I ride the Fleetwood to Knott End Ferry

[@tinniswood2577]

I could sense those passengers whispering to each other "That's that bloke off the telly"

[@stulincoln4874]

Last and only time I was in Fleetwood was as a schoolboy in about 1973, (aged 12) We we travelled up from Birmingham to play football against some local school. We got battered but that didn’t matter, we were at the seaside. The two things I remember vividly are, eating Lancashire hot pot for the first time in the school canteen. (I thought it was ok but many of my brummie mates thought this ‘alien’ food was horrible. (sorry if we were rude or ungrateful!) The other thing was we had a tour of the Fleetwood docks. What an eye opener that was for me. Really fascinating and I was blown away by a truly enormous flat fish, no idea the species. Pity the industry has gone. Thanks for the memories Fleetwood.

[@OldhamSteve52]

Went to Knott.End once, everything was closed. However, it was a visit with one of my sadly departed brother in laws. Brings a smile to my face picturing him eating a giant chocolate eclair in Fleetwood. He was a big lad and got some funny looks as he chomped on the cake. Happy days.

[@ffrancrogowski2192]

That's not a bad fare across the Wyre to Knott End, Stephen. The surprising thing is that you pay in real money too - cash! The boat is a little gem as well. Many thanks for showing us this trip over.

[@stulincoln4874]

Well done Steve. We all love a bit of drone footage to give prospective for those of us not having a scooby doo about the area.

[@billygraham5971]

This man is a national treasure ! Super Video .

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

🙏

[@johngilder6867]

One of my favourite places. And Fleetwood certainly has its charms.

[@ianfrench1577]

That Ferry Cafe at Fleetwood is a great stop and a fantastic chippy. Same owner, who used to have Steve's chippy at Cleveleys

[@searan5130]

My first visit to Fleetwood was on a school trip from Manchester 50 years ago! I have been back a couple of times over the years and it hasn't changed much ...The ferry trip looks great!

[@KebabMusicLtd]

I have never been across but then again I guess I would need an excuse to want to go to Knott-End. On the rare occasion where I have considered making the trip it was usually out-of-season or a low-tide. Maybe I could take the tram up to Fleetwood from North Shore, make the crossing and then get a bus (2c) back to Blackpool via Preesall, Hambleton, Shard Bridge, Poulton etc. Twenty years ago I worked as a clippy on the old bone-shakers. How many times did I stand on the tram stop on the Esplanade and look across promising myself... We will go one day, course we will... course we will

[@patparry389]

Great vid stephen nice ferry ride.Next time your in Liverpool you will have to go on the ferry across the mersy .👍

[@acb6256]

Eeee, it's like being on us holidays again. Great stuff!

[@cliffordentwistle2885]

I would travel over this ferry with my grandmother in the 1960's as I was born (1953) near bye in the village of Pilling. Thank you for bringing back these memories for me. I love your videos.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ianfrench1577]

The sandbar is thought by local historians to be displaced sand from Blackpool north shore. Back in the 1800s, there was a demand for building materials such as pebble rocks, which can be seen cemented into boundary walls, as well as earlier cottage walls and farmhouses / barns. These pebble rocks were obtained by escavating the cliff edges around Blackpool north shore, and subsequently loosened the sand in that area. The tide carried that loose sand up north and it is thought to be the Fleetwood / Knotg End sandbar, as it coincudes with shipping records of when the sandbar first appeared, and when the time period that pebble rocks were used for construction materials.

[@bredaquirke7362]

Very interesting information. Thank you xxx

[@kenforshaw8901]

Hi Steve. Another great video of the ferry and brilliant drone footage as well. It looks all very tranquil and relaxing and then you go back home on the tram.

[@frankinblackpool]

The drone footage really added to this episode. However the secret sauce was the sound track selection, which really complemented the entire experience.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks Frank. I've used that track before and new it would be a good fit for this.

[@phildeffley6380]

Yes your right this music is great for this video

[@aitkendarren]

Excellent Drone photography Stephen 👍

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks pal.

[@tanyacromleholme512]

Beautiful video. Atmospheric music complimented the opening shot. Well done 👍

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thank you 🙏

[@tanyacromleholme512]

@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool I love your videos, each one interesting and a joy to watch. I’ve lived in Blackpool all my life, your videos have made me fall in love with my hometown again. Thank you 😊 x

[@774Rob]

My family started the Fleetwood ferry business in the 1840's. Fleetwood council took it from them in the 1890's but they managed to regain control for a while.

[@leonardoh2297]

Great video, mate! The drone footage and the music are great improvements. Looking forward to seeing some drone footage of Blackpool.

[@elmoswansea1947]

Great video, only spoilt by having to suffer a Liverpool football commentary, perhaps that was the reason for the long faces😂

[@pcubin1]

This brings back memories of my Grandma, in the 1960's Grandma used to take either my sister Sue or myself on the tram to Fleetwood and then across the ferry to Knott End for a frothy coffee, milkshake or a bottle of Coca Cola at the very same cafe as Stephen the presenter visits on his video. Grandma would never take to two of us together because Susan didn't know how to behave (she still doesn't). It used to feel like we were going around the world when in fact it was only a 1 mile walk from home to the promenade at Harrowside and then an 11 mile Tram ride to Fleetwood and then 1,000ft across the River Wyre on the ferry to the cafe. I don't remember the water ever being as calm as it was on this video and I'm sure all the seating was open to the weather because it was a smaller ferry and I don't remember it having any type of shelter. Happy times ...

[@paulapplegate9585]

Your name rings a bell

[@pcubin1]

@@paulapplegate9585 Palatine?

[@bredaquirke7362]

I am not surprised that you've lived in Blackpool all your life Steve, and have never been on the Knott End Ferry until you made this video. Because you can go anytime, you usually don't. I was on it once years ago but since I moved up to Blackpool last August, I keep saying, I must go on the Knott End Ferry and so far I haven't. I love the Fylde Coast and I love a good boat trip. But unfortunately the only boat trip I know of, on the Fylde Coast is the Knott End Ferry. As lovely as it is, it is very short. Great video Steve. Xxx

[@benjaminamurphy900]

Wonderful footage again, I simply don't know how you do it!

[@Life-is-a-Dance]

You have really come on with your videos well done, we've danced for 25 years but never been to Blackpool so watching your stuff gives us an insight 😉

[@MrMegamicheal3]

went there when I was 16 Iam now 83 could not remember what it was like so enjoyed your video

[@keznotwiredrite7783]

that was a really good video as usual you know in all my 40 years ive never been on a boat plane or even left the country i may just try this ferry one day just to see what its like thanks stephen keep up the good work

[@wladniem]

The Ferry Cafe do the most superb fish 'n' chips in the north west. I love them

[@zamiadams4343]

Superb episode Stephen, loved the drone shots, breathtaking.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Glad you enjoyed it Zami

[@stephenshippam9374]

Hi another great video as all ways

[@williamdonly7966]

Fantastic video, never knew there was a ferry over to knot end !! Will try and visit there one day !! Thankyou Stephen for the information, keep up the good work !!!

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

You are very welcome

[@kkrispy2009P]

There is a bus it's just a long ass journey ferry is best

[@jackie-carper]

Thanx Stephen

[@garygray4640]

Another great video steven.keep up the good work .👍🏻👍🏻

[@douglasthompson296]

Great hi tech fare collection just a plastic bucket😉😎👍

[@trevorchambers1812]

Great film once more! We wanted a go on the ferry last time we were up but the tide was against us and we'd have been in Knott End for about 4 hours.....Love Fleetwood, too. Great place.

[@wendyjones2351]

Hi Stephen thank you for another great video as that was a nice ride on the ferry very different looks like a nice place to have something to eat too at the other end have a great evening xx

[@alanfletcher5720]

Thanks for posting Stuart. I remember doing that trip on family holidays in the late 1950's. Different ferry boat I think.

[@robmorton4560]

"Feels like we're getting off in another country"....Superb sense of humour Stephen.

[@Key-Wound]

He was getting off in another country. Godsownland 👍🏻

[@fuoco13]

Thanks for another great video. Went on this ferry when I visited Blackpool from Australia in 2019. Did not know of it's existence until we took the tram to Fleetwood.

[@kevstraw1812]

Fantastic little video, and awesome drone footage! £2 each way is remarkably cheap, just wonder if they allow mobility scooters on there for a friend with mobility problems? I was on Fleetwood prom on Good Friday, so might venture back soon and jump on board the mini ferry ride. Thanks for sharing 🙏

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

Years ago I came to Fleetwood on the tram and went to the market and a walk along the seafront as a change from Blackpool!

[@CouncilOfWolves]

Another fantastic video Stephen. Lovely to see Fleetwood again. Had a pal lived in Knott End and would pop over from time to time to visit, way back in the nineties. Brought it all back. Thank you.

[@susanyeates4282]

Hi I enjoyed that hope you enjoyed your cup of tea and whatever else you had. You do make me giggle Mr see you in the next one ♥️

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Glad you enjoyed it Susan.

[@bredaquirke7362]

Great video Steve with fantastic drone footage at the start. A lovely little boat trip, but it only lasts 5 minutes. The one thing we're missing on the Fylde Coast is a decent boat trip. 100 years ago Fleetwood had ferries going to Cumbria and the Isle of Man. In Blackpool you could have got boat trips to the Isle of Man and Southport. Xxx

[@suegosling414]

Great video Stephen very entertaining loved it thankyou😁😁😘😘

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Glad you enjoyed it Sue.

[@themeparksuk548]

Hi Steven great too see that your back in Blackpool mate love the vids and good on you making all of these videos for people to watch and see what it’s like in Blackpool every day you do an amazing job and keep up the good work and also in your next video could I have a shoutout to Jack and Eddie thanks keep up the good work!

[@jeffkenyon9]

Great video Steve.In the late 1940s the Fish train from Fleetwood [usually a Namer or a Black Five would go roaring past our school in Thornton at 3pm every day

[@TheBorzoilover]

That was a lovely video Stephen the drone footage was amazing, i used to visit Knott End but always drove there then walked across the heads to Preesall.

[@phildeffley6380]

Late reply mate great video I do miss not beening at Fleetwood but watching your videos specially Fleetwood makes me happy I've never been on that ferry but time i did soon

[@sarahcouling4565]

Another brill vid Stephen I like Fleetwood market and my grandad came from knott end 😁

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

I enjoyed Fleetwood Market as well!

[@duncanletts3015]

The drone footage is amazing 👍

[@French4ForeignLegionnaires]

Great video. I have been to Knotts End as a youngster several times. Fond memories....

[@georgemaund4964]

For a history of the ferry, read "Ferry Tales" by local author Angela Norris...available from Knott End post office and the gift shop by the ferry cafe .

[@peter_robinson]

Great video as always! I think one evening you should do a nightlife Fleetwood video, gets pretty interesting here after hours lol, get some wollies around. I loved the drone footage too!

[@davidscott9483]

Nice little video Steve to knott End hope you enjoy your drink and bite to eat, all the best Dave

[@eddyhammerton3310]

Nice work Steve saves me having to go across now

[@sarahillingworth2718]

been on this boat, nice ride, wish it was a bit longer 👍

[@stuartt9132]

They all do..😂😂

[@sarahillingworth2718]

@@stuartt9132 lol

[@JohnHughes2002]

Ah the excitement! I bet next news you'll be filming the back streets of Knott End after dark!

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Knott End ghettos & red light district coming soon!

[@JohnHughes2002]

@@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool you could also cover the bright lights of Preesall and the vibrant nightlife of Pilling! 😁

[@HolyFreakinDragonSlayer]

Really enjoyed watching this Stephen thankyou. Will have to check it out next time I'm in the area. It's nice to it thriving x

[@hazelmanship7516]

Great video thanks Stephen

[@Nansen1981]

Very funny ,Stephen great vid. I’m guessing you went to the cash machine on the way, hoping that poor guy on the ferry had change of £20? Next time you go deep sea let’s have some underwater shots aka Jaque Cousteau, lol ,take care mate.

[@martinnorth2680]

Great video, thanks

[@doriswaddington2418]

Beautiful shots as always 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thank you very much!

[@MrGarytc]

I have been meaning to take the trip across for a few years but wary the weather might turn and have to find my way back the long way. I might finally take my chances in October.

[@robmorton4560]

Your chancing it in October....

[@SuperWayneyb]

Knott End Cafe remember when it was basically not much more than a wooden hut 🤘😎🤘🫖☕️🍰

[@davidrichardson3894]

its never been a wooden hut it was once the railway terminus for garstang to knott end railway its always been brick

[@SuperWayneyb]

@@davidrichardson3894 I didn’t mean literally 😂😂😂😂😂 but they did Hot Vimto 🤘😎🤘

[@stevenwade7466]

This is great stunning drone footage. I live in Preesall a mile & a half from the ferry . Keep up the great work .

[@davidnm21]

Nicely filmed vlog especially the drone footage Stephen. I believe Krispy and Jamie’s Vlogs did this trip a few weeks ago as I watched their vlog on it. Sorry had to miss premiere as I was having a late tea.

[@duncanwanders4209]

Steve...your presentations are getting better and better.... very professional and polished. Talking of soundtracks, do some of your earlier postings contain tracks from the Japanese musician Ikaigi ?

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks Duncan. Most of the tracks are from the KZbin audio library.

[@waynecheshire7878]

Another place to need to visit thanks Stephen for all you do ⛴

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Any time

[@eddiejones.redvees]

I have been on it quite a few times also the older ferry

[@andymullaney1594]

Hello everyone hope all have had a nice holiday weekend if you could

[@redarmy8168]

Got a caravan in Knott end what a place and people too

[@RabbieGrouse]

How was your fish & chips Stephen. We were at Knott End a couple of years back, when we were at Brickhouse Disabled Cottages in Hambleton, which you must visit sometime to cover as it is your neck of the woods. Unfortunately we did not realise that the ferry did not take cars.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

I didn’t go in the cafe after all John.

[@gordonprentice7090]

Comming to Blackpool in July for Tram Sunday and the darts so I'll need to go across on the ferry then.

[@jen6251]

Good video looked a good day for the ferries trip I enjoy your videos

[@markreid5939]

What about the lizards, they were re-released and we have seen a few of them on our trip to Fleetwood on the front in the sand dunes.

[@wendysmith7691]

Lovely journey

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@BS25BaldEagle]

Nice video Stephen and great drone footage. Music a bonus too.

[@philipwells7686]

Hi Stephen did you notice if the duty free shop on the Fleetwood ferry sold moisturiser like Stena Line.

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Lol

[@user-pw3tr1xg2x]

Hello Andy and Paul 👋🏻 Hope you had a nice Monday. Looks like being a nice video.

[@andymullaney1594]

Hi , looking forward 👍

[@johnowen5686]

KZbin at its best,great video Steve

[@dazmc7744]

Great watch mate cheers 👍

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Thanks 👍

[@MrRawMonkey]

Knott End cafe used to be the railway station

[@dawnmurphy472]

Excellent video steven 🙂

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Great video sir!

[@AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool]

Glad you liked it!

[@jayoneill1533]

Great episode Stephen. That’s a cheap boat ride, thanks for taking us along. Did the little dog also have to pay two quid?

[@paulcgburrows7267]

Looking forward to this one

[@paulcgburrows7267]

Hi all just for the record it's my drone footage taken for Stephen after many months of planning iam fully qualified remonte pilot with the CAA

[@brendamichie4579]

I have been on̈ the fleetwood to knott end ferry

[@dandare2829]

Hi Stephen, Great video as always. What’s the disabled access like for this short trip on the boat?

[@spex357]

I think Lockdowns finished my Fathers visits to Knott End café on a Sunday morning to chat with the bikers over a cup of tea.

[@raybrown2197]

It doesn't quite have the same ring to it as the Ferry across the Mersey.

[@joannesaltfleet2071]

Fishermans friends cough sweets are made in Fleetwood arent they and you go past their factory on the tram! I find the original fishermans friends sweets taste like liquorice!

[@Bananaboogiebone]

its ages since iv been on the ferry

[@stevebbuk]

Is there anything to do at Knott End once you arrive?

[@CuteCatNorman]

Why don't they have a road bridge here?

[@terrybowler7215]

You were doing so well Steve then as soon as the ferry cranked up attack of the Mickey mouse again . Maybe it comes on when you get excited

[@mickd6942]

and he painted matchstick men and matchstick cats and dogs he even painted a couple on a bench who were having a quick snog but he fell down on his can and his aerosol went bang and all they found was his flat cap and his clogs

[@anthonyfeeney1210]

Have a Beer

[@nbvhoho2738]

May do this from.preston with the day pass on.blackpool transport go across to ko and come back on trams Then goto bispham kitchen and eat a suet pie Do it for lefoy

[@davidsworld5837]

bit weird there is no return price. hit tec bucket to collect money. would have thought they would have what bus money collector would have had. not that safe having cash being collected. such a short trip for £2. there seemed less people when it arrived than when it left. i am going to watch the knott end video then I may find out why people want to go there ???