Ade at Sea

Ade’s adventure starts in Brixham where people have been fishing out of the town since as far back as 1406 and by 1850 it was the largest fishing port in England. He joins a crew on-board one of the town’s surviving heritage fleet and finds out about the huge impact the trawlers had on the town and the lives of the locals. He then takes a 40-mile helicopter ride to Eddystone Lighthouse which was in 1698 and was the world’s first lighthouse built on a rock at sea.

Adrian sails through the waterways where the River Thames meets the sea, the Thames Estuary, which were once the most important trading route in the world.

In this episode Ade sails the coastline around Bridlington, once a town famed for its huge fish industry.

Ade continues his voyage around Britain’s ports and harbours as he takes to the Bristol Channel.

Ade travels to the west coast of Scotland, where he visits the island of Eigg before sailing on to the fishing port of Mallaig.

Ade makes his way along the North West coast and down the River Mersey towards Liverpool this week. Forty per cent of the world’s trade passed through Liverpool two hundred years ago making it the busiest and most advanced port in the world.