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Hosted by Adam Porter · society · EN-GB
Join us as we travel the canals and rivers of England and Wales in our narrowboat. The podcast takes you to places and events around the canal network, meeting the people who live, work, or volunteer on the waterways.The Water Road has been nominated for an Independent Podcast Award. We’re a finalist in the Travel and Adventure category.The Financial Times said The Water Road "takes nerdy delight in the minutiae of canal life". The Guardian described it as "a soothing sound effects-packed listen ... (that) wouldn't sound out of place on Radio 4". James Marriott in The Times said "How do I join this world? We need more of this sort of thing".If you enjoy what I do, consider supporting me on Ko-fi! Every little bit means the world! https://ko-fi.com/thewaterroad
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Signup to Generate a PitchJoin us as we travel the canals and rivers of England and Wales in our narrowboat. The podcast takes you to places and events around the canal network, meeting the people who live, work, or volunteer on the waterways. The Water Road has been nominated for an Independent Podcast Award. We’re a finalist in the Travel and Adventure category.
The Water Road is hosted by Adam Porter. The show has published 38 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Atherstone Locks and water shortages" (30 October 2026, 13 minutes), "5000 miles, 5000 reasons" (16 October 2026, 25 minutes), and "River Thames Lock Keeper" (2 October 2026, 21 minutes).
The Water Road publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 15 minutes across 38 episodes.
Booking probability for The Water Road is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Water Road requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Water Road's contact route on record: verified email.
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Adam Porter hosts The Water Road, a society podcast with 38 episodes published.
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Episode #20
We are heading back north after our summer on the River Thames, but our route has had to be changed because of water shortages caused by the summer drought. Atherstone Locks have re-opened making our journey slightly...
Episode #19
What do the waterways mean to you? That's a question being asked in a campaign by the Inland Waterways Association . The IWA says there are about 5000 miles of navigable waterways in the UK, and there must be 5000...
Episode #18
Being a lock keeper on the River Thames must be one of the best jobs out there -- but there's more to it than meets the eye. In this episode of The Water Road, the man who looks after Abingdon Lock tells us about what...
Episode #17
In this episode we visit the workshop of Will Howard, a builder and restorer of traditional Thames wooden boats. We're talking skiffs, dinghies, and canoes, and find out how much work it takes to restore boats which can...
Episode #16
We have reached the most southerly point of the connected network, Godalming Wharf on the River Wey in Surrey, and in this episode we'll work our way back to the River Thames. Along the river we hear about watersports...
Episode #12
The Aylesbury Arm, which branches off the Grand Union main line, is only just over six miles long but it's packed with interest. It starts at Marsworth Junction with the only staircase locks on the southern section of...
Episode #10
Hatton Locks are known as the Stairway to Heaven -- twenty-one wide locks on the Grand Union Canal just outside Warwick. In this epsiode, a volunteer lock keeper gives his tips on how to work the flight in the most...
Episode #9
Our previous travels saw us on the Macclesfield Canal, but now we've turned onto the Trent and Mersey and are tackling Harecastle Tunnel. It's more than a mile and a half long and the roof is so low in places that you...
Episode #8
Campbell Robb took over as Chief Executive of the Canal and River Trust towards the end of 2025. In this interview, he says the canal network is facing an inflection point, outlines his plans to reset CRT's relationship...
Episode #7
We're back at Crick for the annual boat show, the biggest show in the boating calendar. We hear from the vlogger's Paul and Anthony from Narrowboat Life Unlocked about their new boat; we interrupt some live signwriting...
Episode #6
We're in Droitwich for the St Richard's Canal Festival, an event which has it's roots in the restoration of the Droitwich Canals. We hear from the organiser about it's history and the canal society behind it, learn...
Episode #5
Canals and railways often exist close to each other, and it was the railways which often killed the trade on canals because they could move goods so much more quickly. But the Macclesfield Canal has actually outlived...
Episode #4
We have a new crew member: Macc the Border Terrier puppy -- so this episode is all about pets on board. We speak to a puppy trainer, Cal Thorpe, about how to get the best out of your dog. We also hear from Pip from...
Episode #3
A former trans-shipment warehouse at Marple Junction, where the Macclesfield and Peak Forest Canals meet, is currently being renovated by a community project. In this episode of The Water Road we speak to its chair, Sue...
CanalPlanAC is one of the most used canal websites, used by boaters to work out the best route between two places, and how long it might take. We speak to Nick Atty, the man behind the whole thing. We find out how it...
Episode #1
The Water Road is back for a second series! In the past few months we have moved onto our new boat, and in this episode we talk to James Attwood from Braidbar Boats who built it, and Mark Langley from Waterways World...
Episode #12
It's Christmas, and Santa is in his grotto at the National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. The elves are running boat trips so children can help them find all the decorations they've lost, and Mother...
Episode #18
The Montgomery Canal is under restoration, and has been for more than fifty years. In this episode of The Water Road we speak to Chris Chambers, a lock keeper at Frankton Locks, who's been involved in the restoration...
Episode #17
In this episode of The Water Road we reach Llangollen, at the end of the Llangollen Canal, and explore the Horseshoe Falls a couple of miles from the town, which supply the canal with water from the River Dee. Plus we...
Episode #16
In this episode of The Water Road we cross the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal, one of the wonders of the waterways. We get the facts and figures about this record-breaking aqueduct, and talk to people...
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Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Spent Grain Brewing
serial Entrepreneur, Property Investor and Author, TWW(Together We Will)/Indivisible Los Gatos
national director for residential new construction, London's only grindhouse-exclusive picturehouse, The Nickel Cinema
Director of Global Goodness, The Village of Riverside Glen
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