Ellesmere Port to Liverpool via the Manchester Ship Canal and The River Mersey

[@karenharvey2549]

Fabulous video. We used to live in Ellesmere Port, frequently visited the Boat Museum and have been to the African restaurant. We moved to live on the seafront in a small town in North Wales. When we go to Liverpool we always stay in a hotel on Albert Docks. I need to be within a few hundred yards of water, if not in it up to my neck in it. Thanks for sharing. Happy travels.

[@oldbloke135]

Excellent stuff. That must have been so far out of most of those people's comfort zone that they will remember it for life. A testament to the preparation and knowledge involved that it went without incident.

[@andrewleodyke]

Thank you for the kind words. It was indeed a memorable trip. I am even more impressed that almost 67,000 people have watched it. Take care.

[@Марк.Фетнов]

Fantastic little film, Looks like you had a great day! Thanks for sharing.

[@KenG1ITV]

Thank you for allowing me to "virtually" join your journey.

[@honoraclarke5431]

Never knew you could go from Ellesmere Port to Liverpool on one of those boats.

[@truckerfromreno]

That was lovely to watch.

[@ianhenson724]

That was a true pleasure to watch for me, i spent years as a teenager up near the Port Boat Museum having lived there for 19 years. To see you all leave the top Basin as we use to call it then go into the Canal and up Past Mount Monastery too was a treat, and such a lovely peaceful day as you say. Thanks - Ian H.

[@Pwecko]

I live in Ellesmere Port and I don't think I've seen such a beautiful day since 1976. That looked like great fun.

[@andrewleodyke]

Pwecko It was great fun. Thanks for the comment.

[@NeilIrving1973]

Nice to see the River Mersey and Eastham from the boat, I work in Eastham Village and spend a lot of time on the river front 😁

[@michaelcharters5727]

Wonderful filming thanks

[@philc70]

wow what a trip across the mersey, excellent

[@AMPProf]

No fear in the wide waters!

[@NeilIrving1973]

Also nice to see Liverpool, spent many years working there to 😁

[@tonyp011]

i did not think canal narrow boats were built or able to go on tidal rivers

[@Strutty1956]

Fantastic! Well done all, would love to do that trip myself.

[@andrewleodyke]

Pleasure. Hopefully might inspire others to make the trip.

[@Strutty1956]

Would you please PM me? Would like to get some contacts of knowledgeable people! [e-mail]

[@Goodheart1937]

Very entertaining, thank you.

[@seanie3470]

Wononderful greetings from Tipperary

[@tonyp011]

its a great shame that the MSC is not as busy as it was back in the 1970s my granddad always got caught out by the swing bring opening at Stockton heath on our way to the caravan in wales on a Friday tea time every week without fail this would happen, also its fantastic to see the mighty R Mersey nice and clean and ive heard that fish have return to the Mersey and breeding very well along with others further up the Mersey towards widnes

[@ohbobpleez]

...and there's the lovely wendy. Great trip.

[@keithbardsley7728]

ohbobpleez eye

[@petemarr824]

I would have been a nervous wreck on the Mersey. Well done :)

[@andrewleodyke]

Pete Marr Thank you got commenting. The trip was very well managed and we were part of a group. Before we left we were briefed and all our engines were checked by a qualified surveyor. Each boat was allocated a ‘buddy’, it was safe as it could be. It was also a wonderful day weather wise. One of the great boating experiences.

[@petemarr824]

When the narrow boat turned in the Mersey I was amazed that it didnt rock around. I did love so much this film as I was originally from the Wirral and always wanted to know about the canals around the region. I havent got a narrow boat myself, but may be when I retire ;)

[@perraultfl]

wow:: I love the barge canal thing: their running ships: as trains: trains on water.

[@johnburns4017]

Great. You were lucky it was super calm. That river can get very rough and I would hate to be in a narrow boat doing a rough crossing. The trip through Brunswick, Coburg and Wapping docks was nice. Those docks were deemed too small in the 1960s so were prematurely closed down in 1971. The large Brunswick Dock stayed open until 1975 supplying the massive grain silo, which along with all the other dockside buildings is now demolished. Far too many of the docks were filled in. A Venice of northern Europe could have been made out of them.

[@doktorbimmer]

"Venice of northern Europe" lol..!!! Please get therapy. Please.

[@johnburns4017]

doktorbimmer, please get therapy. Please.

[@doktorbimmer]

***** John Burns Please get therapy. Please.

[@johnburns4017]

doktorbimmer, please get therapy. Please.

[@doktorbimmer]

***** John Burns Please get therapy. Please.

[@qbsaber]

Thanks that was great.

[@LeanderPoole]

I was not aware that narrowboats were allowed to use this route.

[@NatSatFat]

Really fascinating! (Narrowboat at Sea?) did you go on from there ? North maybe?(is it possible) or just a day out at sea? rather you than me, journey across the Mersy

[@russcattell955i]

You can continue through a new tunnel in front of the 3 graces to the next docks & on to the Leeds & Liverpool canal.

[@clairecheskin4213]

That's a pretty buckby can, I'm learning to paint those

[@andrewleodyke]

Thank you. I can only take credit for the video, Wendy is the artist one. I will tell her you liked it.

[@nanba25]

Very nice, this part of the Mersey river is like an inner sea, as we can see. Wouldn't be nicer to have these engine muffled ? soundproof or absorbing cladding in the engine room, a taller exhaust pipe (folding for bridges and tunnels), in order to put all the fumes above your nose - so bad for your health with fine particles and sulfurs-, and a generous muffler in the external part of the exhaust, this would be a luxury to me, as silence is made of gold like the Romans said…

[@corky1548]

how deep is that whater

[@roconnor01]

Great video,but use a wind cover for your mic.

[@andrewleodyke]

I used a still camera and there is not a wind cover available. Thanks

[@johnkeepin7527]

Fascinating; I also enjoyed watching you Sharpness to Bristol footage recently. Here's Liverpool and Manchester the easy way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2auepJ4mK6noa8 . It was part of an out and back trip from Preston Brook on a hired boat. Liverpool from around 17:25. Couldn’t take the boat any further to Liverpool due to canal blocked due to an embankment collapse.

[@othompson8562]

How many miles is between these two destinations I probably think it might be 40 miles between those 2 destinations Are you going to get on that boat you're on again?

[@andrewleodyke]

+Emily Thompson Hi Emily, Looking at Google maps it is about 8 miles as the crow flies. We zigzagged a bit so maybe 9 tops.

[@andrewleodyke]

+Emily Thompson, We are lucky enough to own the boat and have been on her all over the country.

[@antoniogeraci]

nice

[@mikehurley5052]

At about 6.30 mins, why would you walk along the gunnels on a ship canal, go through the boat would be safer.

[@andrewdyke7667]

Mike Hurley. When either Wendy or I walked the gunwales, we used the three point principal. That is never move both hand and foot at the same time. Rock climbers use the same system. Perfectly safe. Cheers.

[@normg2242]

If you're not careful enough, you can lose your life. If you are too careful, you can lose out on life...

[@nerdalinger77]

Cool

[@silkyjones2626]

My wife is bossy also.

[@talantalanov5319]

nice