Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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As part of my ongoing journey bringing narrowboat Gentian down from Lincoln to the Midlands over the summer, I had stopped at Kings Orchard marina in Lichfield. The next step was to take it to Springwood Haven marina near Nuneaton so in this video I begin this leg, getting as far as Polesworth, and sharing a (narrow) lock with another tiny narrowboat on the way.

Start point: maps.app.goo.gl/7XgBzaBpohpaseSf6
End point: maps.app.goo.gl/9NtnycsioLFdXpKw7

Prior videos mentioned in this one:
Lichfield canal restoration
youtu.be/j6_nZYR2nK4
youtu.be/pLaEhpHsSm8

Birmingham trip started at
youtu.be/dxUEbOJH2z4

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