Exploring Historic Chester! | Narrowboat life on the Shropshire Union Canal | EP39

EPISODE 39
We are finally at Chester! We take a couple of visits into the city to explore its sights and history. Emily Makes an impromptu trip over to Sheffield in the van and it starts snowing again! What will we find in these great cities!
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[@PK_Blinder]

A cheeky appearance from Jarvis... 😏

[@atir4u]

Lol not afraid to be weird! Chester is a cool place. All of the places you go are cool. Thanks for the videos ☺️

[@thomasmackenzie7811]

Sooooo Fantastic 😊!!!!! I Love you guys Journey!!!!! Many Thanks!!!!

[@dancarter482]

"That was yesterday for us but last week for you." AAAAAHHHHH - TARDIS fell backwards through the time tunnel and spilled ALL the jellybabies ~ AGAIN!

[@davesandall4530]

That was a bonus a bit of Ed Alleyn Johnson ❤

[@vivianbond1831]

Looks a beautiful place and beautiful views to

[@TristanBailey]

Chester looks nice for a visit.

[@stuwyatt]

That busker was Ed Alleyne-Johnson, violinist for New Model Army and was who got me into violin looping many years ago. It's nice to see he's still at it :) I normally lurk. Love your vids & finally have something to add. Take it easy! Much love

[@BenandEmily]

He was brilliant, could have listened to him all day! 😊🌟

[@thefairyjam]

Thanks I was wondering who it was. Amazing sound. Gonna look him up😍😉👍

[@stuwyatt]

@@BenandEmily He's probably recorded lots of things since, but his Purple Violin Concerto was what got him on my radar. This must have been mid 90's. He's been a regular busker since that time.

[@anniemac3075]

Just found a lot of his music on KZbin, absolutely wow!

[@craigmushens4789]

I saw him in Calgary, canada with NMA back in the late-90’s. Amazing!

[@annjarvis9300]

What a grand packed vlog well done both nice you had such a good time luv to u both purrs to Alan too tc now 🤗👋👍🤗👋👍the oldies

[@Jessalove777]

I need a hat like Ben's in my life 😂❤ This was fun!

[@richcolgate8929]

Brilliant 👍👍

[@markbeks2019]

Love watching you guys ♥️♥️

[@rhendricksonn]

Playing with my Narrowboat simulator watching your vid drinking a coffee.

[@Linda-j2o]

Emily, you have such a pleasant voice. You should be voicing for documentaries.

[@charlenecarnes8139]

England is definitely on my bucket list of places to visit. Your videos are so amazing thank you for letting us come along on your amazing and adventurous lifestyle. Definitely visiting Chester what a wonderful town💗💗💗

[@shirleydaras6355]

Great video, truly enjoyed touring around those areas with you 😊👍❣️ those walls-walking around in Chester 👍😺 lovely. Gorgeous old area for sure ❣️ that food court-Wow 👍 love how Vegan food -Take always are truly popping up all over-Grand 👍👍❣️❣️ our home is vegan as well. 😊😺 it’s growing daily everywhere . That cathedral as well. Thanks for a gorgeous tour all around.😺

[@MrSwajo2]

Loved the tour of Chester. I was born there and lived locally until I was about 21. Left home to join the merchant navy and see the world, got married and settled down in North Wales. I still consider Chester as my home town some 52 years later.😊

[@oneshoan]

If I ever go to England, Chester is where I’ll go. Thank you 🙏

[@JimPowell-uw3dc]

Hello from Texas, USA, I never even knew Chester existed, What an interesting city. Thanks for the tour. I will now be searching and touring Chester on line as I can not physically travel. Enjoy your interesting vlogs.

[@BenandEmily]

So glad we could show you 😊 Thanks for watching!

[@mastercraft5798]

Great vlog you guys, music too. I shall be heading to Chester for the first time around the start of summer. Taking my mum(86) back for the first time since she was in boarding school there. She says 'Hi' and loves your channel.

[@iainb9110]

The violinist is Ed Alleyne Johnson. Many moons ago he played with New Model Army. Brill musician. Glad you enjoyed Chester.

[@flopsymopsy7088]

Loved seeing Chester. The large black bird on the river rocks with wings outstretched is a great cormorant. Their wings easily get waterlogged which allows them to dive deeper and faster because no air trapped. They are skilled catchers of fish. When wings are outstretched they are drying their feathers.

[@chrismccluckie4066]

Defo a cormorant as the shag (what a name lol) is found mainly in coastal areas Just wanted to add this as I could use the word "shag" in an intellectual manner hahaha

[@sianwarwick633]

Hey, i like Chester. So solid stone. but wow the weather

[@paulwhite7593]

What a beautiful place Chester is, just as I remember it when we walked all around the city walls as children. I'd love to go back and sample that wonderful Vegan restaurant too, but fear I shall never have the chance now that I am getting on a bit and here in Canada so far away from England. Your appreciation of all the beauty in the countryside and the city is so refreshing when I see how most millennials and gen Z today fail to 'get it'. Thanks for sharing in your really well crafted videos. Hugs to Allan, the coolest cat on the canal and to you two too.

[@BenandEmily]

Thanks so much 🥰

[@williamrusk1675]

I love the scenery of England & how green it is there. I love the old buildings . I started watching your channel and now I'm watching other narrow boat channels like Danni & Joe's channel. Thank you for sharing your adventures

[@lindapotts4557]

I love this episode. I live in Tacoma, Washington, USA and love watching and learning about your country. More info on the history of places you pass and touring through the towns and villages would be great. Each episode you should show us on a map of UK where you are traveling. It seems like Rambler is a hassle, I wouldn't want to be separated like that while driving the boats. Is it worth it? Love your channel.

[@michelemcgarvey7517]

Beautiful video

[@nigelwatson2210]

Just need to say a massive thanks to the pair of you one Saturday morning binge watched your video last January had the vaccine then followed two strokes now the house is now on the market and getting a boat

[@shuttayerface503]

Thumbs up from your Pompey fan best wishes to you 3

[@lynmoore8355]

I have been to chester shopping and the castle, my hubby is from Northwich... so everytime we come back to the UK we have to come back here. we now live in Adelaide south Australia.... but come back and visit friends and relatives every few years.. love your vlogs thank you so much.

[@ralphtomlinson2461]

Super relaxing vlog .loved seeing my home town .Kelham Xmas fair is good.

[@glennabanano3561]

Emily I love your hair style change. Lovely. The video is great you guys. Your friend in Texad

[@johnlewis5663]

Love these videos, Emily's facial expressions when she sees food, Benny choice of attire, there a tonic.

[@patriciabracken7546]

Hi Ben and Emily . What a stunning place is Chester . Love the food, except I don't like chocolate.. ❤ to Alan... Ah fudge is my favourite . Hope you both had a lovely interesting day. Best wishes..

[@sharoncampbell206]

March in Ky, and April have what we call "Winters", which happen when it gets Springlike, but turns cold, and the first one is when Redbuds bloom, and it gets cold, then it warms up, again, and turns cold, again, when Dogwoods "bloom", thus Dogwood Winter. It warms up, again, and then turns colder, when Blackberries bloom, thus, it's called "Blackberry Winter", and those are after what you call "false Springs", but we call it by when it turns cold, instead. THEN, it's SPRING!

[@SharonDowney-zz9vm]

Chester is a great place to visit. I use to have some good walks see you next week Ben great 3 point turn xx❤

[@Michael-ln7us]

Great video, thoroughly enjoyed watching your visit to Chester. Lived in the UK all my life and never been to Chester. Now I'm in Australia, and I shall definitely be visiting Chester when I'm back visiting family 😊

[@stephenwise734]

Love the scenery and quietness of surroundings. Catching up on past videos, Subscribe and Smash the Bell!

[@amymadden4631]

Another fascinating adventure! Chester is lovely- another place to add to my list for future explorations! And Sheffield too. As always, love to Alan 😸❤and to you both xo

[@BenandEmily]

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[@vaughan446]

Hey Ben, Hey Emily. You've reminded me I need to visit Chester again. Truly lovely vlog and some more very nice music Ben ... must buy your third album. Hope you received mine. Keep an eye on those high tides!

[@ninareeves2995]

Used to work in Chester in Hunter St and walked to work from the train station along the canal…quite gritty and spooky in the ‘70s😉 Amazing how it’s all been renovated and good to see it used by narrowboat again. Many thanks for this tour…inspired me to visit again!

[@veronicabalfourpaul2288]

Nice and good music!

[@BenandEmily]

Many thanks!

[@markpearce1437]

Good vibe's as always 👍

[@BenandEmily]

Thank you 🙌

[@bensboatbramble]

Nice one guys 👌🏼

[@johnf3f810]

Nice to bump into you at Beeston locks. Happy cruising!

[@timblackwood1531]

Just back from Chester today and IMHO it's number 1 in the UK. Chester and its Roman walls skirting around the river Dee are fantastic. The black and white 15th century buildings are extremely beautiful. Great video too. Next time go through North Gate locks to Chester basin. ❤️😎

[@BenandEmily]

Thanks for the tip! Will do, we loved it there 😊

[@ratroddiesels1981]

this is a wonderful video i fully enjoyed it . thanks cheers

[@elspethwilkes3106]

This was really interesting , I love Chester haven’t been for ages , the snow looked so beautiful from your boat 🐈‍⬛🌈😊

[@BenandEmily]

Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@patriciaallen6478]

Hi Guys, another fantastic video, keep them coming. Love to the 3 of you xxx

[@BenandEmily]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@julieblackstock8650]

OMG the food and coffee you had in the food hall looked so good!! Chester looks great. I went once in the late 1990s for the day but I dont think I saw much of it in the few hours I was there

[@paulwinskill5810]

This one has cast me back in time... Chester is a city I visited many times in my pre & early teens, walking the walls & checking out the race course. It is also the place I took my first two week narrowboat adventure, on a 36 foot narrowboat lent by a friend, along the Shropshire Union to the Staffordshire & Worcestershire, ending in Stourport. That was the the summer of 1991...😳 Thank you for

[@londonladjeff3575]

love watching you tow hippies lol, Bens music is so soothing a calm , watch you all the time

[@deborahwilson6277]

Have recently started to watch your videos and they're so entertaining! I got really excited when you went to Chester indoor market to get some food, as you shot a really good view of a stall called Guroma - my son Andrew designed their logo !! My sister and I visited Chester in 2021 on a day trip we saw the Guroma food stand - introduced ourselves and our connection to their Logo designer and like you we managed to walk the city walls taking in all the interesting sights - a lovely city.

[@philipgallagher3234]

At 22.22 you are passing (in the background) a very important historic canal location. You can just see a slipway....it was the first place boats were hired out for holidays on the entire network!

[@MARKTOOBY]

I so enjoyed this video! Thanks for sharing this glimps into your lives living on a canal, Im envious of your nomadic lifestyle…..anyway, lovely content, you now have another subscriber! Many thanks.

[@lizpegden1635]

We love Chester- it's the best city . We used to moor up just past the main road bridge (123E) and go up to the wall and walk. The city although always crowded was always clean. we'd stay there for 2 days then move down the staircase and moor in the basin for another 2 days. Absolute heaven. So much to see there never got tired of it Thank you for the memories.

[@mjallenuk]

Never be embarrassed of the yellow travel wagon ... its a cracking colour and does you proud! You both make food seem so appetising ... quite jealous

[@Sam-ws4cy]

Rocky the giant rabbit says hi to Alan x

[@susanoshea8296]

Lovely to see Chester again, grew up close by in Prenton. Now in usa . Love your show. Trip back home every day. When Alan can't get out because of rainy days, does she have litter tray inside . She is such a lovely cat, so good and calm and loving. Thank you for sharing your life. 🇬🇧⚘️⚘️⚘️

[@susanoshea8296]

Forgot to say, Ben's music is perfect through every video. Love your music Ben. 🎶🇬🇧🎶❤️

[@michaelmosbe8611]

PLEASE start a segment called “Benny’s Facts”. And May they rarely be factually Bennyficial😎

[@andron967]

For our motorcycles in the cold. We have 12v heated vests gloves etc. I would think they'd work very well on a narrow boat while at the tiller.

[@russellesimonetta9071]

Hey Benny, you should busk until you make enough for lunch and dinner!!

[@jeanniehyde8090]

Love 💕 following Ben, Emily and Alan, great vlog - never been to Chester it’s now on my bucket list 🤗 thanks for sharing 🥰👋🏾

[@BenandEmily]

Definitely worth a visit! 😊🌟

[@MAnnaYager]

Ben's music really adds to the videos - and I particularly love the uke!

[@caroleketelsen5445]

I really enjoyed seeing Chesters old buildings and walls thank you

[@BenandEmily]

Glad you enjoyed 😊

[@peterrichardson4192]

Thanks you would have passed me when you went through Ellesmeare on the Langollen. Am thinking of a visit to Chester. now spring has come.

[@Improveng1]

Nice one guys; Chester looked great as did Sheffield. Lots of interesting facts well presented by Emily. Nice to see Alan helping her dad at the laptop. 😀

[@brianlopez8855]

Chester reminds me of a flat version of Shrewsbury. Equally impressive ad also accessible from canal.

[@karenjaques3937]

A beautiful venture into Chester. I visited Chester when I was 11years old. We walked the wall. (1965). I still remember it. Lovely to see it again. Thank you for sharing. 💘 from Arizona 🇺🇸.

[@louiselage7740]

Everytime Emily had a cake in front of her, she had this look on her face like...'don't even think you're getting any of this Ben!' ha ha ha...Chester is a perfect place to have a bit of an explore, but it did look very chilly!! And that is coming from someone living on the Canadian prairies! lol....I really like it when you two do exploring in your van. You can take Alan with you! Cheers for the tour, guys...🌹🚖

[@sylviawright5181]

Thanks Emily & Ben ,enjoyed walking with you around Chester ,we did that in 2000 ,

[@rickonnye2001]

Chester looks really nice 😊thanks for the lovely video 😊

[@Remoskateer]

You guys are a breath of fresh air. Love the video.

[@shazpsychs]

What a beautiful place, so lovely to see Ed Alleyene Johnson playing the electric violin there. 🖤

[@Daytona2]

Lovely vid as ever. It seems as it we have a traditional winter, lingering on, this year. But the Spring Equinox is upon us, so the sun will banish it. Ed Alleyne‐Johnson 😊 (btw perhaps more seamless to just video infoboards and we can pause if we like, rather than reading them out)

[@michaelpilling9659]

Hello You Three - gretings from Poland. That was a wonderful video. Chester is a beautiful city. Your film did it justice. The visit to Sheffield was excellent too. See you next week. Stay safe please,

[@BenandEmily]

Thank you very much Michael, hope you're keeping well. 😊🌟

[@annbradshaw792]

Lovely vlog. Chester is such an amazing place. So many historical buildings!

[@brianbrian760]

Love the blog the music definitely adds to it

[@BenandEmily]

Thanks so much Brian, so glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@ericcommarato7727]

I like your coat Emily…I wouldn’t get rid of it.

[@harveyhughett7746]

In New England, old Indian saying, “ Big Snow, little snow, Little snow, big snow”. True 99% of the time. 😊

[@rogermcd9918]

Never been to Chester, it's awesome, and the Cathedral is incredible, I love the history and the architecture, hope I can visit one day. Thank you for showing us round, btw, Sheffield looks pretty good too. Love you guys, my fave channel, take care out there, be safe

[@BenandEmily]

Thanks so much Roger! Yes both brilliant cities 😀

[@ethelmini]

1:26 You have a vocation as a tour guide young lady 😂

[@ghostpepperrides4805]

Enjoyed the cities. Beautiful. Warmup. Spring is coming

[@jeremyyaple8498]

I’m saddened you didn’t continue to move the boat all the way to the wharf. It’s a great spot to stay. Going through the wall is great as well. We did it in an ABC boat from Ellesmere last year and the final part was the highlight. Though from the US, my folks live near Llangollen and we’ve done loads of hire boat runs the other way. I preferred going away from the hustle and bustle myself! We did Ellesmere to Chester, AND back, in 8 days, and still did loads. We’ve been to Chester many times though of course.

[@lizadoolit3933]

Love watching your videos….such a natural way of presenting things…enjoyed this one especially. Funny as I was watching the snow fall on you guys we were experiencing a snow squall. However we still have a lot of snow. Nice to see how “springy” things are where you are.

[@BenandEmily]

Thank you so much! Yeah the snow was so pretty! Hope you're enjoying the snow you have 😊

[@sallysmith155]

Well beautiful video of Chester so much history of the place I really did enjoy it thank you for sharing.Alan is so cute can you give her a hug from me.i always look forward to watching your videos so looking forward to seeing more. Have a lovely week both of you and Alan.😊. 😊 😺

[@christinerichter8076]

Your both such calm souls. We love you.

[@Pinion512]

Always excited to see where y'all are taking us this week.

[@BenandEmily]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@mishkawp8200]

What a fantastic place Chester is. Thank you for sharing it with us. Glad you had a great time there.

[@michaelamilesmiles2097]

Glad you enjoyed your visit to the city of Chester it's a beautiful city and lots to see Emily your face has you walk around was a picture you can see how much you were enjoying your walk love the history you bring to your videos and Benny's hat is so funny take care both of you and I will look forward to next week's video 🌹🌹✌️

[@NicksAllotmentDiary]

Hi Ben and Emily. So nice to see you visit my home city of Chester. The food court in the new market always seems to be really popular. Looks like those burgers were really tasty. Thanks for showcasing the history and how beautiful the city can look. I’d love to say hello next time you’re here. Take care. Nick

[@philcudworth8491]

Not been up the shroppy yet, it's on my list.

[@c.cotterill2287]

Thanks for another interesting and entertaining vlog. It's wonderful to revisit places I've been to "donkey's years" ago. We haven't been to England for ages. I look forward to your vlog and have watched nearly all the previous ones. Very refreshing material presented with a pleasing kind of humour. Like the music too. Much love from Germany.

[@BenandEmily]

Thank you 😊

[@fredsimmons2793]

With ,"Gaia", in the mix,Rome for sure had long term plans for Chester.Wow this area had it all, steel works,religion,what more do you need.This was a topper young people.Hes not afraid to be wierd says Benny,special bird says Emily.Thats our Benny.

[@flossey100]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Hi Ben and Emily, Chester is an interesting place, all that history and all that delicious food. ❤

[@BenandEmily]

It really is! 😊

[@rebeccathomson6005]

Lovely Vlog - Lovely couple x

[@BenandEmily]

Thank you!! 😊

[@ruaidhrikathygill8833]

Wonderful! Loved the walking tours, Emily’s face when seeing the food, Alan helping, Benny’s haircut and his hat/scarf. 😊🤗 Kathy

[@vanessadaniels400]

Ben & Emily do a food tour of Chester 🤤 yummy 😋 Brilliant as always xx

[@timfowler5914]

What a fun packed episode. It's like tourism without leaving your front room. Thank you for taking us all on your journeys. Also loving the food choices. 🌱🍔 New Chester Market looks awesome, we so desperately need this kind of approach to independent food and retail here in Kingston-Upon-Thames.

[@BenandEmily]

Thanks for watching! That food hall was brilliant! Wish we could have gone a few more times 😋