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 Amazing Cotswold Canals Restoration Project
Court Above The Cut - 14/06/2025
Today we get back on the fantastic Cotswold Canals as we look at the progress on the missing mile and the restoration of lovks, building of culverts and maintenance on...
Let Down by our Wide Beam Manufacturer - So We Fixed It Ourselves! | 184
Widebeam and Wellingtons - 14/06/2025
After being let down by the manufacturer, we finally decided to take matters into our own hands. But first… we set off on a sunny short cruise to clear our...
A narrowboat cruise where nothing goes wrong - 301
Boat Time - 13/06/2025
We're off cruising north again on our narrowboat; soaking up sunshine, beautiful countryside, and some good music. The Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal is continues to amaze us with peaceful it...
Ten Reasons why you SHOULD Live on a Narrowboat
Narrowboat Life Unlocked - 13/06/2025
Ever thought of selling your house and living on a Narrowboat? Here are our top ten reasons for choosing the lifestyle that we have lived for 5 years. You may...
Surviving The Most Dangerous Tidal Waters Possible To Navigate By Narrowboat - Trent Falls! #242
The Mindful Narrowboat - 13/06/2025
We are taking our tiny, floating home across the most dangerous waters you can travel by narrowboat. We have to make some vital decisions at key times and battle the...
Stripped Naked : My New Narrowboat's Transformation Begins
The Narrowboat Pirate - 12/06/2025
This video follows the progress of my new old narrowboat as she starts her transformation—from bare steel to primed and ready for her new pirate-worthy paint job. It all kicks...
Ep 136 Narrowboat Chaos at Salterhebble Locks! Aire & Calder Adventure Begins
Lock on TOMMi - 12/06/2025
Join us on an epic narrowboat journey along the stunning Aire and Calder Navigation, starting from Sowerby Bridge! In this episode, we team up with a buddy boat to conquer...
371. I've been canal boating in the South of France! (Part 1)
CruisingTheCut - 10/06/2025
#AD Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code cruisingthecut at checkout. Download the Saily app or go to https://saily.com/cruisingthecut This trip was very kindly laid on...
We visited Britain's unusual cave houses - 300
Boat Time - 10/06/2025
While our narrowboat home is moored in Kinver, we're taking a break from cruising around on the canals to explore one of the UK’s most unusual historic landmarks — the...
Gearing up for our new project before a trip| Fulltime Narrowboat life #boatlife #narrowboat #canal
Art in the corridor - 08/06/2025
Welcome back to Art in the Corridor (ep.82) We are on a mission this week, to get as much done as we can before our boat goes into have some...
A 50 year old Boater!
Flow with Mylo - 08/06/2025
This year (2024) There were two boater birthdays in the same month, a chance for boaters to come together and celebrate! I am beyond grateful for the people i have...
Depot Bound… With a Fuel Boat on Our Tail!
Never Two Late,Our Narrowboat Journey - 07/06/2025
Join us as we cruise along the beautiful Grand Union Canal! Things take a surprise turn when a fuel boat comes speeding up behind us, prompting a quick pull-over. After...
Plastic Hulls, Bat Cushions & Only 2 Wide Beams?! | Our Boat Show 2025 Finds | 183
Widebeam and Wellingtons - 07/06/2025
What do plastic narrowboats, gothic interiors, and only two wide beams have in common? Crick Boat Show 2025, of course! This year marked the 25th anniversary of the show, and...
How a Lock Saved a Town
Court Above The Cut - 07/06/2025
In 1969 the beatles were releasing Abbey Road, The Rolling Stones were touring the United States with Tina Turner and the canal revolution was beginning in Welshpool, Wales. This is...
Getting rid of our narrowboat engine (and getting in the gas locker) vlog 94
Bobbing Along - 07/06/2025
We're picking up where we left off, so it's August 2024 and we're in Thorne. The boat is out of the water and it's time to say goodbye to our...
We tried Van Life for the first time
Boat Time - 06/06/2025
We’ve been living full-time on our narrowboat for years, but today we’re trying something completely different. We hired a converted campervan and hit the road for our first ever van...
Ten Reasons why you SHOULDN'T Live on a Narrowboat
Narrowboat Life Unlocked - 06/06/2025
Ever thought of selling your house and living on a Narrowboat? Don't do it until you watch this. It's a big adjustment going from a house to living full time...
Fate Has Decided Our Next Move On Our Narrowboat #241
The Mindful Narrowboat - 06/06/2025
The decisions about life onboard Narrowboat Alice Grace seem to have been decided for us with a string of events. This video is all about how things on the canal...
Boating through the Longest CANAL Tunnel in Britain
The Narrowboat Pirate - 05/06/2025
Join me this week as I cruise an electric narrowboat three miles under the Pennines through the mighty Standedge Tunnel, the UK’s longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel. Expect echoey...
Woke up by cannons!
Flow with Mylo - 05/06/2025
This morning i was awoken by the sound of cannons! Our civil wars are now civilised. This video was delayed... I've had a lot to deal with lately and have...
#145 Yet Another Catch the Wind - Narrowboat Journey - North Oxford Canal
Yet Another Canal Adventure - 05/06/2025
Yet Another Catch the Wind - Narrowboat Journey on the North Oxford Canal Join us on our Canal Adventure as we head back the way we came, passing Barby Moorings,...
Ep 135 Navigating the DEEPEST Lock on England's Rochdale Canal! | Sowerby Bridge Adventure
Lock on TOMMi - 05/06/2025
Join us on an epic narrowboat adventure as we descend the Rochdale Canal into Sowerby Bridge! In this thrilling episode, we team up with friendly workmen to conquer a lock,...
CRICK BOAT SHOW 2025 The Full Experience!
One Day More Aboard - 04/06/2025
Join us on board Narrowboat One Day More for a full-on journey through the Crick Boat Show weekend, Britain’s Largest Inland Boat Festival! And a few surprise purchases! Is it...
051 - Narrowboat cruise Kintbury to Woodborough Hill on the Kennet and Avon Canal
Bears Aboard - 03/06/2025
We continue our journey West on the Kennet and Avon Canal Cruising from Kintbury to the lovely Woodborough Hill over several days, our path is blocked by a rogue loose...
We canoed the longest operating canal tunnel in the world
Boat Time - 03/06/2025
In this episode of We Tried, we try something completely different from our usual narrowboat life... canoeing. And this isn't just some ordinary beginner course, we're hopping into a canoe...
Standedge Tunnel The deepest, highest, longest canal tunnel in Britain!
Court Above The Cut - 03/06/2025
Today we venture deep into the Standedge Tunnel with the Canal and RIver Trust on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. With abandoned tunnels and an active railway tunnel on wither side...
how I make WORK work • living on a narrowboat
Kris Atomic - 01/06/2025
Last time we were stuck in Lower Heyford, so we start with a cruise back to Banbury before I head to London for a job. I’ve had quite a lot...
The Charity Head Shave! CRICK BOAT SHOW 2025
One Day More Aboard - 01/06/2025
It's all coming off! Join us for this hilarious and heartwarming event at the Crick Boat Show 2025 when Gary @GaryCaptainPhillips braves the shave from Anthony @NarrowboatLifeUnlocked with his clippers...
We get down to business this week | Fulltime Narrowboat life #boatlife #canal #narrowboat
Art in the corridor - 01/06/2025
Welcome back to Art in the Corridor (ep.81) We have been dipping our toes into the world of ecommerce recently. Its starting to take shape, but is it worth it?...
Pat's Unexpected Tumble on a Stroll Through Market Bosworth
Our Narrowboat Quest - 01/06/2025
Oops, upside your head! Watch as Pat takes an unexpected tumble during a leisurely walk around the charming Market Bosworth. A delightful mix of surprise and laughter unfolds as Pat...
Pooley country Park Walk
Our Narrowboat Quest - 01/06/2025
Narrator: Pooley Country Park, a place of natural beauty and historical significance, nestled in the heart of Warwickshire. [Drone shot of the park, showcasing the landscape and Coventry Canal] Narrator:...
Narrowboat Turn Fail! Bad Helmsmanship? It's Only 47ft! End of the Ashby Canal. Vlog No 217
Narrowboat Natterings - 01/06/2025
Paul and Paula Lumsden aka Lumpy and Mrs Lumsden are heading for the terminus of the Ashby canal in Leicestershire. In this continuation of the previous vlog No 216, the...
Buckby Locks Bound… Just for a Haircut! | Narrowboat Life
Never Two Late,Our Narrowboat Journey - 31/05/2025
In this episode, we leave the lovely village of Braunston and cruise toward Whilton Marina — all in the name of getting a haircut! 💇♂️🚤 But this isn’t just a...
Fixing Our Wide Beam Window… 2 Years After the K&A Crash! | 182
Widebeam and Wellingtons - 31/05/2025
Two years ago, we bashed our wide beam window on the Kennet & Avon Canal… and today, we're finally fixing it (or trying to)! Join us as we attempt to...
370. At last! Patching the holes in my boat's transom
CruisingTheCut - 30/05/2025
After a long period where it seemed that all I did was make holes in my fibreglass cabin cruiser, "Twiggy", I have at least started to repair them. This time...
Inside Crick Boat Show 2025 – Here’s what surprised us
Boat Time - 30/05/2025
Join us at Crick Boat Show 2025, the UK’s biggest inland waterways and narrowboat festival! In this vlog, we tour a bunch of cutting edge canal boats as well as...
Crick Boat Show 2025 | Camping | Boat Tours & Boat Shopping
Narrowboat Life Unlocked - 30/05/2025
It's the Crick Boat Show 2025 Britain's Biggest Inland Waterways Festival organised by Waterways World. WE are heading down to the camp site in the campoervan and spending four days...
Hunkered Down In Heavy Rain On My Narrowboat With My Dog #240
The Mindful Narrowboat - 30/05/2025
We leave on our boat quickly to find somewhere to moor and hunker down during a heavy rainstorm. I show what it is like onboard a narrowboat as the rain...
Crick Boat Show: The Full Experience (3 Days of Pirates, Boats & Rum)
The Narrowboat Pirate - 29/05/2025
Join me as I headed to the Crick Boat Show with a mission: to find the perfect paint colours for my new boat, choose a fridge freezer that actually fits...