Dear Friends,
I am looking into getting a boat fairly soon.
My business is near Cheshunt and my family lives in London, so I thought a happy floating (and mobile) solution between being near the two would be moving onto a boat.
Please bear in mind that I will not be moving around much other than between the Lee Valley and Uxbridge (at most).
I have been doing some research into height and depth restrictions of boat sizes on the London canals. What is your experience of the depth, width and height of London canals ? I've been looking at buying a barge abroad and having it towed over. The kind of barges I have been looking at vary between (metric)
Air Draft : 2.5 - 3.5 m
Draft (depth) : 1.1 - 1.5 m
For barges between the 15 - 20 m mark.
Do you think these kind of dimensions would obstruct me from moving through London canals, even though I plan to generally be moored in the Lee Valley?
Many Thanks in advance