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Oh dear Tiny Keep me posted! (... still excited )

Just a couple of days to go... Can anyone tell me what the water levels are like on the Severn at the moment? Does our clockwise plan still look feasible? Getting excited now!!

Thank you all for the replies. StephenA - Let's hope for just a couple of inches this year! Amduck - it's reassuring to know that we won't be left stranded if it floods, and we will take your suggestion re Compton. Adam1uk - thanks for suggesting the moorings at the Black Country museum - will aim for there.

Thanks Saltysplash - that's good advice - I know I'm probably overplanning! Is the Severn in flood a common thing?

We (2 adults and 2 children aged 12 and 14) are planning to do the Stourport Ring (clockwise) from Worcester over a week, in a couple of weeks time. We have hired a canal boat twice before on the Grand Union, but this will be the first time in this area. We have a rough plan and would appreciate your views - especially about whether or not we've picked safe overnight moorings, and whether you think our timings are reasonable. Friday - pickup at Worcester. 3-4 hours up the Severn to Stourport (Upper Basin). Saturday - Stourport via Kidderminister, Cookley to Swindon (7-8 hours) Sunday - Swindon to Tettenhall (6 hours) Monday - Tettenhall via Wolverhampton 21 locks and Coseley tunnel to Tipton (7 hours) Tuesday - Tipton, via the Old Mainline to Hopwood (7 hours) Wednesday - Hopwood through Tardebigge mooring somewhere near the Queens Head (8 hours) Thursday - Queens Head for 7 or so hours to somewhere near Worcester (ideas welcome) Friday - back to the boatyard (max 1 hour) We would appreciate your thoughts and alternative ideas. Have read somewhere that the area between Compton and Wolverhampton is not a good place to moor, so a bit worried about Sunday's stay at Tettenhall. Many thanks