Navigating the UK’s Tallest Aqueduct: Challenges of the Llangollen Canal (ENGLAND to WALES)
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- We're encountering some of our biggest challenges on the British canals as we navigate from England to Wales on the Llangollen Canal. Join us as we attempt the Grindley Brook Staircase Locks, the Chirk Tunnel, and the UK’s highest aqueduct, Pontcysyllte. But those aren't our only canal adventures, we face a few surprise challenges along the way.
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Well done. Most Americans worry about driving on the wrong side of the road. You've gone beyond that. ❤
Thank you and very true! I actually still worry about driving on the opposite side of the road, but luckily Andrew has gotten that down and does all the driving in the UK. The canals were a bit tricky for the first couple days. Fortunately it's much easier to learn when you're only going 1-4 mph 😆
It's great to see you enjoying Britain for real. Not many tourists would brave driving a narrow boat, actually not many Brits would either. What an awesome experience. I hope you got your pint of beer and fish and chips.
Thank you for enjoying the adventure with us. We hope this inspires a few more people to give it a go! And yes, we eventually got a pint, along with some fish and chips... a few ha.
@@AndrewandMegan There's an unwritten rule, there's no such thing as one pint.
@@kenhobbs8565 We like that rule!
Wonderful to see! A rare event for most travelers - you have earned the respect of many! Cheers
Thank you! We hope more people choose to spend their holiday like this as it was quite the experience.
I am seriously impressed by you two. Great trip! It's a fantastic way to see the UK. You take to canal life like a pair of pros!! 👍
Thank you for the kind words. We loved it so much and you're absolutely right, it really was such a great way to see the UK. Narrowboat life was a bit bumpy in the beginning, but we eventually figured it out!
Love being with you two on this trip. Slice of toast and a mug of tea while watching, then a nap right after; perfect.
That sounds like the perfect day! Thanks for joining us ❤
Nah cappuccino coffee
We are on our 4th visit in our narrowboat, which we have owned for 14 years. I am always delighted by the reaction of our American friends when they tackle narrowboating for the first time. I think our canal system is a great way to see the UK. As well as Llangollen (clangothlenn), you can moor in York, Birmingham, Gloucester, Bristol, Manchester and London, all accessed via the canal system.
Just please remember to slow down past moored boats😊
Such a great way to see the UK and very unique for us Americans. The boats in Florida are much different! I think "slow down to one tick at moored boats" was maybe the only thing we retained from our quick lesson from the hire company 😆Happy boating to you! Cheers!
Well done you two. There is nothing like relaxing on the canal system and drinking good British beer . Enjoy .
Love Llangollen and the canal , known it all my life and been over Pontcysyllte many times.Well done you two. Going over it for the first time is not for the faint hearted.
Love travelling with such a great couple. Did a bit of narrowboating myself in years past and watching you brings it all back. Keep having fun!
Happy birthday Megan. Read up on legging through tunnels if you haven't already done so it must have been a really hard life all those years ago! transporting cargo for the nation!.
@@kevinhemmings5447 thank you for the birthday wishes. We did read up a bit on legging, agree with you, not easy work. The canals are so rich in history!
So relaxing to watch, but maybe stressful for the man on the tiller! I loved the canal side market - how great to find that. Happy Belated Birthday, Megan! With friends I walked over the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, and a narrowboat was waiting to cross and offered us a lift back! Wow! Yes please! The side with no railing was scary, so well done for keeping a steady hand on the tiller.
Thanks so much for watching! You're right, it’s definitely relaxing for everyone except the one steering 😂The market was a great surprise (especailly bc we were starving), and Megan will appreciate the birthday wishes! How lucky to get a lift across the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, what an experience! I know exactly what you mean about that side without the railing; it’s a bit nerve wracking, but all part of the adventure!
Crossed this in 1960 in two open dinghies with ten sea scouts . Freeboardwas about 3 inches as the trough was full . The footway was in a poor state with gaping holes, some about ten foot long . Meant we could look down both sides !! ❤😂 Llangollen was crowded with moored boats so had to scull over the transom . Old gentleman called he had not seen that skill practiced for 30 years 😅
I've thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Bravo !!!
Thank you and we're so glad you enjoyed it!
Hope Andrew got to enjoy a few pints certainly you both deserve some pub time after the canal adventures, New subscriber from SE England someone who has once enjoyed a barge holiday on the Norfolk Broads chosen especially as it very flat and fewer locks. One day will be brave and go on those aqueducts.
Thanks so much for subscribing! Andrew definitely enjoyed a few well-earned pints. We've quickly learned that pub time is always a good way to wrap up a day on the water! The Norfolk Broads sound like a lovely and more relaxed choice. The aqueducts are quite the experience, and definitely worth it so we look forward to hearing about your adventures on them!
Very much enjoyed this video as we had a boat at Chirk Marina for many years and your film brought back many happy memories. Stay safe and belated happy birthday!
Thank you so much! That’s amazing to hear as you must have some incredible memories from your time at Chirk Marina. We passed it a couple times and it’s such a beautiful area! Megan will appreciate the birthday wishes,. We we did our best to stay safe, minus one kettle accident. Glad we could bring back those memories for you
Really enjoyable video. Happy Birthday Megan.
@@neilmackel thank you very much 🎉
We had our honeymoon travelling the same route as you,34 years ago.We also had a great time like you.Bringing back lots of memories!
Aw, what an amazing honeymoon idea! We’re thrilled that our journey brought back those special memories for you. Happy 34 years and thanks so much for sharing
Thanks for the reply!❤
Well done, the pair of you. Challenges faced and triumphed over. Happy Birthday Megan! Where sections of river have been canalised, there will be a flow, and weirs will take surplus water away from the canal. Andrew don't just talk about it, get the beer in. And get Megan her fish & chips too. I am looking forward to your next video. Bye!
Thank you for the birthday wishes! While we did have to wait, the good news is that we both eventually got our fish and chips and pints on the way back. Thanks for joining us.
This vlog is good for the soul! What a wonderful way to see the UK? Looking forward to each installment. 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much! Narrowboating really does offer a peaceful and unique way to explore the UK, doesn’t it? I’m glad you’re enjoying the journey with us. Not sure if you saw our 1st day of narrowboating. It didn't go as smooth, however, here's the link; th-cam.com/video/c16UtZg-f3s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=B20t1kUE5eZHsblL
@AndrewandMegan Yes, I watched your 1st episode, I know there are positive & negatives of any life you choose, however as I approach retirement age, living on a narrow boat does look enormously appealing. Looking forward to your next episode. 👍🏻
Really enjoyed this vlog. Thank you.
@@andrewdoubtfire4700 thanks for enjoying it!
Happy birthday Megan!
Well done to you both on the narrow boat journey,really enjoyed your vlog.
God bless you both
From Scotland ; the Land of Haggis and Tunnocks tea cakes 😀
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Thank you for the birthday wishes! One of these days we're going to go to the Tunnocks Tea Cake factory for Megan 😆
What a fabulous couple of videos. I love our canals I was brought up near the Bridgewater canal.
Thanks for sharing this.
Ps you two are great.
Thanks for enjoying with us. We hadn't heard of the Bridgewater Canal until just looking it up. Looks like we have many more canals to explore!
Thanks so much for sharing ! This is now on my Bucket List ! :)
That’s awesome to hear! It’s such a unique experience. We hope you get to check it off soon!
Did the Llangollen canal from Bunbury for the first time in July this year (and first time on narrowboat too). Was a slog going, very slow with the current against you but Llangollen and Trevor (and Chirk!) are lovely with good pubs. Hope you enjoyed it.
We did that journey earlier this year - Brill to watch again!
Soo brave , welcome to UK.Hope you enjoyed your hard work.Haste ye back.🎉😄
Nicely done!
You're in esteemed company: Harrison Ford, Calista Flockhart + family also made the journey across Pontcysyllte aqueduct in 2012.
@@AW12-W so neat! We heard of a Brad Pitt canal sighting too?! A little celebrity hidden spot?
@@AndrewandMegan Well, it certainly is now! ❤
Sure i bumped into you Nr Whitchurch when i was walking my Golden retriever Lennie. Glad you liked the canal. Wales is stunning, and there's quieter mountains to climb when you come back to Eryri (Snowdonia)
Fancy seeing you here, what a small world! We've definitely enjoyed Wales anytime that we've been. Such a beautiful place. We'll be back to explore some more of Snowdonia as we hiked Snowdon and saw so much untouched beauty from the top. Thanks for saying hi!
@@AndrewandMegan Cadair Idris is a great hike if you get the chance. Much fewer people, and scenery is spectacular (on a clear day) Nice quiet llyn for a swim too.
1st video your caution was noticeable. This one so relaxed, like everyone else on a canal holiday. I guess you were reluctant for it to end.
We definitely got a better hang of it by day 2 or 3, and we took to canal life overall. 7 days certainly went by fast as we were ready to live full time on one by the end.
Absolutively wonderful that you experienced and enjoyed the fun and endured the challenges of narrowboat and canal life,and the scenery along the way. If you'd like too reminisce with like-minded shows,,when you have a quiet.cosy evening back home,try watching Great Canal Journeys,with British actors,married couple,Timothy West & Prunella Scales,or Canal Boat Diaries,if they're available back across the pond?
Thank you so much! We truly loved every part of the narrowboat experience, from the fun to the challenges, and the stunning scenery along the way. We’ll definitely check out 'Great Canal Journeys'. It sounds like a perfect watch after experiencing the canals ourselves. Looks like it is available on Amazon Prime, so we’ll be able to watch it back in the States too! Appreciate the recommendation!
I really enjoyed that, thank you 👍
@@kentishmale1969 thanks for enjoying with us!
You did that like pro's.. It's not easy and very daunting, and love the fact you are so open to experience new adventures, if only i could meet you for a very much earned beer..
@@neilreed4206 we’ll take all of the compliments, thank you! It was relaxation meets hard work for sure. Maybe we’ll have to have a pub meet up on one of our trips to the UK!
Brilliant job 👏
Thank you!
You two are so lovely, and those winning smiles will help you on your way. The ease with which you tackle and perform the various tasks is very impressive. I'm loving your videos. Thanks. Cheers! Sheffield South Yorkshire
@@user-man-guinon80 thank you so much! We’re glad we made it look easy, I think the nerves really settled by day 2. Cheers to you!
I've done that aqueduct and the Llangollen canal twice in a 63 footer. Great experience.
@@dlongstaff1960 wow! That would be a lot of boat to navigate through the narrow parts in Wales.
Happy Birthday, Megan and what a great video! I’m going to be doing the same trip as you guys in a couple of weeks, but out of Whitchurch. Can’t wait! It looks so beautiful.
@@DamianTheAustralian thank you! We passed by the Whitchruch marina. Have the best time!!
Thanks for a great little video! pity you didn't get to a pub, there's nothing like tying up for the night and taking a walk along the counry lanes for a pint!
@@johnadey9464 right?! There should always be time for a pint! To be fair, we made that a priority on the way back. Cheers!
Good job guys. Loving your journey through my countries canals. Look forward to your next video.
@@f3aok thanks! Such a special part of the country!
Andrew, I think that when you tied the knot with Megan, you hit the jackpot. Give thanks to God everyday.
Yep, Megan is an Angel in disguise!
Which god? This is the internet, there are many gods.
@@TukikoTroy But they are all bogus so who cares.
@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv Okay, so I'm an atheist, too. But the mistake you have made is that you have just claimed that all gods are bogus and by doing so you have shifted burden of proof from the Theist onto yourself, so all the Theist has to do now is to say 'prove gods are bogus'. But you cannot prove one way or the other if gods exist or don't. What we want is for good old chrisakin6144 to keep the burden of proof so that we can ask them to prove their claim that gods are real... something they also cannot do.
@@TukikoTroy Most probably the Abrahamic god. The most common grouping of theists are monotheists which generally worship that which is referred to as god/ yahwey or allah. Its even more obvious when you open you're eyes and ears and realise that they are westerners, who are generally monotheists. Don't be obtuse
Happy birthday Megan 🎂 and thank you for the musical 😊
❤ from Northeast England ❤️
Thank you and any time! 😆
That was amazing and you were true professionals. Happy belated birthday, Megan. Just think that all those canals were dug out by hand.
@@RonSeymour1 it is a wild thought! Such a unique piece of history.
It's where we get "navvies" from, for the ones that dug canals to navigate the waterways.
Well done both for the way you handled the new challenges, and for bringing so much joy to us in what you do.
@@davidjones332 thank you so much for your kindness and enjoying the adventure with us! We miss the boat! We had such a great time.
Watching your adventures is making me want to hire a narrow boat and explore.
That’s awesome to hear! Honestly, it’s such a fun and relaxing way to explore the UK, you won’t regret it if you give it a go!
I have been on that canal. we had a 70-foot boat one of the best holidays ever. Loved your video it brought back some happy memories.
That’s amazing! A 70-foot narrowboat on that canal?! What an adventure/challenge that must have been! We're so glad the video brought back some happy memories for you. Narrowboating really does make for an unforgettable holiday. Thanks for watching
What A Great Vlog ThankYou
Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed it. Appreciate you watching and being part of the journey!
The only thing i would say guys wear a safety jacket in locks and on side of boat it can happen 😢😊
I don't want to pour water on your fire but my mate had a 52-footer (Boat🤫) and he lived on it all year around, the winters on a narrow boat can be brutal (I am sure you have heard) so if you are going to use your future boat in the cold, wrap up warm and keep a sharp axe.
Having a great time, I see, not many get to live on one for any time at all, Take care and Happy boating.
Hi guys - spotted the thumbnail and yes... you came within about a mile of where I live - just before the shorter aqueduct. Well navigated and i hope you enjoy the rest of your trip.
@@cliffordwaterton3543 wow! What a beautiful place to live! Thanks for enjoying with us.
Awesome navigation
Thank you!
You took to it like ducks to water ❤
@@David-c6z3x well, thank you very much! Great analogy for this adventure!
passed you on your return journey from llangollen back over the aquaduct i was walking my puppy
Fantastic. I really enjoyed this. I live in the town next to the floating market. Solved my date query. I fish some of this area so spend time by the cut frequently aswell as walks. I thought you were handling the boat fantastically well( compared to some!). It's always interesting to here the many accents and languages of those who come to enjoy the Waterways. Well done on crossing the Fron aqueduct and reaching Llangollen. There is an area by road close to the canal where crossing the border is frequent, in an out of Wales. By the way the 'which' towns of Cheshire are Salt mining towns as the Cheshire plain is very low-lying and as such is a Salt plain. It gives the local Cheese its traditional flavour.
Well done guy's 😊
Thanks so much! What a beautiful spot to live and fish! We were so surprised to meet so many people from all over. Crossing the aqueduct was definitely a highlight for us! And thanks for the info on Cheshire; we actually went to the cheese festival a couple of years back and fell in love with Cheshire cheese-it’s one of our favorites! Appreciate you watching!
@AndrewandMegan I ve had a glance at some of your previous vlogs, my Mum had a shop in Nantwich many, many years ago.
Enjoy your travels.
Alex
The skeleton at 16:20 seems to exemplify the relaxed pace of this kind of vacation especially as minutes before, the pace of the boat reminded me of Dr. Nefario's scooter in Despicable Me. 😂
haha we love that comparison. It definitely sums up the laid back pace of narrowboating.
You did great guys. I've been on the route and it can be pretty stressful. 👍
@@InstantDesign there were a few moments of holding our breath! 😆 Thanks for enjoying with us!
I am from that part of the world. It is really rather nice!
We agree! Thanks for dropping in
Are you still in the area? I’m a Welsh local and have an amazing experience for you to do.
Also, Pontcysyllte doesn’t mean ‘the bridge that connects’. Cysyllte is the old name for the parish. It is literally just ‘the bridge at Cysyllte’.
Absolutely loved this video ❤
So glad you enjoyed it and thank you for sharing!
You did a marvellous job, hope you enjoyed your time in Great Britain
We discover something new every time we're here. Thanks for the compliments!
Really impressed you handled that very well. Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you so much! We really appreciate that and definitely enjoyed every bit of the experience!
Just come across you guys, you have passed my house in this video, my back garden is on the canal. I live in froncysyllte and can see the pontcysyllte aqueduct from my house.
Hope you enjoyed the area and your time here.
Have subscribed so looking forward to following you guys on your adventures. Big love to you both from big Tony 👍👍👍👍
Wow, that's so neat. We kept saying how beautiful it would be to have a garden facing the canals. Thanks for subscribing and enjoying the adventure with us!
That was great. I was there recently with the family and it was a struggle getting my wife to cross that aqueduct 😁
😆I understand the panic. lol. I managed to do some of the steering on the way back!
Andrew is the best name ever!
Unless you’re a prince
I agree! - Andrew
I’m so jealous of you. That looks amazing. Hopefully one day I’ll get to do a canal boat holiday.
10/10 recommend. It was so much fun!
Following In Harrison Ford and Callista Flockhearts shoes, who took the same canal vacation a while back!
Belated birthday greetings Megan. You're both doing really good.
Thanks so much!
I live in Fron near the last draw bridge.
Llangollen, say fast CLAN-GOTH-LYN and you’ll sound like a local 🏴🇺🇸🫡
We're practicing out loud right now... not quite convinced either of us would pass for a local yet 😆
@@AndrewandMegan I used to hang around the Fron draw bridge as a kid offering to raise and lower it for tips. I met Harrison Ford 👀
I’m chuffed you enjoyed your visit!
@@rymoe6299 well sounds like your hanging around really paid off then! How cool is that!
Well done guys. Great video. 🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for enjoying it with us!
Brilliant, well done x
Thanks so much!
Terrific video, and beautifully edited too
Thanks so much! We had a lot of fun with the canal videos!
People who sit by locks watching the boats go through are affectionately known as "gongoozlers".
Have you got your sealegs yet? I'm not joking, narrowboats rock from side to side a lot, and after a while you'll be unable to walk in a straight line on dry land (and that's going TO the pub).
Ah, so that’s what they’re called. Neither one of us have ever heard that term. As for our sea legs... we're still working on those. But at a pub, Megan did say "I still feel like I'm rocking on the boat" and that was before any beers. So she's getting there!
Well done guys super job.
Thanks so much! Cheers!
I really enjoyed that. Well done!
Thanks for enjoying with us!
I did that trip with a group of friends in 1974!
Great memories!
Well done another excellent video , next time bring a couple of friends and either share a boat or hire two but let the lads have a pint or two along your journey . There are lots of canals in the UK so you see a lot more countryside , just do more research .
That sounds like a great time! We saw some groups of friends having a grand time. Andrew did finally get his pint... or two... in Llangollen! 😆
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Grindley is about 20ft or 6 and a bit meters raise/fall, always amazes me that people come up with ideas to travel up and downhill on water.
It is so fascinating, agree! What a unique piece of history!
Hello , Is this your second video ? If it is , welcome back . If not , sorry , but keep doing what you are doing and enjoy your trip
Hi there! Welcome! It is our second one, thank you for the welcome back! We enjoyed this trip very much. 😁
You should tie up near a pub for the night for the full experience 😊
Excellent advice! 😁
There's quite a water flow on that part of the Shropshire Union canal. It was designed to transport water (to England probably).
We could definitely feel that current running against us at times!
@@AndrewandMegan I've been over the aqueduct in a booze cruise so making headway wasn't too important😁
When you hired the boat I’m surprised you didn’t borrow or hire a nicholsons guide, much easier to use than a map.
We'll have to get that for the next one!
You should do the Norfolk Broads next
I think there will be a next canal boat adventure, so we will for sure check this out! Thanks!
@@AndrewandMegan and no locks ;)
@@AndyKing1963 that sounds very relaxing!
@@AndrewandMegan and there's an icecream boat, called the Ice Float - I kid you not
Pity you didn't take a 70 footer. There so much more fun, especially going round corners!
Megan feels uncertain about the fun element of that 😂😅
Did you honestly think there was going to be so much excitement and trepidation on an English canal boat journey?
We had NO idea!
Great vid, Megan is a real babe, shes so funny and sweet, and smiling
Question. Was it worth the trip? Hope so. BTW. No lots of rain, no canals! 😊
The footpath alongside the canal was for a horse used to pull the narrowboat.
So fascinating! We shared some photos of that in our first video. We really enjoyed learning about that.
7:20 I'm wondering (pun intended!) whether you actually noticed BakedOnBoard playing Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' in the background?
@@CruisingTheBroads we did, we had a whole dance party to it! They were so kind to us! We couldn’t play the whole things because of copyright.☹️ But it was the best! ❤️
Belated i know happy birthday Megan hope ive spelt that right. Been lovely watching you guys have fun on your narrow boat. Back in the late sixties we as a family went across that aqueduct my mum locked herself in the toilet if there was logic there i never found out. Thankyou for a great video thoroughly enjoyed it.
Lovely video
@@anthonystavely9947 thanks!
Was that a deliberate smirk after bridge 69. 😂😂😂
Check out the Narrowboat Pirate for more of those…
😆...maybe I was just impressed I made it through the bridge😆
@@AndrewandMegan great driving. I did it in the Norfolk Broads which was tricky enough but the canals you travelled were a less wide. Very impressed.
Hiya. Did you get your pint and your fish & chips? Stay safe. All the best to you.
We made that happen... a couple of times! 😆 thanks for the well wishes!
Didn’t Harrison Ford do a similar journey with his wife a few years ago?
@@bertybasilbennett3040 that’s what we’ve heard! Someone in the comments here even said they met him!
Xx
Walking across it...
Made me dizzy
I could understand this!
@AndrewandMegan
Actually was crossing from the Welsh end...only made it halfway to England before turning back 🤣
There are some real long tunnels in Yorkshire and I mean long underground how to cook a Lancashire
I Thought the Narrow Boat world and Canals ware only British and Italian. Obviously not .Americans have Found this " Secret World " .Hope you had a nice Time.
We've found the canals and we loved it!!! Thanks for stopping by!
I m from Wales Llangollen 🏴 do you like it’s
I used to live near there and aunt had bungalow on the end. I used to wheelie my enduro bike all the way across. Daft 17 yr old, 60 now and no way would i do it. That was the Fron aqueduct
Pronounced Vron Cususthly
How much does it cost to hire a barge??
Edit..Have you got these canals and barges in America ?? Happy belated birthday anyway..Thanx 👍
It was £1724 ($2300) to hire the canal boat for 7 days. We have canals and barges in the US, but the experience and canals themselves are very different from what the UK offers.
And thank you so much for the birthday wishes!
Are you Floridians? Accent seems familiar, Brother in law lives in lakeland
We are... though we've never had anyone pick up on that accent! Good ear!
You have committed the cardinal sin of mooring on a water point when you went to the floating market, you will now be forever forbidden to travel on the canals ever again ! (Only joking 😊)
I hope you managed to stop in Ellesmere and go to ‘The Vault’ pub or at the very least the ‘Willeymoor Lock Tavern’
Ahhh, we were so embarrassed when we found this out. Our floating market friends told us... after some conversation, we were forgiven 😂 We stopped at a few pubs but we did miss both of the ones you shared. Andrew says we have to go back immediately now.