Robbie Cumming’s winter journey along Britain’s waterways continues this week on Canal Boat Diaries, as he steers his narrowboat, the Naughty Lass, through the Grand Union Canal with Christmas just around the corner. The tenth episode of the season, airing Tuesday at 8:00 PM GMT on U&Yesterday, finds the vlogger juggling the demands of canal life with his own festive preparations.
This leg of the 300-mile trip across the Midlands and northern England presents its own set of seasonal difficulties. As Cumming makes his way from Hunton Bridge to Aylesbury, the winter weather brings an extra degree of difficulty to the already tricky task of working the locks and managing the boat. The episode features a particularly tense moment as he contends with a challenging staircase lock, a situation that nearly leads to his boat flooding.
The series has found a quiet following by presenting an unvarnished look at the canal boat lifestyle, blending scenic views of the British countryside with the practical, often demanding, realities of living on the water. This episode leans into that contrast, setting the tranquil beauty of the winter canals against the very real possibility of things going wrong.
Canal Boat Diaries airs Tuesday at 8:00 PM GMT on U&Yesterday.
