E24. Narrowboat cruise to Bradford on Avon on the Kennet and Avon Canal

[@davldcooksey4137]

Well Mark you surely enjoyed that day 🍺🍻👍👍👍⚓️🛥.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Absolutely

[@erikroberts1899]

Hello Mark and the beautiful Debbs. Love your videos. Past and present.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

So glad you're enjoying them👍

[@bigfoot9911]

you even get bladder'd at canal pace ,love the fact you two are making videos at the same 4mph , we get a real feel of the waterways thanks to your editing skills ,and debs acting skills when you drop in a few local historical factoids ,bet she acted a tad techy when she saw the footage of the sneaky larger theft , thanks for making your future memories part of mine , there 's something about the rivers and canals ,a sort of timeless age old rhythm,in a world of constant flux it does a soul good to be grounded by walking in history's footsteps ,all the best as ever Large Foot x

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

I met a guy at the beer festival with a Big Foot baseball cap on, he came straight over and started chatting, I seem to attract Big Foots 😂 so glad you enjoy the vid and take the time to comment👍

[@borderreiver3288]

LOVELY TO SEE ALL THE MORRIS DANCERS...SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD A FAIR FEW BEVVIES AND PROBABLY STAGGERED BACK TO THE BOAT...

[@fatbloke1953]

Just watching back your 'older' vlogs and its just to agree with you that Doombar is a 'ryte nyce pynt'. I go out with the lads(we are all over 60!!) every Thursday afternoon to play pool and quaf a few and Doombar is always a fave at The Sailors Return by the quay in Weymouth Dorset. We are only holiday boaters and go every year and love it. Keep up the good work, love your vlogs. Thanks, Chris🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@stuartbatchelor3644]

Hi Guys...really enjoying your early works. I am about six weeks away from taking delivery of a wide beam which will be starting its life (and mine) on the K&A at Caen Hill Marina. I had been a subscriber for some time but you guys came up in my searches....Thoroughly enjoyed this group of vlogs covering your journey to Bath and return. I actually sat there on a Saturday in what was to be my 'Dry October' but once you hit the beer festival my mouth started to water and the coat was on and I was out the door and on my way to the pub!!..Great fun to watch and so glad you guys, and many more, take the time to put these wonderful works together....Thank you :)

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Thanks Stuart and good luck with the wide beam 👍

[@chelle5812]

Lol drunk Mark made me chuckle lol. My hubby once went out for an hour Boxing Day at dinner time and came home at midnight lol. It was about twenty years ago but I stlill mention it now lol lol 🍺

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

🍺😂🤣

[@fatnsassy99]

Well done on 20k+ subs 👏👏👏 for Deb 💐🥃 for Mark 😎🍺

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@live2skide1]

Enjoying all your filming and your beer reviews.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

👍

[@patriciascottcastaneda9660]

Greetings from Washington State where the hops and barley you mention are grown. Thank you both for such wonderful footage and stories of your narrowboat adventures, You are delightful and lovely to watch, as well as excellent video techniques.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Patricia Scott Castaneda Thank you, just telling our story in the best way we can, its so nice to get reassuring comments like this as we’re still novices, both in boating and putting these vids together.

[@AndyCutright]

"And .. _technically_ ..." Never a great start to a conversation with your wife :)

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

😁

[@ianwebb1902]

We are re-watching these videos during Corona lockdown in Japan! We are really enjoying them again. It is now 2 o'clock in Japan and it is your fault that I have cracked open a can of my favourite Japanese beer - Suntory Premium Malts!! Thank you! 😜

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

ian webb I’m now on a mission to try and find one of those over here 🍺

[@steved8038]

What a beautiful place,must try and get there one day.happy memories for you both.good to see you enjoying yourselves.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

You should!

[@frankburns3871]

Click here 16:57 for my 4 year old favorite part. We have started watching your videos on our big screen in HD with the whole family before bed. They have so many questions about how it works. They all love it.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Frank Burns We’re so glad the whole family are enjoying our vids❤️

[@frankburns3871]

@@welldeckdiaries5610 That guy that jumped in front of the camera was having a great time. Those little bits are the best.

[@jobbernowlfilms2546]

Hi guys. Loved discovering your channel. Am currently binge watching your vids, in between writing, (I'm a writer), and on this one, I loved Bradford on Avon. My next move is onto a narrow boat where I can vanish and write undisturbed. Great channel and I've still loads more to watch! my very best wishes to you both. Nick

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Mark from the wide beam channel "Weir On The Move" is an author, you'll have to check him out, tell him I sent you

[@FlipandTheBlueMule]

Keep up the memorable brew reviews.... gnite for today from Tampa FLORIDA....CHEERS

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

They have been missing lately but will return👍

[@Laura-qg6kf]

Deb it sound like mark was pretty lit 😂😂 You guys continue to enjoy life much love I'm so happy for you guys.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

I was a bit squiffy 🤣😂🍺🍺🍺

[@williamolsmit4659]

You two are a hoot😁

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Thanka👍

[@markbutton3886]

Thank you for a trip down Memory lane as we hired our first boat from Black Prince 3 years ago and I've been obsessed with the idea of owning and living on one ever since. Love your filming style and beer reviews look forward to one day having a "right nice pint with you" .

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Mark Button hope your obsession will one day turn into reality. Thanks for taking the time to comment👍

[@marcrobinson2560]

hi guys lookslike you both had a fun day lol marc xx

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

We did Marc 👍

[@lockodonis]

Haha..... pretty sozzeled after that festival...😂

[@deborahhockley7958]

lockodonis You noticed that 😂😂😂 . Debbie

[@kevinwheatley1097]

Just rewatching this video. We are on the Kennet and Avon Hilperton to Bristol tomorrow for a week on a hire boat. Will we make it past Bathampton 😂😂😂 looks lovely.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Have fun!

[@TrevsTravelsByNarrowboat]

Debs might not like your history talks, but I love them,,,, Keep them up please

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Trev's Travels By Narrowboat cheer Trev, You sold that house yet?

[@TrevsTravelsByNarrowboat]

@@welldeckdiaries5610 I haven't, I had to take it off the market, it will go back on shortly. I had a little disaster, I don't want to say too much on here.

[@TrevsTravelsByNarrowboat]

House went back on the market Saturday at about 4.00pm I had a viewing at 7.00pm and the put an off in before 8.00pm. Now it is negotiation time.

[@johnwalton6642]

One Saturday a few years ago, I went out about 11am to get "a bit of shopping and a quick pint." Won a bundle on the horses and then staggered home about midnight. Arriving back with considerably more cash than I went out with delighted the wife. The trouble started when I couldn't remember exactly which pub I had left the shopping in!

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Ha Ha Ha. Classic 👍

[@cherylo1796]

Still lovin’ the roof pups,,, your videos are very informative. Keep up the great work

[@billyb37]

Good video, looked like a fun place to visit. Well done !!

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Thanks, It was🍺

[@rogerbixley791]

Hi guys. Another great video as always. I have had a few" rite nice pints " of Doom Bar both in Padstow and in Rock back in the 1970´s when my parents lived there….happy days.

[@deborahhockley7958]

roger bixley padstow is one of my favourite places in the world ..debbie

[@johnbell7552]

Seems there were a few ‘right nice pints’ consumed 👍 Green with envy, as I enjoy a ‘proper pukka pint’ myself, would’ve loved to have been there, it sure looked like a great day 👌 Look after your elbows 😉

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Glad I don't do that every week😂🍺, I would wear my elbows out👍

[@1adydee]

Love your vlogs and love you both. Hopefully our narrowboat dream will come true next year.... will be looking out for you for a 'Right Nice Pint'. All the best. Denise

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

1adydee Thanks, Hope everything work out with your narrowboat dreams, 👍

[@robertbaxter4021]

Hi Mark I had a pint of Adnams Ghost Ship the other day. It was one of the best pints I've had it almost had a taste of dry roasted peanuts about it. I've had it out of a bottle before but it's not the same as from the pump

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Its not as gassy out of the pumps and has a smoother feel on the pallet, but still has its same distinctive taste. Cheers 🍺

[@ianwebb1902]

Brilliant,,,,3 hours,,, Technically I didnt have a lot to drink,,,, Wonderful!

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

time flies when you're having fun😂

[@spencerwilton5831]

The tithe barn in Bradford on Avon is well worth a look! Amazing structure and I believe one of the best preserved examples in the country. Some really nice small craft shops in the ancillary buildings dotted around the site.

[@sianfarrell2616]

YAY! you made it to the "Lock Inn"! I hope the breakfast was up to the standard Id previously mentioned? I stopped there at Christmas while on a narrowboat adventure of my own! Id have liked to have travelled up to the Caen Hill flight but unfortunately, the lock at Semington junction was closed for repairs so i turned around and went to bath instead. Nice video! xx

[@grumpybore863]

oooh, Deb, I LOVE that pink top you're wearing at the start of this vid! Mark, you really do brilliant drone shots for these vids. and thanks for that bit about The Green Man. sounds much better than "The Folated Head"! and, don't they have people who dress up as The Green Man at those festivals? I am recalling this from one of my Midsummer Murder episodes, I believe. I really do enjoy your little historical tidbits that you include. and "not for the festival, but for footage" regards the beer festival and Mark's excitement, yeah, Debbie, I believed him as much as you did on that one! I'm in the U.S. and have never been to England, but I do love it!

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Thanks GB, glad you're enjoying our journeys. Hope you get to visit England one day👍

[@deborahhockley7958]

GB midsomer murders are my favourite too 😊 glad you enjoy our antics hope you get to visit the uk soon ... Debbie x

[@hw476]

🤣🤣🤣 Half an hour !!!!!🙄. Fun and informative vlog. Often wondered about the foliage faces and now I know. Many thanks. 😁

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

time flies when you're having fun😂

[@erikroberts1899]

Hi Mark & Debs. Watched again this memorable vid. I realise now, as should you Mark: You are an official "Piss Head" ha ha.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

.🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

"I'm going to a beer festival be half hour" really 😂 drone footage was really good doggies still lookin cute ❤️😀x

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Morrislouise Eagle, Cute, LOL, ill get you some footage of them in not cute mode😂😂

[@bearmascall6772]

Doom Bar ale has become very fashionable to be used in Steak and Ale Pies, especially in your old home county of Norfolk, but now seeing it appear in other parts of the country... I have to say it makes a Ryte Nyce Pye!!

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Bear Mascall 🤣😂 Nyce one 👍

[@JCDiamond]

We enjoyed Bradford on Avon. There's a lovely used bookshop there that we quite enjoyed.

[@patriciarull-wild5629]

Hi, seems like you really enjoyed your time at Bradford on Avon, it is a lovely place, we stayed at Avoncliffe. Happy Travelling!

[@MartyLJ57]

We lost a lot of those type festivals here. Strawberry, Rhubarb, Cherry festivals abound. Pierogi festivals are my favorite

[@sylviapage8572]

That was very funny, you made me laugh! Bradford on Avon looked lovely and you were lucky with the weather. I’m looking forward to seeing Bath. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidbutler4363]

Well done guys,brilliant job 😁👍👏👏👏

[@user-kb1ir7dy8j]

Like your idea for passing half an hour .. I'd love to have been there,what's 30 minutes ,lol...you must have found a time vortex on you way to the festival 😎🤓

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

The time vortex erased some of my memories of the afternoon 😂😂

[@KeithGordon]

Great video, very interesting

[@TheBoatFamilyxx]

We stayed in BOA for 6 weeks we loved it so much❤. Always something going on.

[@flynngatlin5310]

instablaster

[@MrPeteypoo]

Loved this video, really made us smile. Bradford on Avon looks amazing.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Glad you enjoyed it👍

[@mikegriffin4657]

Thanks, another good video, Bradford on Avon is good. not sure I enjoy beer festivals, mixing the beers make me a bit liverish. Thanks. Look forward to watching the drag into Bath.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

I enjoy a beer festival but I'm usually under Debbies supervision, she keeps a tally on what Im drinking 🍺🍺🍺😂

[@Reddalek888]

My mates boat was at seend and we tramped it to Bradford on Sunday,

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

👍

[@raydellar6935]

Surprised your half hour only went for 3 hours, think I would have been the rest of the day. Well done Debb, Did you give him much grief? Great vid guy's

[@deborahhockley7958]

Ray Dellar No I didn’t give him grief 😊he was so happy when he got back 😂😂 .. Debbie

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Ha Ha, I was politely told not to make a habit of it😂😂

[@MartyLJ57]

We call those Green man carving Wood Spirits here in the States.

[@lucylastic6582]

Debs, you need to start a "Qwyte Fyne Wyne" vlog!!

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Now you've started something 🤣😂

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Just doing a bit of catch- up. Three hours isn't that long to be conducting solid research :).........Talking of Doombar I just dont think it's what it used to be, very bland. Nice camera work, you using the Osmo Pocket? Best wishes.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Floating Our Boat I know what you mean about Doombar mainly because of the wide variety of new ales out there, and of course not forgetting Ghost Ship It’s the DJI Osmo Mobile 2 with an IPhone 8 👍

[@gr8fulted49]

That first song you have in this video sure sounds a WHOLE LOT like the Grateful Dead's Eyes of the World. It's not, but it is really close.

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

now off to listen to it 👍

[@sheilat3839]

Magic just came across this old one Ha half hour ha ha

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

😂🤣 time fly's when you're having fun 🍺🍺

[@guidofawkes9377]

You should have had the Wadworths 6X. 👍😊

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Guido Fawkes I’m actually getting a taste for the 6X just wish it was pre 1940’s 6%ABV instead of its present 4.1%🍺

[@guidofawkes9377]

6X used to be my local tipple. I might be back over in a couple of months so a couple of glasses will have my name on it. 🍺

[@Iceblizzard]

Hi guys,how long did it take you to travel from Bradford upon Avon to Bath,The guidebooks say about five hours but there seems to be quite a few locks along the journey. Are there any moorings when you get onto the river Avon,we intend to look around Bath for a couple of days?

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Thats about right but in reality it always takes longer. Do a route planner on canalplan.org.uk you can moor above the top lock in Bath and between lock 11 & 10 in Bath There are visitor mooring on the river Avon on the right hand side about 1000 yards out of Bath bottom lock. A good app for your phone or tablet is Open canal map uk

[@ROY-COLLEY]

Jack in the Green, put in Jethro Tull Jack In The GREEN .

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

👍

[@windsorlad1000]

The IPA looked a little cloudy

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

It wasn't crystal clear, but there was also a small amount of condensation on the glass

[@windsorlad1000]

@@welldeckdiaries5610 I am hoping to cruise the K and A in May, so your vlogs will be essential viewing.

[@kathleenlench4087]

We believe that of course just an excuse for a right nice pint

[@patevans1048]

I find it strange that there are not many wood sided buildings, I noticed this in all the narrowboat videos I watch. is this because of the Weather? This would be the canal I would be on if I can get things together and get there form the US, so thank for the preview!

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Id never actually gave it much thought about the building materials, a lot of the older buildings are usually built using local area stone as in Bradford on Avon and Bath. Bath stone has been quarried since roman times because of it ease to work with. And I have to agree on your choice of canals 👍

[@spencerwilton5831]

James Evans Wood isn't widely used for building in the U.K. Of course we have some timber buildings, notably many Tudor and Elizabethan ones, but in more recent centuries they have fallen from favour. After the great fire of London in 1666 building in wood was actually banned in London and I suspect other cities also followed this sensible precaution! The brits tend to build for the long term, a quarter of all homes are Victorian, and many hundreds of thousands are earlier. We expect our houses to last centuries rather than decades so i suppose that means we favour brick and stone. Also, we lack the vast forests of parts of the US- we tend to have smaller patches of ancient woodland which are not harvested like plantations- until relatively recently timber for building would have been hard to come by and expensive to transport, but stone can always be quarried locally and every town had a brickworks.

[@johnwalton6642]

@@spencerwilton5831 This is very informative. Having lived in many UK areas, I now benefit from your knowledge. I suppose it's a case of me not having seen the wood due to the lack of trees! Thank you for posting your comment.

[@patevans1048]

@@spencerwilton5831 Thanks you , very helpful

[@barryl8857]

I am in Canada and have often wondered why everything is built from stone as well. Thanks for the insight

[@robton007]

Still flicking through....how does it feel when people approach you?(being KZbin stars)

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Rob Strange the first couple of times, but got used to it now, Ha Ha, hardly stars, the majority of people who talk to us as just passers by or gongoozlers with an interest in the boat or the locks

[@Banker986]

Love the videos, just curious what camera are you using?

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Ron Krause It’s all shot on my IPhone 8 Plus apart front a bit of time lapse stuff on the bow of the boat with a cheap amazon go pro copy

[@Banker986]

@@welldeckdiaries5610 Are you using a gimbal?

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Ron Krause most of the time it’s a DJI Osmos mobile 2 If it’s windy I use my Joby gorilla rig with a Rode mic 🎤 with a dead cat for noise reduction, didn’t have this in the earlier vid so a lot more wind noise in those

[@Iceblizzard]

Great videos guys,really informative.We are cruising the exact same route you have taken in a couple of weeks from fox hangers marina to Bath. Do you think we will make this return journey on a one week holiday ?

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Steve Bright Shouldn’t be a problem. Go on the web site www.canalplan.org.uk its a rout planner for the canals, I’ve done a route plan from Foxhangers to Bath top lock and it gives a distance of 19 half miles 8 locks , and 8 hours 58 mins. You can play about with the cruising speed in the settings section. Hope you enjoy your journey👍

[@Iceblizzard]

Thanks guys, that's brilliant, I never knew this planner existed, that is really kind of you to send me this information, it's really helpful.Looking forward to following lots more of your videos and hope you're enjoying your new boating life together

[@davidsoldiron]

How fun to meet the people that are viewing your video's. 3 hours? Your busted mate! LOL : )

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

😂🤣

[@APRAPR-nq2wn]

lifestyles of the rich and famous

[@deborahhockley7958]

17APR69 16APR71 😂😂 Not so rich but maybe Infamous .. debbie

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

Ha Ha

[@rogervanvalkenburg3361]

Ok Deb. How many times in your life have you said " no, but I'm pretty sure you're going to tell me"? 😄

[@welldeckdiaries5610]

I know one thing , when Debbie tell me no! she normally means it 😳

[@rogervanvalkenburg3361]

@@welldeckdiaries5610 happens in my house too!😁

[@patriciacaracappa5229]

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[@welldeckdiaries5610]

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[@bigfoot9911]

ha ha just went to Debs channel ........ it said ...... Debs has no content !!! loll ! shame on you youtube ,if you can't play nice keep your comments to yourself ,