That's a good question Steve! Sadly, I don't have an answer. I did have a look around the road bridge where the railway goes under and near to the point where the line of the tunnel is/was. I suspect it is there, but with the portal bricked up/ filled in. The line of the canal west of Aylestone Park is a mere ditch, even less than that in places, and it then disappears behind Network Rail fencing, and away from view. Maybe someone from the H&G Trust may be able to enlighten further? Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers, Paul 🙂👍

Tunnel Update for you Steve: I have just found a KZfaq video (clip) showing the portal of the tunnel - so I can confirm it is still there! Unsurprisingly, it is a bit of a mess but, superficially at least, brickwork looks OK.

Link to the video clip: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q6tjYMuLr8rIlYU.html

@@westcountrywanderings Thanks for the answer and the link to the video Paul, so at least one of the portals does exist, would be interesting if someone has got any pictures/video of what it looks like in the tunnel.

Canal portal is at the entrance to the now closed Holmer trading estate, they are building houses there now hope they clear some of the vegetation and the view isn't blocked, other portal is on private land I believe Painter Bros business :)

Thank you Mei. Sorry I am adding to your 'must visit' list! Thanks for a kind comment. Take care, Paul 🙂👍

Thank you Richard! Glad you found it interesting . Take care, Paul

Thank you faith. Yes, Aylestone Park was the highlight for me too. Take care, Paul 👍

Thank you for your kind comments Michael. Yes Aylestone Park in Hereford is rather lovely isn't it? Glad you enjoyed the history too. Cheers, Paul 👍🙂

Thank you for watching and commenting. Yes, I grew up around the Stroud area in the 1960s, but I was barely aware of the canals existence then. Will be great to see them fully restored. Cheers, Paul 👍

Thank you Carol and Derek! 🙂 Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching and commenting 👍 Cheers Paul

Thank you Roy! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂 Thanks for watching and commenting, take care, Paul 👍

Thank you Debbie. Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching, Cheers, Paul.🙂👍

Yes, it was good to see that road bridge from 22 years ago took future restoration of the canal into account. Thanks for watching and commenting John. Cheers, Paul 🙂👍

Thank you Tamson! Yes, the volunteers do an incredible job. Thank you for watching and commenting. 🙂👍 Cheers, Paul

Thank you. Yes, it certainly would. Like others have said, it is a shame that it doesn't get the publicity, money or local authority support that other restoration projects do. Would love to see it come back to life though. 🙂 Thank you for watching and commenting. Paul.

Yes, that's a very good point that you raise there Philip, however it was good to see the canal referenced on that Herefordshire Council planning document pinned to the lampposts around Widemarsh Bridge. The canal didn't appear on the many maps dotted around the city, so it seems like the city council are missing a trick. Aylestone Park appears 'hidden' too - apart from on the OS Map. No finger posts signposting it, yet it is beautiful when you get there. Thank you for a great comment. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂👍 Cheers Paul

Thank you Ron. Yes, I think the portal is covered in new temporary fencing at the moment because there is a lot of building in that area - they are constructing a new business park, and have left space for the canal to be renovated at some future point. It would be great to see the tunnel repaired and reopened, but unlikely to happen any time soon, unfortunately! Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂👍take care, Paul

Thank you Michael!

Hi debs, thank you for watching and commenting. Yes, the name of the island just off The Lizard 🦎 is Mullion Island. It has a posh hotel that overlooks it (Mullion Cove Hotel). The Marconi Museum (and former transmission site) is at Poldhu, just a couple of miles south of Porthleven (foodie town central!). Think lots of peeps go kayaking around the rocks around Mullion Harbour. The village itself is about a mile inland. Take care, Paul