The Canal & River Trust Podcast: Recent Episodes
Waterfront Podcast
We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways, because we believe that life is better by water.
Welcome to our audio tour of the the heart of Britain's canals in Birmingham. Together we’ll walk from Salvage Turn to the Roundhouse. and take you back in time to when the canal network in Birmingham was a hub of industrial activity.In this tour, we’ll tell you how the canals in Birmingham have become the vibrant destination they are today, as well as exploring the city's most famous landmarks.
Our canals and rivers are the perfect places to help you feel calmer, happier and healthier. Even in busy towns and cities, they provide special spaces where you can relax, recharge, or get your body moving.
Whether you’re on the canal following this tour or listening along indoors, we hope you enjoy spending time by water today.
Welcome to our audio tour of the Liverpool Link. Together we’ll walk from Albert Dock to Stanley Dock, a wonderful, historical route that takes in the legendary Pier Head and the world’s largest brick building, the Bonded Tobacco Warehouse.
Our canals and rivers are the perfect places to help you feel calmer, happier and healthier. In the heart of our busy towns and cities, they provide special spaces where you can relax, recharge, or get your body moving.
Today, our urban journey around this section of the Liverpool Link will take us back in time to the industrial revolution, an important era in the history of our 2,000-mile canal network. It will bring us back to more modern times so we can uncover what makes this stretch of canal such a special place today.
The walk will take in the Liverpool Link, a stretch of canal that lets boats cruise right into the heart of the city and moor in Salthouse Dock.