Need to invite him I’ll the pub for some Scots lessons haha.
@nigel58234 жыл бұрын
sorry your wrong shawn as got it right this time (The Falkirk Wheel) do your history better not pronounced as fallkirk
@garyjeffrey50264 жыл бұрын
@@nigel5823 Nigel what on earth are you talking about? I'm referring to pronunciation?
@ConnorDoesRugby4 жыл бұрын
nigel I actually don’t know what you’re trying to say here
@ladykaycey4 жыл бұрын
Oh, thank you so much for pointing that out, it was really getting to me lol 😆 😅
@shoneyman3 жыл бұрын
And just to give a bit of closure to the pronunciation argument below (I was born in Falkirk Infirmary, and have stayed here the entire 44 years of my life), the first syllable is definitely pronounced 'fall', as in to 'fall' off a cliff. But as also mentioned, if you really wanted to sound local, you'd pronounce it 'faw', like 'fall' but without the 'll'. But jeez, you can't really be blamed for that, you're just pronouncing it as you read it, and nobody can be expected to accurately pronounce every single place name they visit, so I wouldn't worry about it :-)
@ThelemicMagick4 жыл бұрын
It's surprisingly energy efficient as well. The Falkirk Wheel uses only 1,5 kWh per half a turn. That's not much, considering the enormous weight it's rotating. My girlfriend and I (we're Dutchies) rented a yacht three years ago and travelled from Fort William to Edinburgh and back, crossing some stunning lochs. Ofcourse, we *had* to visit the Falkirk Wheel as well. Especially going down the wheel is a surreal experience.
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
It sure is awesome to see!
@Csdrumworks184 жыл бұрын
Great video Shawn, although Falkirk is pronounced 'fall-kirk'. Glad you enjoyed it.
@philquinn24324 жыл бұрын
Only uses the same power as a toaster 😂 it only needs a little push at the top to carry it down
@albee_fuqtifanno85953 жыл бұрын
Or 2 kettles. Same name as the guy who designed it. A Mr Kettle.
@theweakestlink22784 жыл бұрын
So it's like an elevated canal. That's really cool! I love the design of it.
@albee_fuqtifanno85953 жыл бұрын
It was designed by a Mr Kettle. Its to resemble the bones and fins of a whale.
@urbexscotland63134 жыл бұрын
Awww man you were only 5mins from me, I could have treated you to a bottle of bucky 🤣
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@craig97114 жыл бұрын
The way he says Falkirk hurts me
@DJSOfficialUK2 жыл бұрын
Have seen this beautiful and amazing structure on tv shows while growing up, brilliant tourist attraction that I hope to one day in future visit & experience. Thanks for recording, uploading and sharing your experience & look forward to in future see more videos like this. 😀👍
@brendabryant63474 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@garymcmahon39814 жыл бұрын
great vlog Shawn, but my wife really really found the music annoying lol
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your feedback
@rorycraig3 жыл бұрын
lmao @ the pigeon getting a lift at 4:46.
@attractionshubno14 жыл бұрын
Another great AdventureShawn Vlog Shawn mate 👍🏻
@julieatherton45302 жыл бұрын
Just seen your Kelpie video. We saw the Falkirk wheel yesterday too. We live about 2 miles from the other boat lift which is Anderton near Northwich in Cheshire. Maybe you should visit that one too Shawn 😁. Amazing pieces of engineering.
@batchmotorsport3 жыл бұрын
I had never seen this thing until I randomly stumbled across it on google earth. So I had to find a video and yours it is.
@sharkdrago84524 жыл бұрын
Less than an hour away from me
@edwardjoynes79614 жыл бұрын
Never been on one like this but it certainly looks interesting!
@aishlingpaigehanlon15714 жыл бұрын
Oh it's beautiful❤️😊. I live so close to it so seen it loads. It's the place I take my son also if I need some air or exercise. When I was in lock down this is where I done my 1 exercise a day.
@georgefloyd90354 жыл бұрын
Obviously you haven’t , cause it’s only one in world
@0KeepRockin04 жыл бұрын
Interesting Fact. The boat lift carries 600 tones up 27 meters and uses the same amount of energy as is used to boil a kettle.
@carolejohnston40054 жыл бұрын
Falkirk is pronounced as "Fall Kirk' not 'Fal Kirk'
@DanUnplanned4 жыл бұрын
Ah Shawn we were going to go there but visited the kelpies instead! It’s in my video on my channel that looks awesome tho! Wish I went now
@marjim84654 жыл бұрын
How interesting!
@jackwhitlock14 жыл бұрын
Very good vlog or should I say veeeeeeeelog 🤣
@GarryWilliams5553 жыл бұрын
I miss Scotland so much. Especially exploring the loch and mountain trails in the depths of the highlands.
@TheSanbrookeAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful country
@shoneyman3 жыл бұрын
Only just discovered this channel after linking from your Inverness Fair video. I actually stay only just over 1 mile from the wheel, and you can see my village at several points in the video! I do a lot of running and cycling, the path you're standing on at the end is where I do my running hill-rep training, and I cycle the various paths around the canal network on an almost daily basis. Would have been really funny if I'd bumped into you, think I'd have had a fan-boy moment :-) Glad you enjoyed your trip up to our wee part of the world, the Wheel really is an amazing feat of engineering (particularly the fact it only takes 8 kettles worth of power to rotate, thanks to Archimedes principle), looking forward to seeing the NC500 series of videos
@TheSanbrookeAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@johnh10013 жыл бұрын
You need to build a Falkirk wheel in the Suez canal then you won't have a pile up of ships .
@michaeldicker48393 жыл бұрын
Two boats in one gondola going up and one boat in the top gondola coming down. No problem with balance as the two boats will displace more water from their gondola making just about the same weight as the other one.
@andrewdavidloch3602 жыл бұрын
it uses the equivalent of five electric kettles to boil of 1 litre of water to move one circle. It's that balanced.
@kkrispy2009P4 жыл бұрын
Shawn is back . Yay just watched him in Germany. Now in Scotland lol hehe . Love Scotland thanks 4 sharing Mr themepark
@albee_fuqtifanno85953 жыл бұрын
Hey bud, great video. Shame you were at the wheel on my day off.I love chatting to vloggers. I normally escort narrowboats up the wheel and up the 2 massive electric sluices lock gates you go in to get onto the union canal. The time you were at TFW there had been a breach on a part of the union canal. First time its breached that part in 200 years. It meant no boats could travel from Edinburgh to TFW via the union canal. Most holiday hire boats want to go up TFW an onto Edinburgh which take you right into the heart of the city. Some take in the festival or the tattoo etc. Covid knocked that part on the head but it was still super busy as families wanted to get away from it all, keep safe and holiday at home so hiring a narrowboat was the perfect idea. The breach was a real bummer it really was, few did keep their holidays and took the boats down the 13 lock gates to the kelpies or went west towards Glasgow. Hopefully the breach will be fixed for next season and with the vaccine and plenty of programmes on tv like Celebs go barging it really helps. Thanks again.
@TheSanbrookeAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, I had a fantastic visit!
@shrimpercj4 жыл бұрын
I was expecting Shawn to shout 'a bit of HELIX HELIX HELIX' as it was going round...... very disappointed he didn't, come on Shawn!!!
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Wrong channel for that one!
@chrisbaete58424 жыл бұрын
We visited here about 5 years ago as I’d seen it on one of the kids tv shows and we were not disappointed. The trip was great fun and very informative. Personally I love the design both technically but also visually and the simplicity behind such an incredible piece of practical engineering is awesome. If you are visiting Scotland I’d highly recommend a visit. The wheel is a 10-15 minute walk to the station
@JoriDiculous4 жыл бұрын
funny (not really). Was about to watch your Nevis climb video and then saw i had missed two more videos. This one and the Kelpies. The problem with to many channel subscriptions :D
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching them!
@aishlingpaigehanlon15714 жыл бұрын
Yayy shawn!!!!! u went to the wheel I live near it. Its great for walks and also for the park for my little boy lol. Me, my husband and son are a regulars to the wheel, live so close to it lol. Damn I wish I was there today to say hello to u!!!! (from a distance of course)
@yvonnejohnston94294 жыл бұрын
Great video and it’s pronounced Fall Kirk 🙂. Live 5 minutes away from it, and been up many times.
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@jamesluc41382 жыл бұрын
Is that the actual music that plays when it is moving?
@traceybeerling47763 жыл бұрын
Hi shawn really enjoyed this what a great idea amazing. Thankyou for sharing with us as always love Tracey xxxxxx
@scottsdaytrips4 жыл бұрын
Hi Shawn, my Mum and I been on the Falkirk Wheel once, that was a few years ago. 🏴
@TransCanadaPhil4 жыл бұрын
I went on that when I visited Scotland in 2018 😀
@Joe195904 жыл бұрын
The other boat lift in the UK is the Anderton boat lift in Northwich, Cheshire. I happen to live 10 minutes away from it!
@albee_fuqtifanno85953 жыл бұрын
This is the only rotating boat lift. End of the day it always rotates and ends on an even number. Goes one way then the other.
@michellehiggs604 жыл бұрын
Wow we have never seen anything like that before. Great video. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@sandyhagen91554 жыл бұрын
Shawn, I live a couple of miles along the canal from the Wheel, and my In-Laws live across the canal from it. Been on it many times, and watched it being constructed.
@uksunshinekid9924 жыл бұрын
Completely agree. It’s a great piece of engineering and it’s fab just to watch it in operation. We’ve not done the boat trip Just watched it while down at the park area nearby
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
It sure is!
@clairehislop5873Ай бұрын
They've started doing internal tours (£110) to view the workings of the wheel. Would DEFINETLY recommend booking one
@expeditioned28214 жыл бұрын
Certaintly a weird design but a good experience!
@ssue4q4 жыл бұрын
Definitely the most cool lock in the world! I'd never even knew there was such a thing. Till I lived in South Carolina USA and we went out on my husband's boat and we were on the lake and gone inside this massive cement structure that totally closed around us and lowered us down to the river.. it was just so cool I just never had experienced anything like that fun! Thank you so much for doing this. what an awesome structure! Love both of your channels!💗
@stewartjdrummond4 жыл бұрын
It's canals, lochs are totally different and just the Gaelic Scottish & Irish term for lakes.
@ssue4q4 жыл бұрын
@@stewartjdrummond are we talking about the same thing? I'm talking about the structure not the water!
@stewartjdrummond4 жыл бұрын
@@ssue4q Wires crossed, I now see you meant locks as in canal transfers which the wheel replaced. Sorry.
@ssue4q4 жыл бұрын
@@stewartjdrummond 😆 that's 👌 different terminology for different parts of the world! Yeah in the u.s. we call them locks! lol
@paulinemercer538 Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍🏴
@HM786782 жыл бұрын
Nice one mate, thanks for the tour
@andycampbell91Ай бұрын
👍
@otisbailey54552 жыл бұрын
Thanks your video was superior to the one on tv. Very clear and precise demonstration.
@TheSanbrookeAdventures2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@oddsandwindsocks59054 жыл бұрын
Amazing structure shawn, your gonna love Ben nevis, we done it 25 years ago, took us 8 hours up and down, but well worth going up. There is also a cable cars i remember. There was one guy who carried his bike up and rode down,, what a show of lol.
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@InvalidUserProfile3 жыл бұрын
That is so damn cool! It never ceases to amaze me the different things you find and show us on both your channels. Thank you.
@TheSanbrookeAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@LadyDragonsblood4 жыл бұрын
Is it just a tourist thing.... or do commercial and private boats use it as well.... and if so, is there a fee for that kind of use. It was absolutely fascinating. Thanks for sharing this with us!
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Private boats also use it!
@albee_fuqtifanno85953 жыл бұрын
Mostly used for holiday hires which are based at the wheel. Private boats pay a fixed mooring fee and can use the wheel as many times as they want during the season. Some days we have 19 boat movements. Some coming from the east in Edinburgh and some from Glasgow. There is 2 trip boats which do the usual thing shaun was on but its been really busy with holiday hires now after such programmes Celebs go barging etc. I escorted 2 boats up the wheel last season. Anne Diamond and Jenny bond on 1. The other Pete waterman and Bill Oddy. There was cameras everywhere but when it was shown on tv only a small part covered the wheel. All you could see was my white safety helmet lol.
@bubblehead784 жыл бұрын
Bird @4:48 is like "WTF?"
@fraser_mr20094 жыл бұрын
interesting
@pauladiehl-griffin59004 жыл бұрын
That’s the coolest thing..Awesome indeed!!
@C64Queeg5004 жыл бұрын
Fantastic stuff Shawn. A hell of a piece of engineering, it makes my home made sock warmer look ordinary......
@grudgesgalore86664 жыл бұрын
never heard of that thing until now! i thought that was going to lift that boat up onto a roadway? i was like WHAT THE HELL?? i didn't realize there was a waterway up there on top! what a very unique and interesting piece of machinery! that's like ultra cool! once again ADVENTURE SHAWN taking me places i've never been b4! outstanding!! thank you so much!!
@kkrispy2009P4 жыл бұрын
Very great floating wheel which can carry water
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@VibonoMirage4 жыл бұрын
So basically it's a larger version of the rapid ride at Bobbijann land?
@aishlingpaigehanlon15714 жыл бұрын
It's a canal. It goes from Falkirk all the way to Edinburgh. Also goes to Glasgow to 😊
@sheldonmurphy60313 ай бұрын
This is really darn cool Sir! For some reason, I can see this being in a Jurassic Park movie in some way, down the line! 😁 Thanks For Sharing This! 👍
@flyingscotsman79144 жыл бұрын
I have been on a boat ride in York on Monday and you can be a good tour guide on it.
@CLC-10004 жыл бұрын
Interesting structure Shawn. Beautiful scenery too. Great vlog.
@breakawayfromme4 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this featured on CBBC as a kid, always thought it was interesting, thanks for sharing
@manutdlists24424 жыл бұрын
I've only been once, back in 2011 with my gran and grandad:)
@dillonlewallen70864 жыл бұрын
Cool, did u like it?
@manutdlists24424 жыл бұрын
@@dillonlewallen7086 I enjoyed it however I was only 9 at the time so I probably would enjoy it more of I went now
@24whitejon4 жыл бұрын
Loving how you pronounce things!
@jesserico4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a new addition to the bucket list! 🍻
@chrisbagshaw63784 жыл бұрын
Is there a turn table at the end of the tunnel
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
The boat has space to turn around
@andrewdavidloch3602 жыл бұрын
Take The Jaggie Thistle ... a barge that you can do it by yourself. You are Captain.
@7389ma4 жыл бұрын
That is impressive
@clairehislop58734 ай бұрын
One of my favourite landmarks, so simple yet so amazing at the same time 😃
@gaff-life14 жыл бұрын
Here shawn is it scary high when ur up there?
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
I don’t find heights scary but I imagine some people wouldn’t like it!
@derekgunn30563 жыл бұрын
Shame that Shawn hasn't learned how to pronounce FALKIRK (FALL-kirk). It comes from the name of the "Faw Kirk" Anvient Church with speckled stone (Faw stone)
@TheSanbrookeAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me know!
@ebinsuncle4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating piece of engineering, so impressive!
@MarbleYacht3 жыл бұрын
You've got the voice of a TV narrator. I actually enjoyed learning about this. What's your favorite place? Or your favorite video of yours?
@TheSanbrookeAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I loved exploring NYC!
@roncaruso931Ай бұрын
Is it fully operational? Does it actually transfer boats to different levels? Or is it just an amusement ride?
@TheSanbrookeAdventuresАй бұрын
It operates
@hayleyc78004 жыл бұрын
Amazing! 😲
@joeyp93893 ай бұрын
I see they use the American system of measurement 🤣
@crimsonwizard25603 жыл бұрын
You could argue it is actually in Camelon.
@Mitjitsu2 жыл бұрын
The most amazing thing about it is that it's entirely mechanical. If it was a barge using electrical pumps. It would be incredibly energy intensive.
@decxor44064 жыл бұрын
i love like ten minutes from there love from falkirk ❤️
@johnh10013 жыл бұрын
Where in Scotland is the county of Falkirk ?
@decxor44063 жыл бұрын
@@johnh1001 directly in between glasgow and edinburgh
@jaxonwright22433 жыл бұрын
The background music tho...its annoying.
@TheSanbrookeAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your feedback
@miami71074 ай бұрын
Nice knowledge 👌
@gamingchannelYoutube574 жыл бұрын
Go to New Lanark
@laura89334 жыл бұрын
It's weird watching someone vlog in the area I live in lol Its pronounced FALL - KIRK = falkirk
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@phatmangreig32714 жыл бұрын
shawn sorryy but can you say falkirk right say fall then kirk seprately then try saying falkirk
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
My pronunciation is usually awful!
@lucaphys4 жыл бұрын
if this will be boring for me
@TheSanbrookeAdventures4 жыл бұрын
It’s something very different!
@andrewjohnston41274 жыл бұрын
Dunno why it's called the Falkirk wheel, it's in tamfourhill 😂 same as the kelpies, in glensburgh,part of grangemouth but Falkirk still claim them
@yvonnejohnston94294 жыл бұрын
Andrew Johnston tammyhill a part of Falkirk, and the kelpies in Falkirk, no Grangemouth 😂😂
@andrewjohnston41274 жыл бұрын
@@yvonnejohnston9429 I'll let you have that only cos you have a cool surname 😁
@joeypenn53213 жыл бұрын
I live in falkirk
@joeypenn53213 жыл бұрын
Thanks for hearting my Comment
@pikeonatrike4 жыл бұрын
What is this witchcraft
@its_sweet16_therandom464 жыл бұрын
Whoho, more tourism
@naiboz4 жыл бұрын
Fall Kirk 😉 👍🏻
@albee_fuqtifanno85953 жыл бұрын
Faw kirk lol
@naiboz3 жыл бұрын
@@albee_fuqtifanno8595 😂 I was trying to give the lad half a chance 😁
@Ryandunbar19964 жыл бұрын
Close enough pronounaction wise but it's "fall Kirk" shawn
@nigel58234 жыл бұрын
it pronounced falkirk shawn got it right this time