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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2020 10:34:19 GMT
The river was in flood when we were there (they locked the Deep lock) so we had to do Bristol by train from Bath. The floating harbour was very expensive (£38 per night or so) ... I seem to recall Telemachus stayed there and could perhaps advise. We were trapped on the K&A by floods on the Kennet and Thames, but seized a window of opportunity once levels dropped, to go from Newbury to Oxford on amber in two days. Enjoy your trip but keep an eye on river levels and the weather and you shouldn't get stuck for too long, even if unlucky.. Rog Thanks. I'm aware of the high prices but for a day or two I'll accept it. |
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Post by kris on Aug 4, 2020 10:44:55 GMT
Well I survived the night at Fobney - all very pleasant...
You weren’t pirated and sold off in the white slave markets of reading then? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2020 10:48:20 GMT
Well I survived the night at Fobney - all very pleasant...
You weren’t pirated and sold off in the white slave markets of reading then? Not that I'm aware of! |
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Post by thebfg on Aug 5, 2020 18:17:38 GMT
Well I survived the night at Fobney - all very pleasant...
A couple of questions for the future...
Mooring on the river (providing conditions are benign) between Bath and Bristol for one night - what are the options/pitfalls/availability of doing this - would be a long day for a single hander to go from say Bathampton to Bristol in a day.
Booking a couple of nights visitor mooring in the floating harbour at Bristol - does this need lots of advance notice or is it sort of ok to try to book a couple of days beforehand?
haven't been onto the river in 30 years but I would say 16 to 18 hours for that trip. There are safe moorings on the river but as Nick will tell you the continuous cruisers will hog all of them. Mooring is still possible. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 18:22:26 GMT
Thanks BFG.
In Newbury at the moment - just finished attaching a couple of mines on a certain narrowboat - strictly for future use though...  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 18:23:29 GMT
It's going to be a hot weekend. I hear that occasionally you get problems at Hungerford. Man with gun randomly shooting people comes to mind.
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Post by thebfg on Aug 5, 2020 18:35:25 GMT
It's going to be a hot weekend. I hear that occasionally you get problems at Hungerford. Man with gun randomly shooting people comes to mind. we heard that too. Hungerford is very pretty and a decent stop before heading up to Crofton. |
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 5, 2020 18:43:23 GMT
Thanks BFG.
In Newbury at the moment - just finished attaching a couple of mines on a certain narrowboat - strictly for future use though... Well you could at least have started our engine for us to get some oil round the bearings. Never mind, I'll ask the marina owners soon. |
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Post by thebfg on Aug 5, 2020 18:46:24 GMT
Thanks BFG.
In Newbury at the moment - just finished attaching a couple of mines on a certain narrowboat - strictly for future use though... To be honest I had no idea whose boat. Completely forgot witchey and foxey was moored there. |
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 5, 2020 18:48:06 GMT
It's going to be a hot weekend. I hear that occasionally you get problems at Hungerford. Man with gun randomly shooting people comes to mind. I knew about it, but reading about it is quite shocking, especially the way he started with his first victim. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungerford_massacre I cycled through Hungerford around 6am in 1977 on my way to the Quantock Hills, misty and cool in April, and decidedly chilly passing through Savernake forest. I rather like Hungerford, although the railway station is the usual ugly just platforms and nothing else, and the church is a tad modern. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 18:48:54 GMT
Thanks BFG.
In Newbury at the moment - just finished attaching a couple of mines on a certain narrowboat - strictly for future use though... To be honest I had no idea whose boat. Completely forgot witchey and foxey was moored there. Was is quite an important word for now. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2020 18:07:17 GMT
Well made it to Bristol - yippee (and no drama!). Now where is the nearest KFC...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2020 18:19:01 GMT
Are you moored in the floating harbour ... can you afford KFC  Rog |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2020 18:20:58 GMT
Are you moored in the floating harbour ... can you afford KFC Rog Yes to the first. I've not paid yet... so yes to the second as well! |
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Post by thebfg on Aug 18, 2020 18:52:57 GMT
Any pics so far, how was the trip?
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