UNHELPFUL Arch Bridges and "Single Women" Travelling by Narrowboat on the River Avon

Want to see the beautiful River Avon between Barton Lock and Harvington Lock? Find out what to expect as you travel by narrowboat under the ancient arch bridge at Bidford Upon Avon. Which is your favourite mooring in this section of the River Avon?
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[@chrishope9896]

Love the lightheartedness of your natural selves much more than the more formal, scripted style. Still the nicest Narrowboat channel though.

[@brianrayment5019]

2 of the lovliest ladies that tour the locks. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Thanks

[@watersrising8044]

I think it’s quite remarkable that your kitties know to return to their boat home and don’t wander off. I love the perimeter patrol!

[@sorrowmantic5929]

Patrol indeed!--but whom? No doubt the primary mission is in keeping these hoomans from surreptitiously making off with "their" estate, yes? ;-)

[@valeriebaxter2354]

Your cats are so cute and 'canal boat wise' they know where their home is and thankfully always choose the correct side to jump to explore! x.

[@motomuto3313]

My cat Fidget heard your cat meowing so he had to try to talk to your cat. It was funny to watch. I wonder what he was trying to say to your cat.

[@susansalvesen1588]

My cat went up to the tv and was looking for Alice and Munchy behind the screen. I'll try to send a picture.

[@1973Washu]

That log kind of looked like a Goanna , which is a kind of monitor lizard I sometimes see hanging out near rivers in Australia.

[@grahamwestgate1192]

More Avon, can't be bad!! Well, you managed to avoid two of the three p!aces we had to rescue hirers from when I worked for a hire fleet on the Avon! The first was Marcliff weir, where we once had a 65ft boat go straight over the Weir in a flood, they missed the lock cut completely!! Second was Harrington Weir, where they would get pulled sideways by the current, and get trapped against the weir, then we went out and winched them off! ( Quite common that one) The third one you haven't shown yet was when boats would go straight on at Offenham lock, and bypass it completely, by bumping there way down the weir stream! All helped to pass the time, never had anyone hurt!! By the way, I thought it looked like a crocodile!🐊🐊😏

[@lumitoca]

at 13:18 it is a crocodile, obviously :D

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Of course!

[@edtuckerartist]

Possibly a very rare sighting of the little seen Avondile.

[@sakamotothecat17]

@@edtuckerartist there is crocodile in the uk?!

[@kathpitman2202]

Love the video and the river, but I like the cannel tow paths so one can get to villages and towns do keep enjoying the journey I don’t think anything puts the lovely cats off

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

I love the canal tow paths too

[@stephenpegum9776]

Some really lovely countryside there ladies - I'm well jealous !!

[@sorrowmantic5929]

CANNUT believe how BOOTIFUL!!!

[@keithhunt3940]

If your going anywhere near Bideford Worcestershire. Be aware they have scaffolding up on the bridge end arches. I was there last weekend. Still enjoying and jealous.

[@joejones6764]

Best music. Good job! You both are in are hearts here in the US.

[@beverlymartin1414]

Nice to see you. It seamed like you were traveling thru Massachusetts, USA - all the same towns along the coast, It always amazes me how they came so far to settle here and named their new town location after the one left behind. XOX

[@jamesblair18]

gosh how nice. you did look as though you relaxed through!

[@Hercules718]

Thanks for the new video. Very beautiful area with my favorite trees. Like your cat too. Happy cruising.

[@marygriffin9388]

always happy to see what you two can show us.

[@johnmehaffey9953]

Sitting with a lovely pint of Guinness and watching the scenery really like the caps ladies, well I’ll. watch until the end and then I’ll have to make my darling wife her tea as she is working today but as I make all the meals it’s no hardship and there’s nothing nicer than someone enjoying the meals that you serve up

[@steveowens398]

Thanks once again for letting me ride along. I don't know where I would have moored, but I suspect David, having found your perfectly suitable overnighter, would have continued on until he found something not quite as nice.

[@erikandreassen6531]

Love the cats, the wife and I do town catch and release as well as feeding them. Compared to our lot (we have cats that on home-stay due to their parents situation and have 4 others of our own one is an hic? child but it's amazing what he can do, bit scary when he crosses the road though, his sister didn't make it but now he thinks he's grown up and interdependent, he's still only a baby at 3 years old but very determined. Love the fact your children can stay on a narrow boat and wait to get on land. Guess I'm just a softy, love all animals.

[@jojothirlwell4086]

I love watching your travels. Thank you for making them, it helps feel like I'm going places even when I'm.stuck at home :)

[@peggyandthegreenfamily5469]

Wow nice video scenery stunningeat vlog..... best wishes Ken and Christine

[@sueokeefe301]

great vlog. The pile looked like a New Zealand Tuatara lizard.

[@grahambaker5235]

Sue O'Keefe agree with Sue

[@visumexcipio]

Hello from Cincinnati Ohio usa. I enjoyed riding along. All the best!

[@harleyjohnston9366]

We did that bit of The Avon on our first ever narrowboat holiday, it must be very nice because we hired 5 more time before buying our boat in 2015. Don't remember that much as it was 2006.

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Have you been been back since?

[@harleyjohnston9366]

@@TheNarrowboatExperience not that bit yet, were going to go there this year but no motor & covid stuffed that. Maybe next year!

[@gary1887]

Hi girls it is so good to see your lovely country after lockdown I go wish I was there as well to enjoy

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Glad you enjoyed. Hope you are well.

[@gary1887]

The Narrowboat Experience yes I have being well after being in hospital for a week 5 weeks ago and watching the videos made it better

[@ralphwest8156]

Hello hello' ...I really enjoyed the wonderful journey and the spectacular scenery' ...the bridge - some Shakespearean connection perhaps? ...I saw the log as a frog too ha ha. As long as you moor as safely as possible, at the park would be cool ...your cats are beautiful' thank you for sharing' take good care.

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@alecforrest8160]

Lovely videos wish I lived on a narrow boat myself so peaceful 😁

[@keithbradfield7825]

Thanks for a lovely afternoon Cruise

[@dirkintondixster2557]

I love it at Harvington lock. I have spent many days blacking boats for other people in the dry dock just over that bridge. The dry dock used to be the original river lock before it was replaced with the new one you just used. Glad your enjoying our beautiful river Avon

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Thanks for sharing that. It's nice to learn of some of the changes that have been made.

[@chalkiewhite9404]

After watching some Australian guy using his channel as a begging bowl you two are a breath of fresh air.

[@Minikisses20000]

Hello ladies, great vlog. I love watching you to. I just recently put 2 and 2 together, 😂🤣 that Annamarie is the one that does all the art work for some of the other great Narrow Boat vloggers. Some really great ones. Wonderful work. The scenery was really beautiful. Thank you again. Until next time. Hugs from Las Vegas NV. 💕💕🐾🐾

[@alanglass8161]

Bedford bridge was where Top Gear did a show trying to drown all the onlookers from the pub garden. Some years ago now, they also ditched a caravan in a local field. It could still be there.

[@brodie2711]

Thanks for the smashing Vlog guys I did enjoy it. I think the tree looked like a snapping turtle.

[@gaznicol5020]

I'm abit later watching today. Always enjoy my Sunday vlog. I like the 3 single ladies Annamarie. I'm with Kath, not heard it b4 in that rhyme but I'd wouldn't mind if 3 single ladies came along for me, especially if one had a narrowboat.😂

[@larrystratton3431]

Thank you for your vlogs. We’re cat people love seeing how they are on the “cut”.

[@RetroRatz]

We are at an Airbnb and just watched you on the big screen ♥️👍😀. Lovely 🖖

[@mjallenuk]

Looked like a Croc to me! Lovely video as always. I'm all caught up now I believe. Take care x

[@michaelb2388]

That bow deck looks really precarious. I appreciate you get more room inside but I wouldn't fancy standing on there in some deep locks that I've been through where you pass your rope through cables in lock walls.

[@trafalgar22a8]

Thanks for sharing. I enjoy your videos very much.

[@am2schmarvelous]

I love that cats have to chat with you about things - I assume their opinions.

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Our cats are very opinionated.

[@SoItGoesCAL34]

I didn't notice anything strange about the bridge arches except the one you went through was very well marked. When I saw the bit of wood it immediately made me think of an iguana. I saw a beautiful igauna on my way home from shopping yesterday. Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@olinzuercher6344]

Seems so calm and peaceful. In re, the log, if that log were here in the States and if it were on the Mississippi river it might have been called a snag. Trees that were washed into the river would often get stuck in the river bottom and snag the passing river boats. Here in the States the only extensive remnant of the 1830's style of canal is the New York Barge Canal, here is a link to the New York State Canal System: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Canal_System. There are other remnants, but for the most part either a railroad or other type of road got laid on top of the towpath, most often the canals just got plowed in and are forgotten by most folk here in the States.

[@keithhunt3940]

The only thing i know about the Bideford bridge is tractors try and take a short down the Avon. Yes, one crashed through that bridge.

[@Sparrowwest]

love your cats and both of you

[@PsychicLord]

Lovely video, quite charming. In my opinion the 'what does it look like' reminded me of an alligator. I look forward to the next one.

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@chrisiam2438]

Great vid as usual ladies ... yes it’s a frog ... bloody big one too ... loving the views

[@cptlloyd9644]

Lovely scenery and cool music :-)

[@terrykunst3883]

What a glorious day!! I never want the vlogs to end, but this journey was so stunning I have to watch again. Just cant thank you enough for taking us along!

[@ruthhoy6290]

It is very relaxing watchma the video

[@ianofsjkartwork]

That was a lovely cruise along the river Avon....stay safe....thanks for sharing

[@silverdon55]

Thanks for sharing such a lovely cruise. Also good to see all 4 of you happy and well.

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Thanks for sharing. Love the Cat!

[@Sooty]

Interesting vblog. You two are very close to where I live in Worcester. Pershore is a nice place to moor up . It's a Georgian Town with lovely buildings and a Abbey . Bank Holiday should have been the famous Plum Festival, though due to covid restrictions its been cancelled. One place that's nice to sit in the Garden and have a refreshing drink of local ale or cider is the Angel Hotel . Regards to you both .

[@timweather3847]

Love your cats, I do like one that replies when spoken to, mine hardly says anything, even when he wants food.

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

That's Alice, she's incredibly bossy and no good at hiding

[@andrewbarlow1707]

Great vlog ladies, thank you.

[@jefjef5401]

The music mix was perfect for this chill out video.

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Thanks

[@jojobroom]

Looks to me like all the arches are a different size.

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

You got it!

[@MrLeatherman23]

I was thinking hand made. Which would sort of suggest that all was different sized? Thank you, Annamarie, for the tutorial on raindrops on leaves. I don't get to see my granddaughter these days and she left her paint box behind... I thought I'd dig it out.

[@TimVirnig]

Glad to see the cats are keeping a good eye on things.

[@moneybee]

Really pretty scenery! Thanks for sharing!

[@shane121]

What a lovely relaxing and we'll put together video. Can wait until a new one comes out. Thanks for your time sharing

[@grahamwright6928]

We always call clumps of weed logs etc . Hippos nests!

[@tonycarter3756]

My friends and I moored at Bidford bridge on a Sunday and watched all the cabin cruisers parading up and down the river .Two of them tried to use the navigation arch at the same time!

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

It's a great spot to sit and watch the boats go by.

[@TheBoatingAdventure]

That looks a lovely place to cruise got to put it on my to do list as it's not too far for me. Thanks to your inspiration I have finally installed a diesel heater on the boat so I have heat throughout so its brilliant and has set me up for some all year cruising. Even have a vent on the deck to keep me warm when steering. Cheers guys take care. Alan x

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

That sounds great. We recommend the trip too - just watch the weather as apparently the river levels change with little warning.

[@joyeyoder4783]

What a lovely cruise! Thanks for sharing.

[@scottfw7169]

"Easier said than done" brings to mind that even after a half century of life I still haven't encountered something that's easier done than said.

[@wernerhahn141]

Funny to see road signs on a river, different to the sign on the British canals. Here in Germany we have a special set of signs on all the inland waterways. Besides that you need to know them to obtain a license they are very helpful on the bridges because some are one-way, others limit the width available. But some are only important to commercial shipping on the canals and big rivers.

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

That sounds very organised.

[@chrisweston2017]

I'm no boater but my guess in respect of the use of the northernmost arch on Bidford Bridge heading upstream on the Warwickshire Avon, is that this a function of maintenance of maximum steering capability in high river flow rate conditions when the relatively low flow rates over the surface area of the rudder will make staying parallel to the water flow hard when encountering eddies induced by the bridge piers. The northernmost arch is relatively sheltered from the main flow. To be clear, using this arch will help prevent uncontrolled banging into the piers, or worse, getting pinned across a pier at speed. Simple hydraulic logic. Am I right?

[@pastle2007]

Love the commentary, reminds me a little of how "Ask the Leyland Brothers", did their voice overs. Great video.

[@bethhenry5795]

Hi ladies from Oklahoma! It’s always a joy to watch ur vids!!!! Luv luv luv the scenery!

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Thanks so much

[@lorrainejames4095]

I thought the thing on the weeds looked like a small iguana. Love kaths humour with the number of boats and you tube watchers lol.

[@jimmyboy5597]

Really nice, thank you very much.

[@sylviapage8572]

Lovely to find time to catch up with your journey along the Avon. Beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing.

[@alanrhodes4157]

fantastic video again girls.family members have a caravan at harvington .so know the area well ..hopefully were you moored up you went to see the old mill which is on the island .all intact but needs plenty of TLC.to restore it..Think if you had just gone round the corner to the next lock the mooring would have been better . keep the blogs coming.one day i will get to say hello if you come back to knowle locks again.

[@nilo70]

Lovely little journey , I thought it looked like a frog too !

[@briandufty5081]

Keep at it girls.. A big love from New Zealand. Xx.

[@philipwinter8729]

I've heard the saying of buses all arriving at the same time but never single women. (Though I suspect I wouldn't object!)

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Do you think that's because the single women part was made up?? ;-)

[@paulpek6616]

living close to colorado gaders rescue in colorado usa I went to aligater at seeing the log in the water

[@ninagehteuchnixan]

Thanks for taking me with you on a beautiful jorney, i really enjoyd it, it's been raining three days in a row where i life...

[@dwtalley]

Curious the differences in attitudes toward deer. Where I live in heavily forested central New York State the deer are everywhere, including yards in our city/near-suburban neighborhood. We see them everyday nibbling neighbors' landscaping or lying on the lawns. (Daffodils are equally common, because they're almost the only thing the deer won't eat.) People's attitudes vary from appreciation to frustration with the pests' persistent destruction of landscaping to eagerness for hunting season to start. Fawn season starts in late June each year, and by this time their spots are starting to fade, and they are twice to three times their sizes in early summer.

[@jennifertemmink5693]

Me and my girlfriend like watching these videos together we only just recently found your channel but we're enjoying it a lot :)

[@altacat9702]

Wonderful : ) ...thank you

[@debbiehorton8084]

Great video. Very pretty cruise x

[@marianillingworth4403]

Love sharing the journey with you two too.

[@roberttyler6454]

Hello there,nicely put over n interesting,stunning scenery enjoyable watching, Thank you for sharing your video cheers take care see you soon

[@DanielleWhite]

The driftwood reminds me of the turtles when we'd go kayaking at the mill pond on the Eno River. They loved to stand on logs or rocks just barely breaking the surface, legs fully extended and head up like that. I just noticed Annamarie's hat pin! The styling took me a moment to freeze frame just right and catch the color pattern. That is fantastic! And I have a special love of pins on hats, too; my daily wear when out is a red wool felt cavalier hat two which I have affixed two pins at this time. I must admit y'all have made me think that doing something of the sort would be a pleasant vacation in some future year. While I am a very social person my wife is not so much and the relative quiet and isolation would be welcome.

[@derrionroberts2780]

Another lovely video ladies, looks a wonderful stretch of canal and the cats are literally living their best life 👍🏻

[@pootle2768]

That log definitely looked like a frog! Lovely vlog and I loved Kath’s narration. I also loved Alice the safety monitor! X

[@navigator902]

Thanks Gals for sharing such a wonderful cruise bringing me aboard "LAZY DAYS", as it is here, ... helps remind one of life on the canals again Did you hear about the three sailors and the midshipman.... Good.

[@chrisskelhorn5727]

Good afternoon girls, and lovely to see your beautiful smiles again! There seemed to be an awful lot of junk in the Avon, dead trees, and other debris, causing restrictions! But beautiful scenery! Button says 'Hi!' to you all! Stay safe! :-)

[@TheNarrowboatExperience]

Yes, you do have to keep your wits about you

[@johnsimms6778]

The scene at about 9:50 into this blog would make a beautiful print.

[@scottfw7169]

That wee little cruiser in Marlcliff lock looked like it might have a cover on a place for a mast to pass through roof right behind the forward cabin windows, and the boat's overall form very much says 'sailboat' to me.

[@stephengurd5272]

Very nice blog, well at long last after many months of hard work, we have taken NB Dogs Allowed out on the G&S for three small trips. One day we might make it to the Avon. Will need a bathroom and bedroom before then🤣

[@skippyjones2077]

Hey Girl’s nice to see you guys you take care..❤️🙏👍☮️✌️

[@hellyavard8552]

I am enjoying your trip along the Avon River. Looks delightful!

[@charlescorey184]

I really enjoy your vlog. This one in particular. Loved the focus on the kitties at the end. My wife loves the cats as well. Glad to see it when they approve of your mooring.

[@carolineolsenarnold7039]

That is the rarely seen, and very rare Avonosaurus. You probably have the only vid of this almost extinct creature🥰😆

[@SeanMcPhersonSenior]

Another beautiful cruise, thanks for all the wonderful footage and commentary. Definitely enjoy Kath's succinct explanations of the differences in the locks, the landings, etc. And glad the 4th boat satisfied the curiosity about if any viewers were passing! But now I'll be awake all night wondering... what about the arches? :) Stay safe and fingers crossed for more good weather for the remainder of the Avon!

[@garyjones9431]

Hi I have just found your channel and been binge watching . In these uncertain times I find you both take my mind to a better place love the vlogs thank you x

[@hughjones4060]

David Hutchins who was instrumental in reopening the Lower Stratford Canal and Upper Avon used to live in a house built into a disused railway bridge not far from Harvington Lock PS Its pronounced Avon not A Von !