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Michael Downie with his canal boat

DownieLive Travels by Boat

December 19, 2022/in News/by Debbie Ludford

Canadian Youtuber Michael Downie has made a series of films about the canals and canal boat holidays.

In the first episode, he sets off from our canal boat hire base at Goytre Wharf and travels along the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal.

In episode two, he leaves from our Acton Bridge base in Cheshire and navigates through the Anderton Boat Lift.

In the third episode, he sets off from our Trevor base in North Wales and travels across the UNESCO World Heritage Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

In episode four he departs from our Sowerby Bridge base in West Yorkshire, and travels through the deepest lock in the country.

In the final episode, he travels through the Standedge Tunnel, the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel on the network.

You’ll find DownieLive Travels by Boat here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGcGMcj2dWM

Tags: canal boat hire, canal boat holiday, Huddersfield Narrow Canal, Llangollen Canal, Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, narrowboat hire, narrowboat holiday, River Weaver, Rochdale Canal, Trent & Mersey Canal
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