A narrowboater’s guide to Nottingham 

I hope to visit Nottingham one day. My ancestors were born there and immigrated to the US. in the 1880's

Listen! - do you want to know a secret? Super video Robbie. I like Nottingham too. Very lively, nice people and the home of Boots the Chemist of course.

great advert for Nottingham..

Glad you liked my home city

I always like 👍🏻.... before I even watch 😂 Great video 🥰

Just got home and I was so happy to see a new vid. So happy.

Every town has its ups and downs. Sometimes ups, outnumber the downs. Not in Nottingham. I’m inclined to believe, if we weren’t so down, We’d up and leave. We’d up and fly if we had wings for flying. Can’t you see the tears we’re crying? Can there be some happiness for me? Not in Nottingham. 🐓 🪕🎶

My Hometown Nottingham.. Love how you put the video together Thumbs up 👍🏽

Hey Robbie, all your videos are fantastic, but this one bought back so many memories for me, pub crawling on a sat or Fri night, there are hundreds of pubs in Nottingham and I feel sure I went to all of them at some stage. Best video for me as I could relate to your journey. There is a pub (could be the Bell) in town center, trap door on the street with a crane drop, where convicted crims would have their last pint before they dropped the trap. hey robbie greate me duck! thanks! John Mac New Zealand (five star)

Been waiting for you Dude! Thank god you're back!! Wowooo! OMG I watched that EP of Time Hunters too!

This is going to be like the next episode of The Game of Thrones. WE WILL WAIT. It's ok Robbie, the notification bell is on. Cheers from NZ.

Only ever been to Nottingham briefly, definitely worth a trip back with a longer stay. Love all the history and architecture, thanks Robbie! I do like the trams and the pub looks ace!!!

Great memories of FMC & TtJ (tourist trap) and surrounding areas & pubs, duck

Great video. I was born and raised in Nottingham but left aged 21. I've spent hours on that short canal fishing etc and even cruised it once (in both directions). But I've also been to all of those pubs (I was a student at Nottm Uni as well). So great to see the pubs especially the Sal. I had forgotten that my dad once got us a visit to the cellars and the shape of the large room sparked a memory as well as the story of Rosie. I think they link to the Royal Children PH just round the corner.

If you think the entrance to Nottingham Castle Marina is tight on a 45 foot boat, try a 58 foot. In a crosswind of course. We only got out thanks to some lovely passers by pulling us round with the front rope.

Hallo Robbie! Thank you so much for sharing your incredible videos of Nottingham! As an (older!) ex pat, now living in Berlin, I really appreciate your vlogs! Makes me feel very homesick, but with 2 'older Goldies ' to attend to, 24/7, and my family here, you bring me a fudging amazing insight into 'the good of homeland '! Again, many thanks! All love, and best wishes, Claire, Sally, and Zora ( 2 older Goldies ), and the family ! 😊👌👌👌❤

Great video mate really enjoyed it. Rebel city Maybe the Best city in the world

Nice to see you again Robbie

Great video with lots of information on the area, both historical and useful.

Loved that bit of history! Happy to have found your channel. :)

very nice upload!

Great vid Your boat is looking good Robbie

It is a great stretch to canoe! The trip boats go down to the tram bridge maybe a little further but a boat did get grounded the other year near the wier

The Bell Inn was one of the three pubs pilgrims and crusaders could have a pint in before leaving for the Holy Land. On their return home to England it was the end of their epic journey. One wonders if that’s why it’s known as the Bell End ! 🔔

Good to see you back Robbie, always love your films, looking forward to finding out about your secret!

Yes! Fellows, Morton , and Clayton ltd! My favourite pub in Nottingham. Always drop in when I'm there. All being well I'll be moving on-board my first narrow boat- and my first home, and the end of the month; so I'll look out for you on the cut. Many thanks for the vids, been such an inspiration; keep cranking it, sir!

Great video. I wondered where you’d been. The end of the year! That’s going to be a long wait. Thanks as always for sharing your journey.

Thanks for showing us around Nottingham Robbie and good luck with your venture :-)

So good to see you back to posting, been rewatching old vids to pass the time. Keep on cranking !

Loved it all , back in f and f mode ... Fast and Furious , and great looking pubs, which was Pub of the Week ? The Sal ?

Enjoy your stuff Robbie ..All the best with what's happening for you.. Cool Mate !!

Ye single-handed sailor goes cranking, cranking away in the dark. 🚢 😀

Good to see that you are back making videos, I was beginning to worry. Another good one as always.

Hi Robbie. Thanks for the vlog. Nottingham looks like a cool city. I’m looking forward to what you have in store this year. I hope it’s successful for you. Don’t make us wait too long for your next episode. Safe travels.

Thanks Robbie. Just subbed. Like your content and style, good work thank you to you and your crew. Great to see our beautiful lands being explored and appreciated in this way. Cheers!

Yay Robbie's back!

Oooooo interesting bit at the end

Robbielad!! SO glad to see/hear that you're OK, and still filming and producing. You had me worried for a bit. ANOTHER wonderful installment...THANKS! Looking forward to your news, and interesting to hear that you've got so much going on - including the new job. Hope it's a GREAT one, and something you'll really enjoy. ALSO hope it'll allow you to continue living aboard the Naughty Lass, and CRANKING IT!! All the best, Robbie... :)

Hi from Mooloolaba - a long way from Nottingham where I was born!!

Great job Robbie. Always look forward to your vlogs. Yes a great City and plenty of diverse pubs as well. I hope you are keeping well and having loads of fun. Cant wait for this new video jobby your working on and hope its feature film length. Anyway until next time pal keep safe and have fun. 🙂🍺

Nice to see you back with an update. Hope the new 'job' is going well!

Great to see you Robbie. Nottingham has gone on the 'visit this place' list

Robbie I am hoping you will post as a minimum one video a week and more if possible. Great video. South Carolina USA

Great to see you back Robbie! Was really missing your vlogs but were relieved to see you with Rich n Fran (our other favourites 😍) so was hoping you would sign in soon 😁 With all those pubs wasn’t sure which was “Pub of the weeeeeeek” Hmmmmmm intrigued at the end ........

Good to hear from you Robbie. Have to admit, Beeston Cut worst waterway I went on. Don't get me wrong, everyone like me (I was on Wud) but shot at from a bridge, found air gun pellet in the engine cover later. That pub next to the lock was handy though, nipped in and grabbed a bottle of cold beer. Plus on the second trip, the one to Thurmaston, recruited 'slaves' to help with Beeston lock. Left a long rope on keyside. Showing them how to open the bottom gate, boat drifted across. Rope fell in and one bottom gate open. Luckily Wud a little too wide to escape. However it did see me having to clamber down a wet and slipperly gate to get back onboard. Many many years ago, went to the oldest pub, living at Ulceby near Alford. Few good nights in Nottingham.

Enjoyed that very much--thanks!

Nice postcard from Nottingham Robbie, where I currently live so all the landmarks are familiar. Cheers!

Boats and beer, what more do you want! Great video

Very nice blog, what a good idea to look back in these unsafe times. Be safe from NB Dogs Allowed.

Great to see you back! superb as always

Hi Robbie, good to chat to you yesterday - I guess I'd better not say where! Hope you enjoyed this morning.

Nice one robbie. glad to see your OK.

Look forward to your new videos, greatly missed your style

Hi Robbie - My pug also comes from Gillingham - So now when i imagine him talking Its generally in your voice! Great video as always - Jeff & Monty the pug NB-Lovie, River Wey

Ha secret bit at the end! Love it... so professional vlogger then you’re the next Peter McKinnon! Kept those hidden subs well secret. No more gardening PR “phew” I bet you said! Cheers Ade

good to see you back

Lol... wast starting to think you had die.... Again... Congrates on the 10K

Notts is a great city

Enjoying the new music on this one! Inspired me to record some for our videos

Robbie ya forgot to mention the mad deaf guy that likes to shout at dogs....to whom I was going to throw in the cut lol......all the best dude......hope Lou's safe n well👍

Ah glad you got to the Fellows was there recently too for a mates retirement do

Cor blimey! 10k subbies. Not bad going is that! Excellent pubs in Nottingham, no wander you haven’t been posting lately. Exciting times ahead then eh? Hope it all come together. Like the intro music to this vid. 👍

HE LIVE'S.....now I know how happy Doctor Frankenstein felt.

On fire as usual. Nice one Robbie🤘🤘🤘

Great Video of Nottingham Robbie, you need to come back to us soon

Brill robbie😁👍👏👏👏

Yasss welcome back😃your editing is on🔥🔥🔥as usual

Another great video Robbie, very interesting.. Obviously the Sheriff of Nottingham ran away from Robin Hood with all the Cash and the city suffered badly..... ;p

You're mad as a box of frogs, but im loving your vlogs.. keep it up

Hi Robbie. Great video. I enjoyed Nottingham too. I went in that Alchemist place where you have to take a mortgage out for a fancy frothing and steaming activity cocktail. I loved your "history" of the suspension bridge. :) Ain't it a shame how there's loads of possible mooring areas on the Nottingham Canal in the city centre where there's even lots of rings but people just don't. I think there's a lot of fear in large cities. So everyone heads for the relative safety of "Sainsburys moorings". I did go in that service block last year and there was at least toilets if not showers. I was warned by another boater that it was full of broken glass... I didn't see any. I watered up, used the ablutions, washed my hands and left sharpish. Where is thee now? I've left the Macc and am now on the Trent & Misery, heading towards Nantwich.

That’s where my baby come from ! Remember that turning out 😆

Here's why I like your videos: you cover more than just narrow boat trips [which I find boring. Sorry, but once I've see 20 minutes of going down one canal, I've had enough. All the canals seem pretty much the same to me.] So I like that you show what it's like in the towns you visit, and other stuff. Keep up the good work.

Great vlog

Sometimes I imagine that I'm at the tiller, crisscrossing England at a snails pace. I would upgrade the engine to 40 HP, so I can flex some muscle. But good so, keep on cranking it.

What the puck! I'm 20 minutes from Barrie.

Loving the Nile Rodgers style guitar at the start of this video. Will you be releasing a cover version of Chic's "Freak Out!" called "Crank it!"? Or maybe singing "Pump out!" next time your tank needs emptying :) Another great video as always and great to see you singing along to Hold The Line in the pub - very Alan Partridge - "Woah woah woah!"

No evil Sheriffs or merry men in forest green. Sorry couldn't resist it.

Had I a narrow boat, I wouldn't want to stop at those 2 weak moorings; I'd choose a strong one instead!

Oh my god...... I feel like one of those people who've just finished watching game of thrones.... not that I've even seen 1 episode of it..... Anyway, Dude thanks for videos, for me, they are the best ones on RU-vid. I'm probably gonna watch them through again. (Recrank them?) If your master plan ever requires a painter, hit me up. I've got 18 years experience and will accept bacon and coffee as payment...and beer obviously.

Great to see you Robbie!! And new music too? Cheers!

Great video and was that new music too? Looking forward to finding out more about your master plan. Good luck with whatever it is.

Fab an fab xx

Where are you!! We miss your travels.

Oh it's Robbie! Who is Robbie? You know the English man who lives on a boat & travels the canals in England. Where's he been? Your guess is as good as mine. Glad your ok Robbie. It's been awhile mate. Loved the video. And keep CRANKING on, Chris from Missouri

Great video Robbie , we’ve missed you ! Wonder how many miles you’ve actually done since your first video. Good luck with new job

Hey Robbie, really enjoying your channel! Wondered if the music was yours then found your SoundCloud.. Good stuff man! How are you recording on the boat? Moving on the water soon and want to keep making songs. Keep cranking it!

god bless you cockle man

How far are you heading this year Robbie be good to bump into you along the canal 😊

Bricks are not made with sand, Robbie. They are fired clay.

Music at 23 seconds sounds familiar? Is it a slightly different version of one of the songs on one of your albums?

See that there lingo at 12:20 or so makes you cool like a naeger. Chicks dig it. So whip out your tender & big teriyaki pork tenderloin and make you some mulawhatos!

Hello! New viewer here (from Norway) . I've wondered what your work has been so far? Something online that can be combined with boatlife?

Great work Robbie. Every city in the country probably has drab looking town centre canals. Its the striking feature of Nottingham in your video. Hope your well. Keep safe.

Hey, I have a question. With the 14 day mooring rule, how long are you not allowed to return for? I understand that they want you to actually be continuously cruising, but is there a minimum period of time you cannot return for? I get its potentially around 20 miles minimum for distance but is it 14 days for each place you moor and cannot return for a year? 14 days and cannot return for 6 months? Thanks in advance!

post an update Robbie!

oioioioioiio geezer where you been

So they got rid of the showers at Meadow Lane? I always shower there as I pass through. Bah!

Been wondering where you been

Hey Robbie I've only just spotted your video seriously I thought I knew your face I was the 1 who served you in fellows and I delivered your salad you got footage of me walking past where my royalities lol hope to see you again we now reopened mate I know you taken my name for your video I guess you forgot to mention it hope your keeping well etc

Great video, Nottingham looks well worth a visit. I'm curious to know the age of your boat? It's beautiful and something tells me its pretty old?