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This year we were given a diagram from the mariner we got the boat from and i showed you should go past diglis junction and down past the weir into slack water before doing a 180 turn Edit: to add. If the OP is thinking about getting off the Severn at Worcester and into the basin at Diglis, be prepared for the turn towards the locks. Some maps/diagrams make it look like a 90+ degree turn off the river, but you actually need to continue downstream past the lock entrance and then make a 180 degree turn to get alongside the lock landing facing upstream. The two Diglis locks between the river and the basin are manual, user operated and are wide locks with big heavy gates. Slightly confusingly, the manned lock on the main river downstream of these is also called Diglis Lock.

http://www.jim-shead.com/waterways/river.php?wpage=SEVN This may help you WE went down the Severn last week it was a great trip and look out for the traffic type lights on the locks red = stop flashing red = get ready green = go graham

Ok thanks for the info Graham

Very sad news RIP We came that way on Sunday morning and all looked ok with the locks And it looked like there was another boat that had been under water at Droitwich basin

If it had a tracker fitted it would have been a lot easier to find I am very glad you have got the boat back I say chop the thieves hands off

Hi all we have had a fantastic two weeks the weather could not have been better . We started from Worcester marina and up the W&B to Birmingham were we stopped there for two days mooring next to the sea life center , From there we carried on up round the black country ring up to Fazeley Junction -Fradley Junction- Great Haywood and down to Autherley and on to Stourton Junction from there we carried on down to the Droitwich turning and down the Droitwich canal and back to Worcester all in all two fantastic weeks with lots of stops for lunch dinner and drinks in the pubs. Graham

Thank you All very much for the info and we will try to stay safe as we always do I will let you know how we got on in a fortnight Graham

WE were on the Severn last year + the Avon so not new to rivers but any info is always helpful thank you Graham

Thankyou for the info it is very helpful I said Birmingham end so you know where we are heading from if that makes sense

Hi all You may have read we are on holiday soon and part of the trip is going down the river Severn is the Severn ok at the moment to use in a narrow boat we will be going from Birmingham end down to the Droitwich junction Thankyou Graham

No not as yet, its a diamond resorts Its my brother in law that is sorting it all out

One week too go

Sorry i am not a electrician but it sounds like a bad earth on something Please let us know if you find out what it is causing the problem Graham

Not long now

Sounds good to me no pun intended Graham

Thank you ALL very much for the info You all are a great bunch of people and very helpful please keep the info coming Graham

We are hopefully going though the canal but off the Severn in july Graham

We are starting in Worcester and going up to Birmingham then carry on round the black country ring down the Severn down the Droitwich and back to Worcester in 13 days Do you expert's think that sounds ok By the way we would like to stop in Birmingham 2 or 3 nights All comets welcome Graham

who runs it Rix ? Graham

I bought a long 10mm drill bit to drill 150mm thick wood like the ones you are showing and it was not very good it did the job but hard work next time i need a drill i will buy the right drill bit for the job graham

Very good the sliding bridge looked interesting Graham

There is a good Fish and chip shop in Market Harborough down the hill and on the left Graham

Switch = head light ? when you start up and the IGN light is on if you rev the engine dose the light go out if so the tick over may be to slow Graham

I was just warning people i do know people with white finger and its not nice just be very careful Graham ps did you look at the link i put up ?