Filming for television on the Peak Forest Canal

March 16th saw an outing for horseboat Maria to Portland Basin and the Lower Peak Forest Canal to take part in filming for a television programme.

The filming aboard Maria featured television historian Ruth Goodman. This will be shown in a series called ‘Full Steam Ahead’ to be broadcast in the late summer.

After filming while the boat travelled along the Lower Peak Forest Canal between Portland Basin and Stanley Lift Bridge, it was necessary to tow the boat backwards to the junction as there was nowhere wide enough to turn the boat.

To get to and from the filming location, boathorse Bilbo got to try out the new surface of the Ashton Canal towing path between Guide Bridge and Portland Basin.