The most secluded, beautiful and impossible canal I've ever been on

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2022
  • Hi guyz thanks for reading this description. Honestly I've no idea if anyone reads it but here goes. This video was filmed in July when there was a series of heatwaves, so it was red hot hence the short cruising days. And it was the shallowest and weediest canal I've ever come across, but the scenery really made up for it.
    Thank you to Emma and Sam from Pub of the Week Melbourne Arms, Malcolm, CRT, PCAS and all the new and old Crank It Crew members who support me on my journey. Right let's throw in some links...
    robbiecumming.com is my website and it has links to everything including my music which I use on the videos and other stuff such as merchandise and my TV show Canal Boat Diaries.
    Hope you enjoyed watching this video, it's part one so expect the next instalment in a week or so. Until then keep cranking! Cheers!

Комментарии • 303

  • @NarrowboatWill
    @NarrowboatWill Год назад +11

    I had such a hard time on that canal. Fair play to us solo boaters for taking this canal on. cheers buddy

  • @JoanAldis-fm5th
    @JoanAldis-fm5th 12 дней назад

    Robbie must tell you how you keep my sanity, love all videos on here. Sorry at 76 cannot afford at the moment t to be a cranky for you, but you are appreciated. Good luck to you.

  • @DeanPorterEsq
    @DeanPorterEsq Год назад +33

    Your editing in this video is brilliant, some of the shots you took is a feast on the eyes, when you moored up and had the scenery of the fields through the trees, the spider and the scenery from your boat was amazing. More of that please good sir.

    • @RobbieCumming
      @RobbieCumming  Год назад +5

      Thanks Dean very kind of you

    • @DeanPorterEsq
      @DeanPorterEsq Год назад +2

      @@RobbieCumming dont mention it buddy, I know it's in you andbits not luck like you thought it was last time. I use yo work as a photographer in the past photographing famous people, so can always appreciate it when you pull these great shots off buddy. So keep it coming.

    • @walterfoott5105
      @walterfoott5105 Год назад +3

      yip it really is stunningly brilliant including the ghosting effects you`re audience loves You Robbie keep the good work up

  • @matthewwright9259
    @matthewwright9259 Год назад +15

    What a gorgeous vlog. The mist on the cut and the swans swimming by is sublime. Thanks for taking us on this journey with you. The Pock is definitely on my list of 'to do's'

  • @simonbell6745
    @simonbell6745 4 месяца назад +1

    The tractor going over that bridge then the swans in the mist. Absolutely beautiful Robbie. 😊

  • @vintagevic4593
    @vintagevic4593 Год назад +3

    It’s like navigating down some Amazonian tributary. Heart of crankin’ darkness 😅

  • @bdh3949
    @bdh3949 Год назад +7

    Wow, a country canal all to yourself, quiet observations in nature, nice landings and mooring AND a Pub of the Week with eats!!! Looks like Nirvana to me Robbie. Bring on part 2.

  • @portcullis5622
    @portcullis5622 Год назад +4

    It is a beautiful canal. Old canals like that do need some boat traffic, but it also has to be limited to protect the wildlife. The Pocklington Canal is wonderful for wildlife and supports many species that are scarce in the surrounding countryside.
    Nice video.

  • @mattkirk2482
    @mattkirk2482 Год назад +16

    This is a brilliant channel. Didn't know where to go after 'mooring the cut', but this feels like home. . Love the secluded canals. More more more

  • @markholdsworth3486
    @markholdsworth3486 Год назад +4

    Lovely film. Thank you.

  • @sup4112
    @sup4112 Год назад +5

    A beautifully crafted visual feast. It was a pleasure to watch this piece of your work. I look forward to viewing part 2.

  • @grayfreeman
    @grayfreeman Год назад +1

    Despite the weed and the effort, I found that really relaxing.

  • @kerriesowka6666
    @kerriesowka6666 Год назад +9

    That was just what we needed , looking forward to Part 2 🥳

  • @terrierman66
    @terrierman66 Год назад +7

    Love your videos Robbie.
    My wife and I walked the full length of the Pocklington Canal two weeks ago and were on the look out for “The Naughty Lass” but didn’t see her.
    It’s a beautiful canal, very wild and tranquil but unnavigable at Bielby, towards Canal Head near Pocklington.

  • @christinegibbins6105
    @christinegibbins6105 Год назад +2

    Thanks Robbie, that was a delight, the red Massey Ferguson 135 tractor crossing the bridge, so cute, love 135s. Take care.

  • @soundhobo
    @soundhobo Год назад +5

    What a beautiful canal and countryside. It’s a tad hard work and slow going but worth it for the scenery 👍

  • @wilfamos7314
    @wilfamos7314 Год назад +4

    Thank you so much for another fantastic video Robbie. Such a pleasure to watch in these very stressful times. You Sir, are a legend. 🙂
    Love the drone footage, nice. Awesome underwater footage.....fish and everything! We need more of this for sure.

  • @Bicyclehub
    @Bicyclehub Год назад +6

    Brilliant vlog Robbie, beautifully captured and edited. I liked the guitar scene; nice to see you playing.

  • @michelle-louisehoward8831
    @michelle-louisehoward8831 3 месяца назад

    Been following you for a few weeks in preparation for our three week narrow boat canal journey . We are comb from Western Australia

  • @looneyirish007
    @looneyirish007 Год назад +2

    I never get bored of your channel rob, the music, visuals and you, is the whole trifecta.

  • @keithbagshaw3146
    @keithbagshaw3146 Год назад +8

    I live in "Melbourne" Australia, born near a canal in Wednesbury Black Country, ......I wish we had canals here! good stuff Robbie!

    • @typhoon2827
      @typhoon2827 Год назад +1

      Keith, there's actually a cricket club in Melbourne (there was at least when I live over that way, hope it is still in existence); obviously, to me it's the MCG.

    • @MrFrampo56
      @MrFrampo56 2 месяца назад +1

      That’s amazing. I live in “Leeds” , one of only 2 cities in the world that includes quotation marks in its name , apparently.

  • @user-qb2df6ls6b
    @user-qb2df6ls6b Год назад +2

    Хорошие красивые места. Удачи вам .

  • @joerg-michajahn4963
    @joerg-michajahn4963 Год назад +4

    Most beautiful countryside and canal. I was watching while sitting outside my house in an equally gorgeous weather (and similarly hot). Lots of weeds, yes, but I enjoy canals where the water is so clear you can see deep down. Glass half full, I'd say. Cheers!

  • @susantaylor927
    @susantaylor927 Год назад +1

    All those Water Lilies. Fabulous to see but know that propeller can get so chocked!
    Even with all the boat hic cups...... Every turn is a beautiful picture and those pictures tell a thousand stories! Thanks! Love it!

  • @seanduncan8927
    @seanduncan8927 Год назад +1

    Fave bits - the passing swans and the acoustic guitar choon. 👍

  • @typhoon2827
    @typhoon2827 Год назад +1

    I canoed this a long time ago; a hidden treasure. 👏🏻

  • @stuartwilsdon9683
    @stuartwilsdon9683 Год назад +2

    Thank you so much for sharing this journey and the beautiful scenery. It’s so well edited and some of your camera work is truly outstanding. I lived just a stone’s throw form this canal as a child and still have a deep love for the area. Makes me want to follow in your footsteps. 🙏

  • @davidhall4079
    @davidhall4079 Год назад +2

    How clear the water is and the fish what a lovely place no one to bother you ideal love the vlogs man xx

  • @mikes7878
    @mikes7878 Год назад +1

    As others have said - great bit of filming - the flotilla of swans gliding along out of the mist - so peaceful.

  • @patriciagassor4497
    @patriciagassor4497 Год назад +1

    Some amazing photography there well done, but that weed and just loved the swan family

  • @pattyfarghaly1821
    @pattyfarghaly1821 Год назад +1

    That tree that smacked you scared me . Lol. What a trip.

  • @clive6267
    @clive6267 Год назад +3

    Those underwater shots are really nice. New subscriber. New Zealand. Cheers.

    • @RobbieCumming
      @RobbieCumming  Год назад +2

      Welcome Clive - do you know what I misread that as underwear and thought oh christ what have I done!!!

    • @clive6267
      @clive6267 Год назад

      Ha ha ha ha ha. I know THAT feeling Bro. Yes indeed !

  • @peterdownie4789
    @peterdownie4789 Год назад +1

    Whilst living in Leeds in the mid eighties I cycled out to here and walked/cycled along the canal bank from the Derwent to Pocklington. I remember the crystal clear water and total peace and quiet.Magic.

  • @stephengraham5099
    @stephengraham5099 Год назад +1

    A magical shot of the swans.

  • @seancarr7483
    @seancarr7483 Год назад +1

    Always nice to catch up with some of your boating

  • @IJ_uk
    @IJ_uk Год назад +2

    I keep thinking there is a pizza box on th roof, but its the roof hatch. 😂🍕🍕

  • @1258-Eckhart
    @1258-Eckhart Год назад +2

    Thanks for all the hard work needed to make this vlog 👍

  • @barrieking5939
    @barrieking5939 Год назад +3

    I've now been on that canal twice. First time with Narrowboat Will and now you. And I must say, the weed looked worse this time. Using your pole made it look even more like "African Queen". Nothing, not even a free boat at the end could induce me to navigate that canal. Another great video, thanks Robbie, take care Skipper.

  • @bobgarner1402
    @bobgarner1402 Год назад +2

    Absolutely beautiful that Robbie! Tranquility, peaceful it was lovely to see the canal so full of life!
    All is not lost... 😊

  • @theangijt
    @theangijt Год назад +2

    Fab photography, loved the underwater and sunset shots. Enjoyed this one, thanks for sharing x x

  • @jcderby129
    @jcderby129 Год назад

    So Melbourne….also the name of the village I live in, but in Derbyshire. I did happen across the Yorkshire one when going to see a friend in York and thought I’d have a look. Lovely part of the world… the cut looks lovely.

  • @tramacmeg8103
    @tramacmeg8103 Год назад +2

    13:25 Simply Stunning!

  • @alannorman1773
    @alannorman1773 Год назад +2

    Brilliant vlog Robbie. Absolutely lovely. Thanks

  • @timbrown4834
    @timbrown4834 Год назад +2

    Keep playi ng love your guitar

  • @wendyflanagan5738
    @wendyflanagan5738 Год назад

    I love the peace and beauty of that canal. Great solitude and plenty of blessings there to enjoy. Thankful for your share Robbie.

  • @ericfoster3636
    @ericfoster3636 Год назад +1

    Enjoyed the journey with you. Those weeds didn't look like fun but I agree it's beautiful scenery. Cheers

  • @skookumjack
    @skookumjack Год назад +5

    Brilliant one Robbie! I don't know if it's just me, but your films have really stepped up a level. I lot of bloody hard hours have obviously gone into it mate, very well done 👏

  • @Steve9357
    @Steve9357 Год назад +2

    Always enjoy your vlogs. very well done! My favorite parts are the scenery an your commentary. Robbie you really do sell yourself short. your a wonderful host an i look forward to watching . be safe now an have fun!

  • @MessengerRising
    @MessengerRising Год назад +2

    That haunting little melody you played reminds me of a song called 1865 by Travis Napier. You both play from the heart ✌🏻 🍀 🙂

  • @billygraham5971
    @billygraham5971 Год назад

    Always Brilliant Videos..........

  • @naturalflow157
    @naturalflow157 Год назад +2

    My dear friend, this is exactly what I needed. This just calms my mind so quickly and without any of those struggles I have had in the past few weeks. Your videos have been very helpful and truly inspiring to make something out of life. Thank you so much for your creativity and inspiration. Wishing you the best :)

  • @thoughtsonfitness3249
    @thoughtsonfitness3249 Год назад +1

    I just had a ‘dog blanket’ and bin liner about my prop on the Ashby, August bank holiday! The weed hatch off away we go ….. 2 hours later …💪🏻

  • @tashaimpressions
    @tashaimpressions Год назад +2

    Always appreciate your canal journeys.

  • @thecockneykayaker2239
    @thecockneykayaker2239 Год назад +1

    Hi Robbie loved the video. I actually had a paddle on the Pock-Canal yesterday and not a bit of weed although granted, it is January. We dropped in at Hagg Bridge and I have to say that of all the canals I have paddled on this one takes some beating. I will be going back but after watching this video, not during the warmer months. All the best pal 😂😂

  • @lesleyburton9999
    @lesleyburton9999 Год назад

    Loved the aerial and under water opening shots and the family of swans and tranquility. Thank you for taking me there.

  • @carole5951
    @carole5951 4 месяца назад

    Absolutely loving your journey, amazing photography, the whole package. 🐞

  • @hobbshire9373
    @hobbshire9373 Год назад +2

    Excellant vlog as usual. You did good on that challenging water. I could have done with out the spider tho! 😆 Thanks Robbie.

  • @robinbanks183
    @robinbanks183 Год назад +2

    Another fantastic video Robbie really enjoyed it. All the best mate

  • @mikesmith-yj3ih
    @mikesmith-yj3ih Год назад +1

    i LOVED IT, once you you got going those darned weeds thanks

  • @dreamweaver4886
    @dreamweaver4886 Год назад +1

    Thank you Robbie.

  • @royfearn4345
    @royfearn4345 Год назад +1

    Idyllic waterway. So crystal clear. But it must be like boating through vegetable soup!

  • @wayneallen3035
    @wayneallen3035 9 месяцев назад

    Robbie’s vlogs are
    awesome, I love the mix of his music, the scenery and being part of the adventure! It’s where I go to de-stress! Keep up the amazing work 🤘🏻

  • @grayfreeman
    @grayfreeman Год назад

    Some beautiful images, Robbie, such as the swans and cygnets emerging through the mist! The scenery is stunning.

  • @skysurferboy
    @skysurferboy Год назад +2

    Looks more like the bayou than Pocklington. 😉

  • @cherylwevill4355
    @cherylwevill4355 Год назад +3

    That's such a beautiful canal Robbie. Shame about the weeds. The water looks so clear. Not like that on the Shroppie!

  • @marionjohansson4235
    @marionjohansson4235 Год назад

    Oh my goodness, lovely for some to look at it, but hell for your propeller!

  • @michaelspurling4376
    @michaelspurling4376 Год назад +1

    Just looking at all that pollen in the air made my nose drip.

  • @dreamofstorms
    @dreamofstorms Год назад

    Just a fanastic film, thank you so much.

  • @rwwhitwell5594
    @rwwhitwell5594 Год назад +4

    Hydrodynamics is the correct term.
    The Bernoulli effect will pull you down in the shallow water when at speed. It also defines why two boats that are passing close they will tend to come together.

    • @RobbieCumming
      @RobbieCumming  Год назад

      Interesting thank you!

    • @phantomkate6
      @phantomkate6 Год назад +2

      Very interesting! I knew two boats would be drawn together but didn't know that a boat would be pulled downwards in shallow water.
      I will file that away for next time I'm on a boat. 😂

  • @johnmcgarty7665
    @johnmcgarty7665 5 месяцев назад

    The show is quite entertaining. The gentleman seems a bit
    unprepared. No coal? Meandering through unused canals? The camera work is beautiful and the score is calming..
    Ten-out-of-ten.
    Cheers again,
    JATSEA

  • @polycera8570
    @polycera8570 Год назад

    That scenery was breathtaking. Worth the occasional visit to the weed hatch.

  • @Hyfun7
    @Hyfun7 Год назад

    Stunning, best thus far Robbie.. Love the serenity!

  • @Red-ns9ny
    @Red-ns9ny Год назад +1

    Thank you ❤

  • @Life_Of_AL
    @Life_Of_AL Год назад

    Looks so peaceful there.
    Has vibes of the Chesterfield too what with all the weeds, shallow depths and the tranquility.
    That swan family sequence was just lovely

  • @louisajones3535
    @louisajones3535 Год назад

    I’ve loved that…thank you!

  • @derekfox4519
    @derekfox4519 Год назад +1

    Enjoyed this one Robbie - a bit different from the usual canal vlogs - keep it up

  • @carolynabramo7108
    @carolynabramo7108 Год назад

    Such a relaxing vlog, Robbie. Thank you for sharing. Stay well.

  • @RetroRatz
    @RetroRatz Год назад

    A trooper! Determination you have in bag loads! Inspiring you are! Excellent video, thanks for taking us along!

  • @colingarner6175
    @colingarner6175 Год назад +1

    Fabulous ❤️

  • @geoffwst100
    @geoffwst100 Год назад +1

    Robbie great to see you in East Yorkshire - Gods country the shot of the sunrise was truly stunning alongside one the most beautiful and sadly underused canal

  • @sheilajoseph9953
    @sheilajoseph9953 Год назад

    Great vlog, so tranquil on remote parts of county side.

  • @hazellucock4102
    @hazellucock4102 Год назад

    Aww thanks for the mention Robbie, proud to be part of the Crank it crew 😎 xx

  • @timmartin348
    @timmartin348 Год назад

    Cracking video! Really enjoy these and your show on the BBC!

  • @staceywynn5884
    @staceywynn5884 Год назад

    Brilliant video love seeing all the different places you have been as a boater myself I take my hat off to you doing it single handed you make it look easy lol loving canal boat diaries watching for the 2nd time. 😀😀

  • @jamesstewart3317
    @jamesstewart3317 Год назад

    Hi Robbie,great video, sitting here in Glasgow,glass of whisky in hand, totally chilled with your latest trip, How lucky are you big man.!

  • @Santafefrank
    @Santafefrank Год назад +1

    Thanks Robbie

  • @jayjaycollins
    @jayjaycollins Год назад

    Lovely scenery. Awesome pub.
    Well done for another great video. Keep it up please

  • @WhereToLillian
    @WhereToLillian Год назад

    I really enjoyed this….nice videography! Whew, I’m tired just watching your trudging through….but splendid scenery and fun pub!

  • @clairereid6974
    @clairereid6974 Год назад

    Beautiful, loved the gorgeous photography, at times i was transported to pre-Raph period, it had gotten all ‘Lady of Shallot’! Another epic vlog, thanks Robbie! ❤️🐚

  • @ubatubaable
    @ubatubaable Год назад

    Majestic Robbie, master craftsman.

  • @kevinknowles3365
    @kevinknowles3365 Год назад

    You video some wonderful views and wildlife.

  • @Gmanmx01
    @Gmanmx01 Год назад +1

    The thumb nail.
    “Ahhh try pedestrianising this!”

  • @popwillodrum1
    @popwillodrum1 Месяц назад

    Amazed you never wear some sort of hand/arm protection when dipping into the prop box!7

  • @tims7793
    @tims7793 Год назад +1

    Top canal moment at 15.00, the early morning capture

  • @JonathanH658
    @JonathanH658 Год назад +1

    Thanks for the warning . My boat is going nowhere near it

  • @martincranage2998
    @martincranage2998 Год назад

    One word: superb

  • @spikeus3039
    @spikeus3039 Год назад +1

    Hi Robbie, I was just researching my family tree and it would appear my 4th Great grandfather was from Bugthorpe, which is quite close to the canal. The reason I mention this is he then makes a journey when at working age and ends up in Patricroft (Bridgewater Canal) where he gets married and starts a family. It wasn't until I saw this video that the penny dropped as to how he travelled that far. Looks like around 1800 when he made the journey. He's clearly used that canal and I wouldn't have realised if not for your video. I wonder what route he did it in ....

  • @cyberi4a
    @cyberi4a Год назад +3

    Steam trains used to have cow catchers to push large animals off the tracks, canal boats need weed catchers to push the weeds aside.

    • @phantomkate6
      @phantomkate6 Год назад

      I was just wondering if it would help to have someone leaning over the bow with a garden rake. 🤣

  • @walterfoott5105
    @walterfoott5105 Год назад

    Thanking You Robbie i Loved the camera work and the way you capture the scenery, You deserve first prize for portraying English narrow boat canals 👍 and pub of the week 10.5 out of 10 🙂😜

    • @RobbieCumming
      @RobbieCumming  Год назад

      I’ve never had first prize before thank you!!!

  • @davek8919
    @davek8919 Год назад

    Awesome as usual Robbie!