Canal Boat Diaries
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7 Seasons · 41 Episodes · Premiered November 18, 2019
Jump aboard with Robbie Cumming as he embarks on a 300-mile journey across the Midlands and northern England in his narrowboat.
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Next Air Time: Mon, May 18 2026 6:00 PM GMT+0000
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
5 episodes
E01
Shardlow to Stoke-on-Trent
Mon, Nov 18 2019 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Robbie Cumming explores the English canal network, beginning with a journey from Shardlow to Etruria Junction, Stoke on Trent, exploring the Trent and Mersey Canal. However, not everything goes to plan, and he will have to deal with a tricky issue with his propeller as well as navigating the complicated locks on the Trent and Mersey Canal.
E02
Froghall to Bugsworth Basin
Mon, Nov 18 2019 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A low canal tunnel in Staffordshire proves a problem and Robbie helps out a stranded boater.
E03
Marple to Huddersfield
Mon, Nov 18 2019 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A fallen tree and a leaking lock pound hamper Robbie's journey across the Pennines.
E04
Sowerby Bridge to Manchester
Mon, Nov 18 2019 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Robbie runs aground on the Rochdale Canal - will he make it to Manchester?
E05
Manchester to Liverpool
Mon, Nov 18 2019 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
There are engine issues and a leaky boat to fix before Robbie reaches Liverpool Docks.
Season 2
4 episodes
E01
Ellesmere Port to Audlem
Wed, Dec 9 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Robbie battles his way through blanket weed on the Shropshire Union Canal and discovers industrial secrets in Audlem, Cheshire.
E02
Market Drayton to Stourport-on-Severn
Wed, Dec 9 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Robbie gets stuck in the mud in Woodseaves Cutting and explores the charming canal-side village of Kinver in Staffordshire.
E03
Stourport Basins to Kingswood Junction
Wed, Dec 9 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Robbie navigates the mighty River Severn and takes an unexpected bath as he takes a tumble at the Tardebigge lock flight in Worcestershire.
E04
Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham
Wed, Dec 9 2020 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
On the last leg of his journey across England, Robbie crosses an epic aqueduct near Stratford-upon-Avon and gets stuck in a lock in central Birmingham.
Season 3
4 episodes
E01
Wigan to Burnley
Mon, Mar 14 2022 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Narrowboater Robbie Cumming begins a 170-mile journey across the north of England and soon runs into difficulty with a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan.
E02
Barrowford to Bingley
Tue, Mar 15 2022 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Narrowboater and film-maker Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and lends a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave, North Yorkshire. He also encounters Bingley Five Rise Locks, a wonder of the inland waterways.
E03
Dowley Gap to Ferrybridge
Wed, Mar 16 2022 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Jump on board with narrowboater Robbie Cumming as he explores the Victorian village of Saltaire in West Yorkshire on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, moors up in Leeds Dock, and goes in search of an abandoned waterway on the Aire and Calder Navigation.
E04
Knottingley to Ripon
Thu, Mar 17 2022 7:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The real side of boating with Robbie Cumming. On the last leg of his epic journey across the north of England, Robbie tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse and is forced to make an emergency stop. His destination is Ripon Basin at the outer reaches of our inland waterways.
Season 4
4 episodes
E01
Sheffield to Keadby
Mon, May 1 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Narrowboater Robbie Cumming begins a fresh set of adventures along the waterways of the north of England and the Midlands. He is forced to make a running repair to his narrowboat the Naughty Lass while on the Tinsley lock flight in South Yorkshire. He then cruises beneath Conisbrough's magnificent viaduct and must wait for an unusual sliding railway bridge to open on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal.
E02
Keadby to Kiveton Park
Tue, May 2 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Robbie Cumming tackles the fast-flowing River Trent and is invited to join a night-time illuminated boat parade. However, his journey is hampered by a damaged wall in Worksop and a water shortage on the Chesterfield Canal which threatens his voyage.
E03
Lincoln to Nottingham
Wed, May 3 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Autumnal fog and an overheating engine prove to be problems for narrowboater Robbie Cumming. As he navigates a Roman waterway, it proves to be a journey of many challenges as he runs aground and breaks down in Nottingham.
E04
Loughborough to Braunston
Thu, May 4 2023 6:30 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Robbie Cumming has issues with ice before taking on the famous Foxton lock flight. His destination is Braunston, the spiritual home for narrowboaters.
Season 5
10 episodes
E01
Braunston to Lapworth
Mon, Jun 3 2024 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie Cumming begins a new adventure onboard his narrowboat home the Naughty Lass. A canal journey that takes him through Royal Leamington Spa and the historic town of Warwick with its medieval castle. However, when an action camera falls off his boat, he's forced to jump into the Grand Union Canal to search for it.
E02
Yardley Wood to Netherton Tunnel
Tue, Jun 4 2024 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie sets out to explore the meandering waterways of inner city Birmingham including the Soho Loop and the Engine Arm Canal. However he has a DIY disaster when he accidentally hammers a hole through his narrowboat which needs urgent attention. Later in the journey the Naughty Lass becomes lodged in a lock on the Titford Canal.
E03
Hawne Basin to Stourbridge
Wed, Jun 5 2024 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Canal explorer and narrowboat enthusiast Robbie Cumming sets off on a new journey across the Midlands. But disaster strikes when the Naughty Lass collides with a low bridge on the Bumble Hole Canal Branch damaging a chimney. Later Robbie tackles Delph Locks with its impressive waterfall weirs.
E04
Stourton to Wolverhampton
Thu, Jun 6 2024 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Narrowboat enthusiast Robbie Cumming explores the picturesque Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal. However, his journey is delayed when he encounters a broken balance beam on a faulty lock gate. Later he receives a visit from his younger brother Charlie, to help him through Wolverhampton's flight of 21 narrow locks.
E05
Wolverhampton to Anglesey Basin
Fri, Jun 7 2024 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
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. His problems continue when a rope gets wrapped around his propellor on the Walsall Lock flight. With all these obstacles will he make it to his destination of Anglesey Basin?
E06
Great Barr to Atherstone
Mon, Jun 10 2024 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie's forced to jump ship to re-float the Naughty Lass when he becomes marooned in the mud on the Perry Barr Flight. Later in the journey he travels under Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction and his narrowboat takes a nasty knock on the Coventry Canal.
E07
Atherstone to Moira
Tue, Jun 11 2024 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie discovers a mysterious message in a bottle on the Ashby Canal and calls in to meet a mate who lives on an historic narrowboat. Along the way he's forced to carry out a running repair, when the Naughty Lass breaks down in rural Leicestershire.
E08
Coventry to Weedon Bec
Wed, Jun 12 2024 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie takes a tumble at Buckby Locks in Northamptonshire and moors up in a favourite canal village, Braunston the spiritual home of narrowboaters where he meets a mate and buys a new chimney for the Naughty Lass.
E09
Bugbrooke to Milton Keynes
Thu, Jun 13 2024 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
A window gets smashed onboard the Naughty Lass and Robbie receives a soaking inside the watery Blisworth Tunnel as he continues his journey down the Grand Union Canal. Along the way he crosses several impressive aqueducts.
E10
Simpson to Little Tring
Fri, Jun 14 2024 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
During winter weather Robbie gets iced in on the Grand Union Canal and he's forced to fit a new solar panel when his old one gets smashed. To end the journey his mum and dad pay a visit and help him through Marsworth Locks.
Season 6
10 episodes
E01
Napton Junction to Aynho Wharf
Mon, May 19 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie Cumming navigates the scenic Oxford Canal onboard Naughty Lass, explores its twists and turns, and helps tow a stranded broken-down boater.
E02
Aynho Wharf to Bablock Hythe
Tue, May 20 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie navigates the Oxford Canal, bumps into a hire boat and a hedge and tackles large river locks on the scenic Upper River Thames.
E03
Oxford to Reading
Mon, May 26 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie's narrowboat gets a makeover before he explores the River Thames, he moors in Abingdon and tackles an emergency DIY repair to fix a leak.
E04
Reading to Windsor
Tue, May 27 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie visits a former Beatle's home in Henley, uncovers horror history in Marlow and struggles to find a mooring in Maidenhead on the River Thames.
E05
Windsor to Godalming
Mon, Jun 2 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
While exploring the Wey and Godalming Navigations, Robbie gets caught in a storm and falls off his narrowboat. He also uncovers rock history in Guildford.
E06
Byfleet to Odiham Castle
Tue, Jun 3 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie's narrowboat gets stuck under a low bridge on the challenging Basingstoke Canal as he battles through water weed. Can he make it to journey's end?
E07
Weybridge to Stonebridge Park
Mon, Jun 9 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie moors by Hampton Court Palace, but disaster strikes when a tree branch smashes a window. His dad joins to help through Hanwell locks.
E08
Harlesden to Stratford
Tue, Jun 10 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie returns to where his boating life began, exploring London's canals on Naughty Lass. He travels through Little Venice and moors in Paddington Basin.
E09
Cowley to Hunton Bridge
Mon, Jun 16 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie mends a leaky pump on the Naughty Lass on the Grand Union Canal. In Watford, he visits a TV legend's home and buys gas from a friendly fuel boat.
E10
Hunton Bridge to Aylesbury
Tue, Jun 17 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie navigates the wintery Grand Union Canal while preparing for Christmas, and narrowly avoids flooding his boat in a tricky staircase lock.
Season 7
4 episodes
E01
Llangollen to Crickheath
Mon, May 18 2026 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie Cumming begins a new canal adventure in Wales and encounters towering aqueducts and stunning scenery along the way.
E02
Frankton Junction to Grindley Brook
Mon, May 18 2026 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
Robbie Cumming's journey on the Llangollen Canal takes an unexpected turn when his boat gets stuck in silt and a passing hire boat comes to the rescue.
E03
Grindley Brook to Middlewich
Mon, May 25 2026 6:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
As Robbie Cumming leaves the scenic Llangollen Canal, he faces a journey of running repairs and narrowboat maintenance on the old Naughty Lass.
E04
Winsford to Weston Point
Mon, May 25 2026 7:00 PM GMT+0000
60 min
With the Anderton Boat Lift out of action, Robbie Cumming explores the scenic River Weaver onboard a borrowed narrowboat called 'Tench'.
Cast
Robbie Cumming
as Robbie Cumming