Canal Boat Diaries

Robbie Cumming journeys through Royal Leamington Spa and the historic town of Warwick with its medieval castle.

Robbie sets out to explore the meandering waterways of inner city Birmingham including the Soho Loop and the Engine Arm Canal.

Disaster strikes when the Naughty Lass collides with a low bridge on the Bumble Hole Canal Branch damaging a chimney.

Robbie explores the picturesque Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.

It's Robbie's toughest trip yet as he battles through water weed on the Bradley Arm and gets stuck in silt on the Ridgacre Branch.

Robbie encounters a leaky lock pound on the Perry Barr Flight and gets marooned in the mud before travelling under Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham.

Robbie discovers a mysterious message in a bottle on the Ashby Canal and calls in to meet a mate who lives on an old narrowboat.

Robbie takes a tumble at Buckby Locks in Northamptonshire and has a problem with his power supply and battery bank.

A window gets smashed onboard the Naughty Lass and Robbie receives a soaking inside the very wet Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal.

During a cold snap Robbie gets iced in on the Grand Union Canal. Later, his parents pay a visit and help him through Marsworth Locks.