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Post by Telemachus on Dec 20, 2019 18:06:37 GMT
We haven’t been to London for at least 10 years, longer I think. Therefore I suppose I may have to steel myself and do it in 2020, then the Lee&Stort etc.
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Post by ianali on Dec 20, 2019 18:17:24 GMT
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Post by ianali on Dec 20, 2019 18:19:36 GMT
We haven’t been to London for at least 10 years, longer I think. Therefore I suppose I may have to steel myself and do it in 2020, then the Lee&Stort etc. We went in 2018. Enjoyed it a lot more than we had expected to. Can recommend pre booking Little Venice if it fitted in with your plans. Needs booking well ahead we found but you can cancel and get a refund I believe.
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Post by pearley on Dec 20, 2019 20:18:14 GMT
We haven’t been to London for at least 10 years, longer I think. Therefore I suppose I may have to steel myself and do it in 2020, then the Lee&Stort etc. We went in 2018. Enjoyed it a lot more than we had expected to. Can recommend pre booking Little Venice if it fitted in with your plans. Needs booking well ahead we found but you can cancel and get a refund I believe. And The London Canal Museum. Pick the right days and you can get two nights with hopkup.
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Post by phil70 on Dec 20, 2019 23:26:40 GMT
The Gt Ouse is lovely, do make a point of going down the Wissey, a bit challenging in a 60ft boat but worth it, a bit further upstream from Denver is Brandon Creek, again a nice river moorings at The Ship are good as is the inn. Finally the Lark just past Littleport is a real tranquil stretch of water, moorings can be had at Riverside Island Marina, pass through the lock and use the starboard bank, further moorings at head of nav at Judes Ferry pub. Ely is well worth a visit and then The Five Miles from Anywhere pub has good moorings from there you are onto the Cam more or less Hell you'll enjoy it. Phil (misty eyes)
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Post by patty on Dec 21, 2019 5:46:09 GMT
The Gt Ouse is lovely, do make a point of going down the Wissey, a bit challenging in a 60ft boat but worth it, a bit further upstream from Denver is Brandon Creek, again a nice river moorings at The Ship are good as is the inn. Finally the Lark just past Littleport is a real tranquil stretch of water, moorings can be had at Riverside Island Marina, pass through the lock and use the starboard bank, further moorings at head of nav at Judes Ferry pub. Ely is well worth a visit and then The Five Miles from Anywhere pub has good moorings from there you are onto the Cam more or less Hell you'll enjoy it. Phil (misty eyes) that sounds a rather lovely trip
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Post by JohnV on Dec 21, 2019 8:36:45 GMT
The Gt Ouse is lovely, do make a point of going down the Wissey, a bit challenging in a 60ft boat but worth it, a bit further upstream from Denver is Brandon Creek, again a nice river moorings at The Ship are good as is the inn. Finally the Lark just past Littleport is a real tranquil stretch of water, moorings can be had at Riverside Island Marina, pass through the lock and use the starboard bank, further moorings at head of nav at Judes Ferry pub. Ely is well worth a visit and then The Five Miles from Anywhere pub has good moorings from there you are onto the Cam more or less Hell you'll enjoy it. Phil (misty eyes) that sounds a rather lovely trip It really is Patty. I enjoyed my exploring there very very much. Sitting with the doors open at dusk on a glorious summer evening, lying to a mudweight on the edge of a reedbed in the middle of a RSPB reserve. Glass of wine in hand and hearing the boom of a Bittern .......... a moment permanently etched in my memory
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Post by brummieboy on Dec 21, 2019 20:41:25 GMT
Will be aiming for the Thames again next year, but won't bother with London. Have managed to miss all the bridges on the tidal bit and prefer to stay where there is half a chance of a mooring, and without the cacophony of sirens 24/7.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2019 6:51:25 GMT
Next year I'all be mostly boating on the Thames.
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Post by Jim on Dec 22, 2019 10:20:32 GMT
Next year I'all be mostly boating on the Thames. One of Jessie's sayings stuck in my mind, "Today, I are follered through."
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Post by lollygagger on Dec 28, 2019 17:28:37 GMT
The Gt Ouse is lovely, do make a point of going down the Wissey, a bit challenging in a 60ft boat but worth it, a bit further upstream from Denver is Brandon Creek, again a nice river moorings at The Ship are good as is the inn. Finally the Lark just past Littleport is a real tranquil stretch of water, moorings can be had at Riverside Island Marina, pass through the lock and use the starboard bank, further moorings at head of nav at Judes Ferry pub. Ely is well worth a visit and then The Five Miles from Anywhere pub has good moorings from there you are onto the Cam more or less Hell you'll enjoy it. Phil (misty eyes) This is definitely a point of view thing Phil. I lived and sailed in Ely for 25 years, the word that comes to mind for the surrounding 15 - 30 miles North, West and East apart from the rare oasis like Judes Ferry is "bleak". Or perhaps windswept. Nice sunsets but ... nope, I can't think of anything else though perhaps the solitude is attractive. All the waterways have high banks and zero view?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2019 17:32:45 GMT
Billiard table.
Oh look theres a pumphouse.
Wow unusually unusual row of telegraph poles over there !
I blame Vermuyden.
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Post by phil70 on Dec 28, 2019 20:37:07 GMT
The Gt Ouse is lovely, do make a point of going down the Wissey, a bit challenging in a 60ft boat but worth it, a bit further upstream from Denver is Brandon Creek, again a nice river moorings at The Ship are good as is the inn. Finally the Lark just past Littleport is a real tranquil stretch of water, moorings can be had at Riverside Island Marina, pass through the lock and use the starboard bank, further moorings at head of nav at Judes Ferry pub. Ely is well worth a visit and then The Five Miles from Anywhere pub has good moorings from there you are onto the Cam more or less Hell you'll enjoy it. Phil (misty eyes) This is definitely a point of view thing Phil. I lived and sailed in Ely for 25 years, the word that comes to mind for the surrounding 15 - 30 miles North, West and East apart from the rare oasis like Judes Ferry is "bleak". Or perhaps windswept. Nice sunsets but ... nope, I can't think of anything else though perhaps the solitude is attractive. All the waterways have high banks and zero view? A bit harsh, yes there are some high banks but a good view from the tiller, and there are more pubs around other than the ship. Jenyns Arms at Denver one at Hilgay, Littleport,,,,Ely The Cutter. And yes the solitude is lovely, depending on the time of your visit there can be a lot of boats or not many. You can cruise for hours and only see one or two other boats moving. Phil
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2019 20:44:59 GMT
I was told that March has the highest number of sex shops per head of population.
Not that I have ever knowingly been anywhere near one.
No idea if it's true and it was quite a long time ago I was told this by a mad boater who lived in a dyke nearby and watched formula one on the telly.
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Post by Telemachus on Dec 28, 2019 20:54:54 GMT
I was told that March has the highest number of sex shops per head of population. Not that I have ever knowingly been anywhere near one. No idea if it's true and it was quite a long time ago I was told this by a mad boater who lived in a dyke nearby and watched formula one on the telly. Yes it’s true. There is one sex shop. And three inhabitants. FYI, the dykes don’t count. Well, unless you are afflicted by woke.
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