Narrowboating our way through Mills and Hills - episode 65
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- In this episode we fight our way up a big hill and visit Bollington, town of mills - oh yeah and its raining!!
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oh wow that place is beautiful
When we passed the mill at Bollington, at the beginning of July, there was a towpath market on. Unfortunately there were no moorings left when we passed by as it was very busy. There was a small boat giving rides between the two locations of the market. It was a squeeze to get past in the boat.
If you can?? go into Whaley Bridge or Buxworth. worth a visit and lots of walks. Not sure about moorings as permanently moored boats on this stretch. Pub on the Basin Buxworth is the Navigation, Corrie actor Pat Phoenix owned it in the early seventies!!! Furness Vale has a marina (private) Crossings pub & Soldier Dick up on the A6. Marple on to Leeds well!!!!!!!!!!! Just wish it was me traveling. So just have to watch and like the next one.
We are on our way to Whaley Bridge now . Thank you so much for the recommendations.
I’m years behind and slowly catching up….I think. 😉
No items for sale on Etsy currently. Could be sold out or you may have moved on from that. I’ll keep an eye out. I’d love one of your beautiful light scarves. 🥰 Lovely work!!!!
Hi Marty. We now sell through our website instead of Etsy although there is not much there at the moment. More coming soon
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How silly of me not to have found you on etsy till you told me shops name. Will be looking for a shawl...preferably silk...lovely work. Love the idea of art/ craft on a narrowboat...will be watching ...both the vlogs and whats availab,e on etsy.
I will making some wider shawls soon Marjorie
Will be watching and checking etsy. Thanks...
What a glorious view, well done on making it to the top...
It was worth every step.
Hi guys.
Neil Nunes has one of the best radio voices ever. I love it when he does the shipping forecast. At least the rain is warmer in summer. ;o)
Your weaving looks lovely, Fran.
He has to have the most distinctive voice ever. The shipping forecast brings back many happy memories for me. My mum was a R4 addict and it is now the sound of my childhood.......dogger, fair Isle, channel light vessel automatic.....😁
Bollington used to have more pubs for its size than anywhere else. Probably not now though. That's good news about Toddbrook reservoir
and the Peak Forest Canal though.
Great video. You mentioned many of the places. Did you visit Little Moreton Hall? I used to have a mooring at Higher Poynton opposite
Lyme Cage (Lyme Park, Disley.)
Loved the look at your "inside" life, and the reality of bad weather. It's not all beautiful cruising. Beautiful work, Fran!
Hi folks, first time commenter here. Love your channel - have seen all episodes. My wife and I went canaling in the UK in 1982! Oxford to Banbury on the Oxford canal and up to the head of the Thames at Lechlade, just as you two did. Last canal trip was in France in 2001 on the River Mayenne, from the city of Angers (ahn-gee) in western France. Really a river with weirs and lock every few kilometers, so quite a different vibe than a true canal. Wanting to come back to UK and do a month or so on the canals again!
Anyway, just FYI, Jodrell Bank is a "radio telescope" - nothing to do with satellites. It is used to take a look into the far reaches of space just like a regular telescope does, except it uses radio waves instead of light. You probably already know that light and radio are just different wavelengths of the same thing - electromagnetic radiation. The radio waves are a lot longer in wavelength than light waves, so radio telescopes have to be many meters across like Jodrell, instead of a meter or so like a smallish telescope!
Really appreciate the work you put into the videos to allow us to vicariously enjoy your wonderful retirement.
Dave Runyan
Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA
How convenient- that little pocket of water for the worn-out doggies! They are two great shipmates for the narrowboat. Hope they get to go in the pubs with you... 😉
Ecky thump got your heads in the clouds now!!, I used to fly model gliders off the Cloud and Bosley which was to your right when you were looking from the top (it has a communications tower on top), you have passed some nice walking spots (Macclesfield forrest) many pathways, Shutlinslo hill a popular one, your heading towards Lyme park Marina where we stay from time to time with the caravan, then further on you come to Middlewood where you have the Middlewood way good for walking and cycling along the cut, I could hear the sound of clogs going up those steps to the Mill, (big slices of cake ay!!!), now look what youve done!, this means a trip out to check the quality of the cake!!! and make sure it's not gone off!. a bit better weather coming I think, lets hope so, take care. Albert
Hi Albert. We have now walked through Lyme Park and are loving this area. So many walks.
After WW2 they had lots and lots of qarachute silk surqlus and it was available to buy. I had qarachute silk dresses when I was a baby in the mid nineteen sixties. Weird fabric, qresumably not real silk but it didn't feel qlastic either, thick and 'crunchy' but cool for summer. Washed to a bright white with a little bit of embroidery on the yoke - really very qretty.
Thank you, that is so interesting
I like your boat shaped bookshelf :-)
stunning views ,stunning weaving ,walks made feel knackered lol well done stay safe guys superb all round
Well done to you both for walk that distance.. and that hill.. f##k... Cardiac hill should be called.... when I get this boat of mine finished and nats and I go that way..... ill point out the hill you climbed up.... lol... from the safety of the boat.. lol.... well done.. again... moving well. X have a great time.. looking forward to your next video.. xx
No, don't point it out, just walk it. It's fantastic x
Welcome to Cheshire. Been following you guys for a while and your videos were part of the inspiration for getting a narrowboat. It's great to see an outside perspective on local places. I lived in Macclesfield for 5 years but only bought my narrowboat in May. Now moored on the River Weaver in central Cheshire, just up from the Anderton boat lift. Looking forward to your continued travels. I really hope we get better weather soon.
Hi Jonathan. Sorry we caused you to join the crazy gang of narrowboat owners. Ain't it great? We are loving this area so much. X
Lovely video you two love watching them, great to see some of Frank work, I remember seeing earlier vlogs of Fran baking, weaving and talking about things inside the boat, like washing machines....! And since that vlog we now use soap nuts we think there great...👍 so lovely to see you out and about walking and seeing where you both travel too. All the best and I’ll look forward to new vlogs....x
Yeah, another soap but convert. That is fantastic. Thank you
So enjoy watching your videos! Love the music you've started putting in at the start too. Keep them coming!
Beautiful place Bollington! Another business I used to deliver to Slater Harrison who were in one of those Mills you mentioned. I'd just stare at that building for ages in wonder of how amazing it actually was.
Yep weather has been challenging this year. I have to take the Swamp Duck to Sileby for anti fouling. The river Soar is gonna have to go down in the next week otherwise It ain't gonna happen. Love the insight into your craft activities. Thanks enjoy Derbyshire etc.
Great Editing Rich, interesting content, and you get your Audio levels spot on, which seems to be a problem for some.😎
Beautiful views from the top, thanks guys.
Lovely weaving
Good vlog.
Check out Silks for You on Etsy, hand dyed whole hanks for a good price, not sure on shipping to the UK though. We buy them for cross stitching so may be a little thin for your craft, wonderful colours though. Hope you’re now enjoying some nice weather. 🙋🏼
Thank you do much for the recommendation. I will have s look
Fran x
I lived in Manchester for three years. Get used to the weather!
its not getting any better
Lovely views
I know the countryside that you are in so well. A bit of trivia - the last time that I was there walking, Martin Clunes came down from the Cloud on his bike. We smiled at him and said "Good morning", the miserable sod didn't recognise us at all.
That looked like a steep and overgrown climb. Thanks for the mention. Really great to meet you both at last. The weaving looks great, we feel some Christmas pressies coming on.
Great to meet you too. We are loving the walks. Hope to see you again soon xx
That hike up the "Cloud" looked fun. It has been very similar weather here in Minnesota. We've had over a week of rain. Very close to four inches now. It's so good to see you again. I was at Etsy yesterday and saw a few of your weavings. They are just gorgeous. I think I would like you to do a winter scarf for me. Could I send you a picture of my Nordic coat and the colors and turn you loose? See you again soon, you just made my day, you two. Merry Ann from Minnesota
I thought you must keep your dog on the leash in the UK.
JIM
If you go through Manchester, the safest place to moor is Castlefield basin as it is gated. (ask Robbie Cummings)
Thank you
Hi Brian it’s not gated but it is safe enough! 8^)
We are doing the 4 counties ring starting 21 sept (Anti clockwise). Our hire boat is Fijord Prince.If we see you then feel free to come for a butty and a brew or a beer. :)
Weaving your way through the cuts .. Lovely work Fran. The "Cloud" looked a tough climb for a hot day - but all that coolth & rain isn't very fair for you guys eh. - thanks for sharing.
Eleven locks at Bosley??? Has someone stolen one :)
Have you thought about putting another two solar panels on your roof
Rich............love the scenery you show with the drone. Sure shows the country side with the canal. I also do drone photography here in Eastern Canada. Fran does very nice work. Reminds me of my mothers friend that did weaving. Very nice .... you two..............
Thank you Gary x
Send some rain to Chicago! Dry and very summery here. Come cruise our lake!
What a beautiful area! Kudos to you both for working at becoming stronger. I would have collapsed half-way through the first field, let alone even make it to even the BASE of those hills! It's just so simply gorgeous where you are. What a brilliant life! Absolutely love the vlogs!
Thank you Lisa. It is not difficult to get fitter when the countryside and walks are so beautiful. We are loving it. X
Oh Fran, I loved seeing you taking over half the boat with your fiber-y creative explosion ❤️ This is how artists create - we need to spread out our wings and take up every available inch. My husband jokes that we live in a one bedroom, 3-1/2 art room home. And I’ve sneakily also taken up a sliver of the kitchen for my painting (though not so sneaky when he is tripping over piles of stacked watercolor paper when trying to get a cup of tea). Your weavings are so beautiful. In another incarnation I used to weave on sticks that I’d foraged and fashioned into triangular frames. It just never ends - the desire to create something. ❤️
Wow,weaving on sticks sounds great. Just the sort of thing I love, I'll have to try that.
Your stamina is impressive. Enjoy tracking your journeys on Google maps sometimes. Determined you were about eight miles, direct, from the Jodrell Bank radio telescope at that point on the top of Cloud Hill, and a little less than a mile from the canal and Constanze. Great views!
You are probably just about right. It was a wonderful walk
Cool. Quite the view from up there. Even though I'm interested in space stuff and have heard of Jodrell Bank radiotelescope, where it is located has never stuck in my memory. Looks like there was enough of a breeze up there that you could have grabbed a couple large kites and glided back down :D
It was such an amazing view. Well worth the effort.
I bet you were glad it was not bucketing down on top of the hill, looked a good walk.
Wow that was quite a climb. Beautiful scenery, I love those stone walls.
Glad you enjoyed it
Love your curtains Fran.
great views great vlog
Those Views! We Truly do Live in the Land of Hope and Glory! And all our Seasons in a Day!
We did another walk today and did comment that wherever you are in the world, it must be difficult to beat these views. It is a beautiful country.
Great vid you two, do you think you could weave me a nice pair of silk underduds please Fran. Lol. Xx
I might need to take some measurements first! 😁
Wow the Greenery !! ...thanks for the walk around town and a ride along on your boat : )
Thank you. We're glad you like it
I’ve watched 65 of your videos in about 4 days so keep them coming . I’m around a year away from purchasing my own boat (a yogurt pot so don’t hate lol) Much like Richard I had a boating childhood now at 49 I want it as a lifestyle. Currently living the van life but the search is on and your videos are adding to my enthusiasm to start my journey.👏🏼 well done to you both.
Hope it all works out for you Andy. There is anything wrong with yoghurt pots, it is the lifestyle that's important. Van life is on our list for some time in the future. Good luck and thanks for watching
@@FloatingOurBoat Thank you and good luck to you both on your continuing journey and possible van life .
Wonderful vlogs. I have now 'caught up' with you on the Macclesfield canal and have enjoyed all the accounts of your travels, enjoyment, boat issues and their resolution, with much pleasure. So thanks a lot. I will, of course, await your next vlog with great interest. Best wishes Nick
Glad you found the Vale in Bollington, awesome pub. Looking forward to your coverage of Marple (hope you found our Samuel Oldknow and All Things Nice) and Bugsworth; I love it there. Pretty sure I passed you moored up somewhere along the Peak section recently.
wow what a view - thanks for the time and effort involved to post the video !
Thank you for watching
Love the idea Rich & Fran. But just done 26 locks from Brum to Minworth and couldn't walk another inch except for a beer in the Cuttle Bridge Inn. Love the views - just the best Bro XX
The Maccy was our second-ever canal. We pulled up by Adelphi Mill to find the Candy Boat moored there. The kids were in heaven when they found out there were floating sweet shops :)
Great views another great vlog.
Hi All,
I find it interesting watching all you VLOG’s being taken aboard to experience your life on a narrowboat. It is interesting watching all your VLOG’s on life on a narrowboat, it is now something I have on my bucket list to do. It is interesting to see the way you all start off your VLOG’s.
The Narrowboat Experience. - Annamarie & Kath
Morning!.....and Welcome to Narrowboat Experience!
Cruising the Cut. - David
Hello!......and welcome to the VLOG!
Minimal List - Jo & Michael
Good Morning!
London Boat Girl - Lorna
Hi Guys, I hope your well!
Floating Our Boat - Fran & Richard
No intro, they just get straight into it.
My interest is in the life lead on a narrowboat, many thanks for going to the effort of taking us all along with you, as without your efforts we would be sorely deprived. Keep up the great work and happy cruising.
Regards
A Fan from Australia
Don’t tempt me with the scarves! The red one looked beautiful so I’ll have to look in the shop now. I love your weaving it’s so unique and feels lovely. I’m always intrigued with the wall hangings. You had one and I was sure you could see the swans in the canal, very clever and so artistic. Another great video and the view from the cloud was spectacular. The inside of the boat is looking great, very homely. Thanks as always for sharing your adventure.
You'll be getting a Campervan next lol
But there are some really decent people that go to the campervan meet up s that campervan Tales go to and campervan Tales is a good youtube channel to watch too
I already watch campervan Tales channel as I am a fan of Vanlife carlife etc so it was interesting to see you met up with them
Campervan ers meeting Narrowboat ers
Confession time......we do actually watch a few campervan vlogs. Maybe one for the future!
@@FloatingOurBoat
You'll be at Camp quirky before long in a Campervan lol
Very enjoyable, good video, thanks. 👍👍👍😁😎
Wow Fran you have an artist with great skills. Being able to use colours and textures so creatively.
Congratulations on a really great video! some stunning scenery and interesting places not to mention Fran's gorgeous creations...thank you so much for sharing this really enjoyable slice of your life x
Love your warts and all , telling as it is vlogs, great views and photography too, so well done and keep it coming. Many thanks.
The drone is great for showing the overall perspective of everything and you in the landscape.
Enjoyed the video, good to see your both well and now able to get on your way on the peak forest , weather not so good but it England lol looking forward to the next video , Take care and all the best Paul
You might try climbing in the dark of night so as to see a beautiful sunrise ☀️
Lovely episode. I'm really enjoying following your cruising life!
Yes Fran, Mother Nature is always a good place for inspiration. I am not a Weaver but a professional photographer who has benefited from the constant delights she provides. I don’t want to sound too “off-beat” , here but so many folk LOOK but don’t SEE. Anyway, your weaving look fantastic BTW. All the best to all 4 of you & hope the weather improves just a bit.
Thank you. It's about opening your eyes to what is around you. So many people look and don't see and so many more don't even look.
Beautiful Cheshire plains, wonderful old cotton mills ... great video again! Loved to see you weaving Fran ... looking forward to seeing my scarf from Etsy ( I'm Lindsay btw!) Happy travels 😊x
Hi Lindsay. Thanks for your comment. Your scarf is ready for posting tomorrow x
Lovely things on Etsy, Fran!
What a climb to the top of that hill but well worth it by the looks of that fantastic view. Loving your channel and your trips around. The weather seems to change this year so fast if you need a good weather forcast have a look at ventusky.com on your laptop or use the app for iphone or android it really good. Looking forward to your next adventure.
Thank you for that recommendation. We will have a look. We have given up on the BBC and now just go to the met office app.
Ya done well walking all that way with ya dogs. I would be flat on my back needing medical help after doing that. Well done to you all.
Every walk is getting a little easier and every view makes it worth the effort.
Lovely vlog again guys...Fran’s expression when sitting at the table in the pub was priceless..! Not really sure what she was thinking...! Hope the weather bucks up soon...take care both. Steve and Sue x..🍷🍷
Ha ha! I'm not sure what I was thinking of either! Hope you two are ok.
We're both very well 🍷🍷
Wow. I’ve been following you guys since you loaded up the van to move out of your house, and the vlogs just keep getting better! Rich, the quality of your camera work and editing is spot on. And I’m going to Fran’s Etsy shop now to have a look see - beautiful work!
Thank you so much for that lovely comment Doug and for sticking with us. X
Fran, your work is wonderful! I've been on your etsy page more than once, and once employed wish to purchase a wrap. This vlog was so helpful, as to show the delicacy of the weave, which I couldn't tell on the etsy page. I wondered how a wrap/shawl could work for summer, thinking it too warm, but that lovely weave would definitely work. Thanks for the info & Rich for the vlog work! Peace!
Thank you so much x
@@FloatingOurBoat u r very welcome!
I love your hikes!
So do we. It is just perfect here x
Hey guys - fab vlog - really enjoyed it - we moved on to the Macclesfield today - loving it already - and at last we have some bloody sunshine ☀️😊🤙 xxx
Hi Stephanie. You will love it here. If you want to stop at Macclesfield, moor up as soon as you see a spot as there are not many moorings. Make sure you find the village shops at Bollington, it's lovely there. You may catch up with us as we are going really slowly. Are you going onto the peak forest canal?
Floating Our Boat thanks for the tips 😘 yea we are going on to the Peak Forest - we’re going slow too lol - I’m going back off to derby on Friday for a few days but I do really hope we catch up with you again at some point ❤️
just look at that waggy dog tail! somedoggy really enjoyed the climb, I see! :-)
I like seeing how they take old industrial buildings like the mill building and repurpose them so that they can be kept standing and still be useful!
We met a man walking who actually bought this mill and restored it. He is now working on others. They are beautiful buildings, but it is strange to think that buildings once used for intense labour are now luxury apartments.
@@FloatingOurBoat how interesting to meet the new owner/restorationist! but, yes, it is a sort of irony that where once people worked who could hardly pay for their food, now rich people live!
Brilliant u2 What a way to live
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Bernard Breslaw .... Eat your heart out ;-)
That is so funny. We had to look up some pictures but you are spot on 😆
I couldn't resist - Even the mannerisms are similar :-)