Stephen Sugg

I've canoed the Basingstoke a few times, one of my favourites because it is so quiet. Once we ventured towards the tunnel and a stag jumped in the canal about 10 ft in front of the canoe. That woke us up.

I love that. Car parking could be an issue though.

My first ever lock was Millmead on the Wey on a family holiday. Guildford isn't a million miles away from home so we went there the week before to watch other boats going through. Well worth it.

Thank you - i did a search yesterday and totally failed to find that!

Morning - just a quick one - what's the name of the sunken NB between the junction and the lock at Long Buckby?

Firstly, lovely house, what a great place to live, secondly, the blue sign is horrible, it's not in keeping with the surroundings and looks too big.

Hen and Chickens is the best curry I've had in Birmingham, it's a Desi pub, booking recommended. It's wonderful.

I do it with my back. Just more comfortable for me.

Tickets are not cheap! Then you have to pay for actually camping. I went year before last which was the first time since MoR in 1996, up until then I was pretty regular. It'll be a laugh

One more comparison, I'm hiring a campervan in June to go to the Download festival, it's a brand new RollerTeam 707 or something, not entirely sure, never hired one before, Wednesday to a Monday in June, everything (apart from diesel) included £750.

I just had a look on Waterways Holidays.com and for the same weekend that I am going to Belgium, I'd be looking at a minimum of £900, up to £1200 for a 4 berth, which is what I'd normally book. That is for a weekend. I then looked at Le Boat in France, more or less the same price. Has boating always been relatively expensive but I've not noticed it before?