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Hello everyone I'm new to this, so forgive me if I'm in the wrong place! I need advice. My family own a field by the river, and we've had people mooring up there for ever (well, all of my life and I'm 40, and dad can't remember a time they wasn't boats either) So, we don't charge much and we leave people to get on with whatever they want to get on with, live and let live and all that. We take good care of the land, keep the willows safe and the gate and drive good. We rent out mooring, not as a residential mooring, but like I say, we don't interfere with the boat people, some have made little allotments next to their boats, some have a little shed. Everything has been fine until this week. We get a letter saying we have had breeched planning permission and changed the use of the land? (It's been like this for 60 years at least) Saying we could face fines and wanting to know lots of info on what happening on the land. So, what's the law on this? How long can people stay on their boats a year? Can I make them residential moorings or is that an expensive can or worms? As a land owner do I have a say on what I want to happen? Any advice will be gratefully received, I want the people who have their boats to be able to continue to do as they wish with their boats. Rare x
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Just wondered what you feel about other boaters moving your boat up for a few yards to make space for their boat? Maybe in the same way we have 'welcome to moor alongside' type stickers we could also have 'please feel free to move my boat a few yards if you need more space to moor up when we are not here because we are up the pub, or at work, or a at our other home, but please do it carefully and make sure you tie it up properly' sticker
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We're looking for something in or around Manchester as my girlfriend is starting Uni in July so we're pretty desperate. We're open minded about different spots. Any private land, fields, marinas would be a welcome sight. If anyone has any contacts too please let me know. I appreciate your time
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Just wondered what you look for in a perfect mooring (views, near other boats, pubs, WiFi!)? ....I have to confess, having an interest in trains, I quite like mooring up near railway lines...I'm just a big kid really...
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Help. Having a new wide beam delivered (in the first week of December) to a marina in reading. On site drainage company happy to crane it into the water. Marina happy to allow us through their waters to the canal. Problem is if the waters are in flood or iced over I am not permitted to move the boat, or moor the boat as they do not have the room. I would really appreciate some advice? (First time using a discussion forum)
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How easy is it to find a mooring near the seaside? So after 5 years living on dry land, I'm itching to move back on to a narrowboat. My partner is keen, but would rather have a nice cottage by the sea (like we could ever afford that!). So I'm wondering if there's a compromise. Are there any canals or rivers with moorings that are near (as possible) to the seaside? Preferably southern England. Thanks! Neil
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We are planning on spending some time on the Thames in August, leaving Napton on 8 or 9 August, and I have just realised that it is the Cropredy festival that weekend, and the timing would mean we go through there probably on the Sunday, when the festival has just finished. This sounds like a very bad idea to me, as presumably there will be a lot of boats moving then and we are gong to be in big queues all the way to Oxford. Am I worrying unnecessarily or is this likely to be an issue? My thought to avoid this was to try and get the boat south of Cropredy before the festival weekend so we would be ahead of people leaving the festival going south. What I can't picture is any marinas on the South Oxford south of Cropredy where I could leave the boat for a couple of weeks. I guess I could leave it on the towpath, but as I don't know the area well not sure about that. Any suggestions?
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Hello After hiring for over 10 years, all over the country, it’s about time we did the Thames. Our week’s hire of a narrow boat is at the end of March 2014 and picking the boat up in Aldermaston. Do you have any hints, tips and advice about what to do, or not. We hoped to head downstream, through Reading, Henley, and Marlow to Windsor. I have done many kinds of locks over the years, and have even conquered staircases! The Thames locks, reading another thread, seem to be vast, electric ones, and with us going in March I take it they will be unmanned, so is there anything I should be aware of, any tricks of the trade? Also about mooring. The last river we tackled, that may be too strong a word, was the Avon, from Bath towards Bristol. Lovely river but few places to stop and moor, it was a bit of an eye opener after canals, so what about mooring on the Thames? I suppose all this may be irrelevant if the weather is like it is at the moment. Is the Thames often impassable when water levels are high? And lastly is downstream as good as upstream, through Wallingford to Oxford, or is it just a matter of where you actually want to go, if you see what I mean. I look forward to your advice and knowledge. Jac
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The darkest quietest mooring. A night as black as pitch The air full of rain and mist Not a light to be seen Not a sound from a farm, factory or wind turbine, Road, train or plane. The darkest quietest place we’ve ever moored Will we tell you where? A bit of a clue Between Bridges 53 and 52 But tell you more? We don’t think so If we did next time someone will be there Probably you Capt Col The Wool Boat September 2013 any guesses? or where is your's?