned it. There was a huge bang on the road inches behind my van. So much so that I felt the vibration through my steering wheel. A car over the other side of the road ran into it. I called the police to help get the tree shifted & all they could do when they got there was breathalyze me. 😂
Can you imagine how long it took the old timers to get through that tunnel walking the walls?
One of many landslides to happen over the winter season due to all the rain. Could think of worst places to moor.😉
Great. Would like to see more
Great video - Thanks :) Wishing you better weather too.
Hi Richard - what app or programme do you use to do the cruising map where it shows your route please?
Looked like a nice cruise in the sun. Keep seeing your boat in Parbold on other peoples vlogs. Look forward to see your adventures up north.
Yeah it was a nice cruise I’ve sent us on Narrowboat Wills vlogs. Are we on other peoples vlogs too? Thanks for watching and commenting
I meant to say offshore on tug boats
nice work brother Yeah I also work on shore and I make finders as well So I understand how time consuming infrustrating it is😂
I bet there are some hefty fenders on those tug boats too?
Very well done to the man who made this. There all homes at the end of the day.👍NB long in the tooth
Oh I’m on a narrowboats binge…now I’ve found you, to go along with my “kids” on boat time and of course where it all started, with Heidi.
Thanks for watching and sticking with it Sorry, who’s Heidi?
@@narrowboatmaggiemay Oh the rum wench, she was the first person I stumbled onto. I fell in love with her videos, it just feels like you’re hanging out with a friend. 🥰
It's miNworth - not minSworth.... and I'm not even a local !!
Apologies I’m not local either
happy easter
Happy Easter to you too
The Pennine Way is about 270 miles in total. It also joins the L&L Canal at East Marton. Most people take about 2 1/2 weeks to do the complete walk averaging about 15 miles a day. Of course there are some substantial climbs most days. In the Gargrave area you could walk north to Malham and catch buses back via Skipton. You could walk south to Earby and also catch buses back via Skipton.
Thanks for that information
Thanks for including the walkup to Earl Crag. It's a great spot.
We really enjoyed that walk Nick Such a rewarding viewpoint
What size of rope? Thickness? Also, is there a calculation for knowing what size produces what length fender?
I use 12mm polypropylene Regarding rope lengths , I have just experimented and by trial and error roughly worked out what lengths work for each fender
Cheers. I think I will try 5/8 just over 15 mill because I have an 18 meter dutch wide beam barge.
Love this area
I do too
Nice video, glad you sped up the Wigan flight and didn't show all the locks in real time. Pity about all the lock closures but that's winter on the canals.
Thanks 👍 Yes we tend to make loose winter cruising plans around stoppages that often overrun. But fortunately time is usually not a restraint for us. Thanks for watching and commenting
The football ground that you saw is Deepdale. Home of Preston North End. Darwen Tower was actually also erected to mark the achievement of the right to access the moor for the recreation of the local people. It had experienced mass trespasses by numbers far greater than the more famous Kinder Trespass.
Thank you for that correction Nick
Hello. Good talking to you the other day. I was off early. 😂 See you on the cut. 👍
Take care Maybe see you on The Lancaster
Nice informative video.When was this filmed ?
Thank you Peter It is filmed in October
There is so much history in that section you have cruised there. The old mill at Withnell Fold once made paper (high quality) for bank notes. I do guided heritage walks for IWA and Lancaster Canal Trust which start and finish at the top lock at Johnsons Hillock near Wheelton and the lock flight itself was originally built c1814/15 by the Lancaster Canal Company with the Leeds and Liverpool finally getting completed and connected in 1816. The building of the M61 in 1968/69 cut the Walton summit branch (former Lancaster canal southern section) in 3 places but two tunnels, bridges and parts of the old canal still survive in places.
abandoned or stolen? Where are CRT???? It looks well loked after .. so unlikley to be abandoned!
A really nice stretch next to the edge of Chorley. I hope you stopped and had a look around Withnell Fold. It's a village built for the paper mill owners and workers. The settling pools on the north side of the canal are also worth a short walk and it's now a small nature reserve. The water aqueduct from the Lake District to Manchester also passes through the village and there is an impressive stone aqueduct bridge 500m after the village on the offside of the canal.
Hi Nick, Yes it was a scenic part of the canal ( that’ll be the next vlog!) I didn’t know about that village. We cruised from Riley Green down through Johnson Hill locks the next day. But I will definitely take a look when we are back that way Thanks for the info and thanks for watching and commenting
Okay. River boating very very different from canal boating. Good one you were able to tie up, get anchored ⚓️ and eventually get power again.
Thanks for this lovely video. It was my stamping ground as a local teenager and a bit beyond. I have lots of experiences along there. The most spectacular being when they opened the furnaces at Stanton Iron Works. After the M1 opened it was a sight from hell if you drove past at the right time. Sparks everywhere! There slag heaps used to frequently catch fire as well. We called them Stanton volcanoes. The works also discharged hot water into the canal. So a swimming spot in summer and a fishing spot in winter. The Sandiacre lock building/tollhouse was restored in these times ('70's). Indeed, the canal was threatened with closure and so the Erewash Canal Preservation Society was formed. That building became their first project to establish a focal point for meetings etc. My dad knew the lead person in the society, and he did the wiring for the building at a few weekends. I made tea and probably went fishing. When boats started using the canal in more numbers, they disturbed the bottom and released lots of old pollution. When fish stocks suffered. I think that there was a huge and expensive clean up done.
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Ha ha - you beat us through the canal breach by about a week. We've been stuck in Barnoldswick three and a half months lol. Finally released 😅
Oh no that’s a long delay. Where you heading now?
We're heading up to the Lancaster canal for Spring/Summer. Barlick wasn't a bad place to be stranded TBF. Met some lovely people here. Mind you, the Wigan flight is closed again until 16th Feb 😮
@@awake573 we may see you on TheLancaster then!
@@narrowboatmaggiemay will keep an eye out for you. Ribble Link booked for the beginning of April.
It is quite a scenic stretch and the towpath is quite good even in winter Thanks for your comments Nicj
Thanks for a really interesting video. I live in Lancashire and Church to Rishton is just about the only bit of the L&L Canal that I haven't been to. It's now plotted for a walk!
😊 That’d be pronounced ‘Folridge’ & ‘Barraford’ Noice music Thanks for sharing - little walk down memory lane for me
I’m not good with my pronunciations Sharon, sorry!
Wow, a Morrisons mooring. Gives a whole new meaning to "click & collect"😂😊
Hey guys. Hope you good...It's gavin from gargrave, you popped up on my youtube so ill be following your videos from now. Happy travelling
Hi Gavin Hope you are well. I think you are in one video!
We are at Devizes right now. Thought of you along the canal. Nice relaxing vlog 👏👏
Thank you We moored there when Brian and Wendy helped us down the flight Will you be frequenting The Three Maggies for a local ale? Really enjoying your vlogs. Looking forward to travelling by Motorhome once we have done the waterways. Safe travels