Vlogs
A collection of vlogs from the UK canal network. If you have a vlog that you would like to be included, please contact us and let us know!
The Llangollen Canal is LEAKING AGAIN! Could This Mean More Trouble?
8 October 2026 - Court Above The Cut
The Llangollen Canal is LEAKING AGAIN! Could This Mean More Trouble? The Llangollen Canal is leaking again! this time near to Ellesmere, could this mean more issues to the canal...
We Stayed in ONE Place for a Month on Our Narrowboat Home
2 October 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
We stayed in ONE place for a whole month on our narrowboat home - and it was pure magic! Join Paul & Anthony from Narrowboat Life Unlocked for a slower,...
Answering Your Questions Solo Female Van Life, Boat Life & What’s Next...? Q&A
27 September 2026 - Ula Blocksage
From living on a narrowboat and travelling solo to building a career as a professional travel photographer, I’m getting very honest about where I’ve been, where I am now and...
Peaceful Canal Vibes: A Real-Time Narrowboat Cruise from Hopwas
27 September 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
This is a bonus video filmed from the bow filmed mostly in real time with no chatting to camera and just the relaxing sounds of the odd passing narrowboat and...
Narrowboat Living: The New 14-Day Rule and Our Best Luck Yet!
25 September 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
With the Canal & River Trust extending 14-day moorings to help save water, we were worried finding a spot at popular locations would be near impossible. Join us as we...
Snuggled in the Rain as Everything Changes #297
25 September 2026 - The Mindful Narrowboat
Change is afoot for life on Narrowboat Alice Grace but first we must hunker down to see out days and days of rain. Have you ever wondered what it's like...
Is the Mad Rush on the Canals Finally Over? Can we make it North?
18 September 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
Our last couple of days moored on our narrowboat home Dexter's Star on the Coventry Canal at Fradley Junction and we start heading North on the Trent & Mersey Canal....
A Tight Squeeze on the Canal and Whoops we didn't mean to do that...
11 September 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
We are moored by the Tame Otter at Hopwas and have a surprise visitor, before we start our cruise to Fradley Junction, Canal & River Trust have planned works but...
Narrowboat Life Escaping Closures & New Van Pod System
4 September 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
After leaving Atherstone on our narrowboat and making it down the locks before the summer canal closures we have one more challenge, to make it down the Glascote Locks and...
Behind Me: An Irreparable Decision Has Just Severed My Journey #296
4 September 2026 - The Mindful Narrowboat
In this vlog, I come to the end of the canal navigation for my narrowboat but there is a special and magical waterway beyond which I start to explore in...
URGENT Exit from Atherstone Before Canal Shuts
28 August 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
With a couple of days before the locks close we race off down the Atherstone flight and hope to continue our narrowboat journey. CRT have sent out notifications to boaters...
Our narrowboat life in London begins • Little Venice + Paddington
23 August 2026 - Kris Atomic
After a long journey from the Midlands, we've finally made it to London with our narrowboat! Bizarrely, home for the next few days is Paddington Basin. We explore Little Venice...
We Found The Marlow Murder Club Filming at Hurley Lock! 218
22 August 2026 - Widebeam and Wellingtons
Join us for another beautiful cruise on the River Thames as we leave Henley-on-Thames and make our way downstream to Hurley. 🛥️☀️ It turned out to be a rather eventful...
A Nine Mile Electric Narrowboat Journey
21 August 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
We cruise from Hawkesbury junction to Atherstone on the Coventry Canal and find out how much power it takes on our electric narrowboat and will the journey take us any...
One of the Thames' Biggest Islands & a Fleet of Sailboats! 217
15 August 2026 - Widebeam and Wellingtons
Another beautiful day cruising the non-tidal River Thames — although things got a little busier than expected! ⛵️😂 We leave our peaceful island mooring at Cliveden and continue upstream towards...
Near Collision - Twelve Days on an Electric Narrowboat - Three Canals
15 August 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
Moving our narrowboat from Braunston on the Grand Union Canal, with our first guests onboard, we head to Brinklow Marina on the North Oxford Canal. We have been planning the...
He Tried to Overtake on a Blind Bend Then a Barge Appeared! 216
8 August 2026 - Widebeam and Wellingtons
Our cruise along the River Thames continues as we leave Windsor and head downstream towards beautiful Runnymede. 🚤 It should have been a fairly peaceful cruise… but things get interesting...
Have you Heard This? Plus a Narrowboat Journey to Braunston on the GU Canal.
7 August 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
Will we find a mooring in Braunston after the historic boat show? We take you with us to look inside a wonderful historic Narrowboat with a Lister Enginer. Plus we...
Total job security gone! Was it worth it? #294
7 August 2026 - The Mindful Narrowboat
This is my story of how I earn a living on my narrowboat and still continuously cruise. I don't have the job security that I used to, but I have...
A Boat Jam, a Hoverboard & A Life Update | 215
1 August 2026 - Widebeam and Wellingtons
Join us as we leave Boulters Lock after finding ourselves caught up in a bit of a boat jam... and somehow end up leading a whole flotilla down the Thames!...
Heating Up but Loving Narrowboat Life on the Canals as Continuous Cruisers
31 July 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
The heatwave is back and we are set to reach temperatures of 39C, not great on a narrowboat. We leave Fenny Compton and head to Napton after hiding in the...
I've made a mess and I need to fix it #293
31 July 2026 - The Mindful Narrowboat
In this narrowboat vlog, I show the challenges that I face when living as a continuous cruiser on the UK canals when boat renovation is necessary. I try and find...
Broken Canal Lock Gate About to Close - Narrowboat Life Continues
24 July 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
Our Narrowboat is moored on the South Oxford Canal visiting Banbury, we had planned to stay for a few days and venture further South on Narrowboat Dexter’s Star, but a...
Moving our Narrowboat to Ireland and it maybe sooner than expected! #292
24 July 2026 - The Mindful Narrowboat
In this vlog, I reveal the country that we have decided to move our narrowboat to first and explain about a problem that might force us to leave England sooner...
Banbury on the South Oxford Canal - As Far as we go on our Narrowboat Travels
17 July 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
After a brief stay in Cropedry Marina we head out on our Narrowboat, Dexter's Star to Banbury on the South Oxford Canal. Our new series hybrid electric narrowboat is still...
A Game-changer? Questioning Living on a Narrowboat in Dangerous Temperatures #291
17 July 2026 - The Mindful Narrowboat
Three heatwaves already this summer and inside our narrowboat the temperatures are hitting dangerous levels. Is it too much to continue living onboard? Well, I have a plan and I've...
Trouble ahead on the Claydon Lock Flight - Oxford Canal Journey
10 July 2026 - Narrowboat Life Unlocked
We leave Fenny Compton on the Oxford Canal just north of Banbury and head to Cropedry Marina. Our elec trip narrowboat continues to amaze us and we cruise for free...