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The Llangollen canal is a navigable canal crossing the border between England and Wales.
English Rivers: All Aboard -The Canal Trip (Slow TV - Full Documentary) | TRACKS
English rivers and canals: This continuous and uninterrupted single-shot documentary takes the audience on a two-hour journey along the Kennet and Avon Canal, from Top Lock in Bath to the Dundas Aqueduct.
Experience the riverside spring from onboard a canal boat, slowly cruising down rivers and canals of countryside England, and enjoy nothing but the meditative sounds of trickling water and chirping birds.
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Stonehenge:Located in Sailbury,it ranks amongst the most visited iconic archaeological sites.
Bath is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Somerset, and is known for its Roman built baths, a major attraction for art architecture and history lovers.
Bristol: Enveloped in the hills of southwest England Bristol has its own identity grounded in the roots from centuries past.
Windsor is the town above Thames featuring the Windsor castle, the Queen’s official place of residence.
Brighton: From Royal Pavilion to the new British i360 Brighton has a wealth to enthral all age groups. Brighton is not complete without the pebble beach and plenty of seafood and drinks, as Brighton is the place to get fat!
Sever Sisters:Need to escape from the urban sprawl take out a day from your busy schedule ad head out for a hike to the seven sisters before you get a glimpse of the English Channel.
Liverpool and Manchester:Music fans will love Liverpool where the Beatles were first formed whereas Manchester is the perfect destination for football fans.
Oxford:Nicknamed the city of dreaming spires ,Oxford is a small city in the south eastern part of England.It goes without saying that the major attraction is Oxford University around which the city revolves.
Cambridge:The colleges at the University of Cambridge makes the best backdrop for punting.
Stratford Upon Avon:Visit Shakespeare's hometown and discover all the places that inspired him.
Costwolds:Costwolds Enjoy a scenic drive to Cotswolds an area of outstanding natural beauty and an unspoiled English countryside.
Canterbury:Head out to Canterbury to visit one of the oldest cathedrals in town,and later enjoy the boat ride to have a glimpse of the English countryside.
Dover:Go for a drive through the beautiful white cliffs of Dover,until you spot the Dover castle brooding above the cliffs.
Leeds: You can also visit the sprawling castle in Leeds, whose beauty and grandeur goes beyond words.
Bornemouth:Love beachlife? Then you should definitely pay a visit to Bornemouth. .
GreatYarmouth: Being a part of the East Anglia's premier beach destination,this place has a fabulous maritime heritage.
Portsmouth is perfectly positioned for ferries and cruises with easy access to France Spain and English Channel's
islands.
Southend on Sea:Southend on Sea is a small town on the Thames estuary in Essex.The small train ride on the lonest pier is a thrilling experience,
Hastings:This cosmopolitan town is the home to largest fishing fleet in UK.You can also visit the first castle of England ,built by William the Conqueror.
Isle of Wight: Isle of Wight is an island in the south coast of England can be reached by regular ferries from South Hamptons and Portsmouth.In tha island you can enjoy the ropeway which transports visitors from he cliff top of Alum Bay to the beach below.
Duddledoor:Duddledoor is one of the Jurassic coasts most iconic landscapes in Dorset.
Surrey:Surrey Hills area is an outstanding natural beauty to the east of EnglandThe tranquil view of the countryside.
Colchester: Colchester is a town in Essex .The Georgian town has some of the best Norman architectures and preserves ruins of the Roman influences in Britain.
Shere:Shereis a village district of Surrey.The quaint little villages are the most popular location for fila makers and is a perfect destination to relax and refresh your mind.
Sheffield: Industrial architecture, vintage clothing, galleries, museums, Sheffield has it all to keep you busy throughout the day.
New Forest Water park and Thorpe:New Forest Water park and Thorpe offers a wide range of family friendly activities.
Birmingham: Fancy for chocolates? Uncover a world of chocolates and enjoy fascinating fun packed day with your kids at Cadbury world in Birmingham.
Mayfield’s Lavender Farm: Instagram lovers will love this place, as you will definitely find your best pose amidst the vast lavender fields.Planning for long weekends? Try out the Lake district and Scottish Highlands or reach out to the southern tip of UK to Cornwall.
Andersen Boats Canal Boat Holidays Middlewich
Amazing canal boat holidays in England & Wales. Welcome to canal boat holidays with Andersen Boats, a family business for over 40 years. We want you to have an amazing time on a canal boating adventure... so we offer narrowboat holidays on some of the best canal routes in England and North Wales. We're not a typical holiday company, selling holidays... we are a family which aims to give you an experience which is different right from the beginning. Over 40 years of experience gained... giving you the best in boats, routes and narrowboat holidays which are a completely new experience to your normal, everyday holiday.
Pontycysyllte,aquaduct narrowboat cruising - Wales, UK
Pontycysyllte,aquaduct narrowboat cruising - Wales, UK
Narrow Boat Holiday Through England, A Unique Experience
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Narrowboating the Llangollen Canal
This video celebrates a week narrowboating, biking, and hiking along one of the loveliest waterways in the U.K. The Llangollen Canal winds for 88 miles from its source at Horseshoe Falls near the charming northern Welsh mountain town of Llangollen, where water is diverted from the River Dee, to Hurleston Junction in pastoral England. Here the Hurleston Locks connect the Llangollen with the Shropshire Union Canal. Seen at the helm are John Shepard, Suzanne Brust and John Hadfield.
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10 Best Places to Visit in England,U.K | England Tourist Attractions - Tourist Junction
10 Best Places to Visit in England,U.K
1. London
London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, is a 21st-century city with history stretching back to Roman times. At its centre stand the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations. Across the Thames River, the London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the South Bank cultural complex, and the entire city.
2. Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles west of Amesbury. It consists of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone around 13 feet high, 7 feet wide and weighing around 25 tons.
3. Oxford
The University of Oxford is a prestigious and highly selective collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.
4.York
York is a walled city in northeast England that was founded by the ancient Romans. Its huge 13th-century Gothic cathedral, York Minster, has medieval stained glass and 2 functioning bell towers. The City Walls form a walkway on both sides of the River Ouse. The Monk Bar gate houses an exhibition tracing the life of 15th-century Plantagenet King Richard III.
5. Jurassic Coast
The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about 96 miters and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in mid-December 2001.
6. Cambridge, England
Cambridge is a city on the River Cam in eastern England, home to the prestigious University of Cambridge, dating to 1209. University colleges include King’s, famed for its choir and towering Gothic chapel, as well as Trinity, founded by Henry VIII, and St John’s, with its 16th-century Great Gate. University museums have exhibits on archaeology and anthropology, polar exploration, the history of science and zoology.
7. Bath, England
Bath is a town set in the rolling countryside of southwest England, known for its natural hot springs and 18th-century Georgian architecture. Honey-coloured Bath stone has been used extensively in the town’s architecture, including at Bath Abbey, noted for its fan-vaulting, tower and large stained-glass windows. The museum at the site of the original Roman-era Baths includes The Great Bath, statues and a temple.
8. St Ives, England
St Ives is a town in Cornwall, England, known for its surf beaches, like Porthmeor, and its art scene. The seafront Tate St Ives gallery has rotating modern art exhibitions, focusing on British artists. Nearby, the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden, in the modernist artist’s former studio, displays her bronzes and other works. Boat trips go to Seal Island, just west of town, to see the seal colony.
9. Lake District, England
The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England.
10. Brighton, England
Brighton is an English seaside resort town. About an hour south of London by train, it's a popular day-trip destination. Its broad shingle beach is backed by amusement arcades and Regency-era buildings. Brighton Pier, in the central waterfront section, opened in 1899 and now has rides and food kiosks. The town is also known for its nightlife, arts scene, shopping and festivals.
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UK canal boat holidays on English canals - Overflow Weir on Shropshire Union Canal
UK canal boat holidays. We love going on canal boat holidays on the English canals, and the Welsh canals too! Here is a film of us on a canal boat holiday cruising past an overflow weir on the Shropshire Union Canal. Canal overflow weirs were constructed to maintain water levels in the canals - excess water can drain safely away. If you have ever wondered what to do on a canal boat holiday, this video should give you a taste of the main reason for taking a UK canal boat holiday - slow down, chill out, enjoy the peace and being able to see what's going on around you.
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The Locks, Startops End (Marsworth, Buckinghamshire)
When the canal was heavily used during Victorian times there was a major problem with the supply of water, The original locks (for instance the one on the left of the picture) took two narrowboats at a time and this wasted water when only one narrowboat passed through, The solution was to build extra parallel half-width locks, which only took one narrowboat at a time. Where the lock was immediately adjacent to a bridge the bridge had to be extended with an additional arch. After a comparatively short time the scheme was abandoned, and now all the narrow locks have been filled in, apart from one which acts as a dry dock at Tring Summit. This picture shows the narrow lock at Startops End after it had been closed for traffic but before it was filled in.
The Grand Union Canal in England is part of the British canal system. Its main line starts in London and ends in Birmingham, stretching for 137 miles (220 km) with 166 locks.[1] It has arms to places including Leicester, Slough, Aylesbury, Wendover and Northampton.[2]
The Grand Union Canal was also the original name for part of what is now part of the Leicester Line of the modern Grand Union: this latter is now generally referred to as the Old Grand Union Canal in order to avoid ambiguity.
With competition from the railways having taken a large share of traffic in the second half of the 19th century, improvements in roads and vehicle technology in the early part of the 20th century meant that the lorry was also becoming a threat to the canals. Tolls had been reduced to compete with the railways, but there was little scope for further reduction. The Regent's Canal and the Grand Junction Canal agreed that amalgamation and modernisation were the only way to remain competitive.
The Grand Union Canal in its current form came into being on 1 January 1929, and was further extended in 1932. It was formed from the amalgamation of several different canals, and at 286.3 miles (461 km) is by far the longest canal in the UK:
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Narrowboat Canal Boats England Video by Nigel Harper Photography
Grand Day Out narrowboat movie with our friends, on the Oxfordshire Canal between Aynho and Banbury! Really fab, tranquil day in sunny June (speeding along at 4mph) and our first ever trip on a Narrowboat. Of course a lot of 'stills' were taken, but I also shot some video on a Nikon D300s with 18-200mm Nikkor VR lens. This short movie is the result.
Music by John Jolliffe composed for my movie 'A Shot at Dawn' (also on my Channel!)
Floating the Llangollen Canal by narrowboat in England
This is a little snippet of floating the Llangollen Canal from England into Wales and return. We rented a 48 foot narrow boat from Maestermyn Cruises out of Ellesmere, England and floated for two weeks. For more on my canal trip go to: htpp://adn.com/independenttraveler to read my blog for the Anchorage Daily News.
UK Vacation
The trip was England, Wales, and Scotland to my Great Great Grandfather's hometown.
Narrowboat crossing Telford's Pontcysyllte Aqueduct
UK canal boat holidays. We love going on canal boat holidays on the English canals, and the Welsh canals too! In 2016 we hired a narrowboat from Anglo-Welsh (from their Trevor Basin base). This is a film of our narrowboat crossing the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal - the film was shot from the front well of the narrowboat. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct carries the Llangollen Canal 126ft above the River Dee. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is 336 yards (307m) long and consists of a cast iron trough just wide enough to take a narrowboat. While on one side of the trough there is a towpath, on the other side it is merely a 4 inch wide lip. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was opened in 1805. If you have ever wondered what to do on a canal boat holiday, this video should give you a taste of the main reason for taking a UK canal boat holiday - slow down, chill out, enjoy the peace and the scenery!
England, Edinburgh and Ireland tour summary
We're taking you on a tour of England, Scotland and Ireland, a short summary of the trip you would enjoy. Click on the times to jump to each place: Intro 00:01 London 1:43 - Bath 2:44 - Cotswolds 3:37 - York 4:21 - Lake District 5:35 - Edinburgh 6:42 - Ireland intro 8:27 - summary 9:42 -to Dingle 10:08 - Dingle-Killarney 11:01 -Kinsale 12:00 - Dublin 12:12
Starting in London, best of all, then to Bath on a very easy train ride. Bath has a human scale with quiet pedestrian lanes lined with shops and galleries ideal for strolling.
York is one of the most historic cities in England. We will be showing you the great old buildings, some street entertainment – presenting you a summary with more details in other programs in our series.
Lake District is a very popular holiday destination, famous for, forests, mountains, quaint villages and lakes designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2017. Four of the top activities are exploring the towns, taking boat rides, do a little nature walking, and take a driving tour of the region to see the other nearby lakes and quaint villages.
In Scotland, Edinburgh’s Old Town has retained many of its original buildings and the 18th century New Town is also well-preserved, both still functioning as a great examples of healthy urban neighborhoods.
Ireland is a small country blessed with the rich variety of wonderful sites, most famous for its green rolling hills, history, friendly people, and Guinness. Our three main destinations will be Dingle, Galway and of course Dublin, capital of the country, a great center of culture, learning and nightlife. We'll bring you inside prehistoric stone structures in Dingle. We'll take a trip out to the Aran Islands by ferry, a remote place with a great many archaeological sites, traditional culture and spectacular sea cliffs. We will be visiting small villages along the way: Clifden, Killarney then Kinsale, a southern town with colorful buildings and an ancient stone fort. Dublin is a wonderful city, but don't make the mistake when you're visiting Ireland of only going to Dublin – there's so much more to see.
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UK two week canal boat tour on the Grand Union Canal
We rented a 69 ft canal boat for 2 weeks. Operated over 65 locks, bridges, walkways and too many tunnels. One was over one mile long.