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Emailed Discovery Real Time to ask when the series would start, and they say it's September 14 at 2130.

Agreed. Another very enjoyable read. Thank you for posting the diary.

Hi Jon There are 19 locks between Kingswood Jct and the summit. Having taken into account that most people think the Stratford Canal route is more scenic, and looked at the timings, I think we may well go that way. It seems to give far more mooring options, and (never having been there) it looks like fun going through Kingswood Jct and up the Lapworth Locks. Adam

Thanks for your advice so far. We've only got a week, so I don't think the N Stratford route is a goer. Also, we did that route to Gas Street Basin during the Stourport Ring. The problem is that if we moor the first night at the top of the Hatton Locks, it's difficult to decide what to do the next day. Only going as far as Catherin de Barnes would put us behind schedule; trying to get to the other side of Birmingham would be an extremely long day cruising. That's why I'm so keen to find out if there's safe mooring near the Camp Hill Locks. Adam

Hello We're planning to do the Warwickshire Ring in September, hiring from Kate Boats in Warwick. They say they usually send people off anti-clockwise, because then people can get their steering skills together before they hit a lock. But we've done a few narrowboat holidays before (including the Stourport Ring last time), and fancied going clockwise. However, this has raised a couple of questions. We can't pick up the boat until 1430, and by the time we've loaded etc it's likely to be a bit later than that. Will this give us time to get up the Hatton Locks? I've heard conflicting reports about how long it might take. Next, assuming we spend the first night at the top of Hatton, the most sensible place to moor the following night would be somewhere in Birmingham (Knowle or Catherine de Barnes isn't really far enough, but I doun't think we'd have time to get through Brum and out the other side). But I'm worried about security. Are there safe overnight moorings near Camp Hill Locks? Or what about at Warwick Bar? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Adam