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We have decided that it is definitely time to move on from Burton Waters when our mooring runs out at the end of August. 

 

The Trent would seem the obvious place for us to head. 

 

Liam isn't too keen on Kings Marina. Neither of us really like the moorings at Newark Marina and we are not overly keen on Farndon Marina.

 

We have seen some berths advertised at Boat Lane, Bleasby just above Hazelford Lock which look interesting and just wondered if anyone knew or knows anything about them? good or bad any info would be gratefully received. They do seem to be very good value for money for the area.

 

http://boatlanemoorings.co.uk/about-our-moorings

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I have only heard 'bad'.

 

Boats that are moored on the 'outside' of the pontoon have been hit by tree trunks (?) floating down river during floods and high flow rates.

We looked at the moorings but decided the risk was too high. (There were no 'inside' berths available at the time.)

 

Unless it has changed this year, there was no toilet emptying facilities.

There is nothing (entertainment, shopping, or anywhere to go) anywhere near.

 

I think its an 'arrive, untie and cruise', 'return, pack up the car, go home' sort of location.

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We are looking for somewhere a bit quieter where we can do plenty of dog walking.

 

The pub in the village a short walk from the pontoon gets decent reviews. The Bromley isn't too far away and Gunthorpe is only a short cruise the other direction if we fancy heading out on the boat. for an Indian.

 

Hadn't thought about the debris in the river after high levels, but we can always stick the dinghy down the upstream end of the outside of the boat as a bit of added protection if needs be.

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I live not that far away, and the Bleasby pub is good. The Bromley at Fiskerton is also good although busy on a sunny day. There are visitor moorings right by the pub (if you can get on them, that is), and a small shop next door. There's also The Full Moon at Morton, the best of the lot in my opinion. The Bromley and the Moon do good food, not sure about the one in Bleasby.

 

Sorry, I know next to nothing about the moorings though.

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4 minutes ago, Proper Charlie said:

I live not that far away, and the Bleasby pub is good. The Bromley at Fiskerton is also good although busy on a sunny day. There are visitor moorings right by the pub (if you can get on them, that is), and a small shop next door. There's also The Full Moon at Morton, the best of the lot in my opinion. The Bromley and the Moon do good food, not sure about the one in Bleasby.

 

Sorry, I know next to nothing about the moorings though.

We have had many a good meal in the Bromley. 

 

We have always been lucky and managed to get on the mooring there. The Joy's of a small boat.

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26 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

We have had many a good meal in the Bromley. 

 

We have always been lucky and managed to get on the mooring there. The Joy's of a small boat.

The Bromley was my end of day choice from leaving Keadby when bringing the Doghouse down for sale. I could probably have enjoyed an old shoe, but do remember that the food and beer were very good, managed to get on the pontoon at 8pm in the evening!!

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Someone I knew worked in Newark and moored at Boat lane a few years back before the pontoon was extended. There was a good little community at the time of livaboards, probably unofficial. I know that prices went up considerably when the new moorings went in but that’s more of an issue with narrowboats. 

You certainly have one of the best views on the Trent from there.

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15 minutes ago, Naughty Cal said:

We are going down to look at the available moorings next weekend and make a decision then as to whether we like it or not.

If it carries on raining at least you’ll see it at it’s worse! 

The parking area was always a quagmire after a downpour but I’d expect that’s been sorted now. 

You don’t fancy joining what’s left of the yacht club at West Stockwith and trying for a mooring there?

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I  would imagine you would easily  fit on the inside of the pontoon . But whether it is practical to do so for getting past other boats I don't know.

There are no shore showers/toilets as far as I know.

We stayed on there once and the outlook was very pleasant. Not sure how many electric points there are - but there is electricity .

The pub in Bleasby is dog friendly .

 

I think it was on this forum the prices at Kings have gone up and are now a near match for Farndon and Newark.

I thought you liked the hard standing arrangements at Burton Waters and it sounded like it was good value.

 

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3 minutes ago, MartynG said:

I think it was on this forum the prices at Kings have gone up and are now a near match for Farndon and Newark.

It was, they have (when the widebeam surcharge is included)

 

I think the wiidebeam surcharge comes in at 3 metres at Kings, but no surcharges at Newark or Farndon as they are 'geared up' for Cruisers.

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18 minutes ago, MartynG said:

I  would imagine you would easily  fit on the inside of the pontoon . But whether it is practical to do so for getting past other boats I don't know.

There are no shore showers/toilets as far as I know.

We stayed on there once and the outlook was very pleasant. Not sure how many electric points there are - but there is electricity .

The pub in Bleasby is dog friendly .

 

I think it was on this forum the prices at Kings have gone up and are now a near match for Farndon and Newark.

I thought you liked the hard standing arrangements at Burton Waters and it sounded like it was good value.

 

We have a toilet and shower onboard that is not a problem. 

 

There is electric for each berth allegedly.

 

We are not overly concerned if we get an inside or outside berth. Either would suffice although outside with a view would be nice the inside berths would offer more protection from debris and the wash from passing boats.

 

We do like the deal we got on the hardstanding at Burton Waters but that isn't really a good enough reason to stay there for longer. 

28 minutes ago, noddyboater said:

If it carries on raining at least you’ll see it at it’s worse! 

The parking area was always a quagmire after a downpour but I’d expect that’s been sorted now. 

You don’t fancy joining what’s left of the yacht club at West Stockwith and trying for a mooring there?

We can't really leave the boat moored stern on on their moorings with the layout of the back of the boat. So have had to discount that option and CRT dont have any suitable moorings in the basin at the minute or West Stockwith would be probably be number one on the list.

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3 minutes ago, noddyboater said:

What about reversing under the bridge at Stockwith onto a linear mooring? 

The shorter ones don’t get taken quickly when available and it’s quite sheltered compared to the basin. Couple of livaboards up there too so handy for security. 

Too shallow on the moorings. We have a friend with a boat up there and we tried to get in to moor up behind him but couldn't get close enough to the edge.

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On 11/06/2019 at 13:19, Naughty Cal said:

We are going down to look at the available moorings next weekend and make a decision then as to whether we like it or not.

What did you think after you had seen the available moorings?

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We have just got back home after viewing the Boat Lane moorings and have to say it is a cracking spot. It would suit us perfectly. 

 

Sadly we wont be able to take a mooring there as we had not bargained on the field full of horses next door. Sydney is not good with horses and if he escaped into the field he would chase them which we just cant risk.

 

So it is back to the drawing board on the hunt for a new mooring. 

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On 30/06/2019 at 11:32, Naughty Cal said:

Sydney is not good with horses and if he escaped into the field he would chase them which we just cant risk.

We recently had a break in a Cabin in North Devon. Great place for dogs with 24  acres of woods and fields. The trouble is that our two Yorkies decided that this was now their home and no trespassers would be permitted. So when the owner’s two lurchers trotted up to say hello our smallest (under 2kg) ran up and yap yap yapped at them. Nothing I said had any effect whatsoever. One of the lurchers just looked down totally bemused but eventually the other one leaned down and gave our Yorkie a nip. She ran back to me yelping all the way but fortunately no harm done, not even any skin broken. The owner looked across at me and said “I guess that’s settled that then”. 

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On 30/06/2019 at 11:32, Naughty Cal said:

 

 

Sadly we wont be able to take a mooring there as we had not bargained on the field full of horses next door. Sydney is not good with horses and if he escaped into the field he would chase them which we just cant risk.

 

Could you not just keep Sydney under control on a lead?

When we moved into our canalside cottage we realised that our greyhounds wouldn’t be “good” with the sheep in the fields either side, but as they’re kept under control it isn’t a problem.

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On 30/06/2019 at 11:32, Naughty Cal said:

 

Sadly we wont be able to take a mooring there as we had not bargained on the field full of horses 

I expect there's a potential for horses to be somewhere not far from most peaceful countryside moorings.

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17 hours ago, noddyboater said:

Could you not just keep Sydney under control on a lead?

When we moved into our canalside cottage we realised that our greyhounds wouldn’t be “good” with the sheep in the fields either side, but as they’re kept under control it isn’t a problem.

That is all well and good but he is a bit of an escape artist and has escaped from our grip several times when there have been horses and livestock in close proximity.

 

99% of the time he is a great dog, but that other 1% of the time when he gets something in his head about livestock there is no getting him back in a hurry. Having horses almost in the car park and right next to the boat is a big no no.

5 hours ago, MartynG said:

I expect there's a potential for horses to be somewhere not far from most peaceful countryside moorings.

Not all of them.

 

We are looking a bit further afield at the minute. Thinking that the Broads might make a good base for the next year or so. Just got to find the right mooring down there first.

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2 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

That is all well and good but he is a bit of an escape artist and has escaped from our grip several times when there have been horses and livestock in close proximity.

 

99% of the time he is a great dog, but that other 1% of the time when he gets something in his head about livestock there is no getting him back in a hurry. Having horses almost in the car park and right next to the boat is a big no no.

Not all of them.

 

We are looking a bit further afield at the minute. Thinking that the Broads might make a good base for the next year or so. Just got to find the right mooring down there first.

 

When we first got Zeus he reacted to almost everything, cars, motorbikes, cats, ducks, swans, livestock and especially other dogs.

 

4 years on he only reacts to dogs and motorbikes, and is slowly getting less reactive to them.

 

To cure his reactivity, I expose him gradually, but often, to the triggers. Our daily long walk takes him past a field with 7 or 8 horses in it. After a few months he began to react less and now ignores them completely.

 

Perhaps Sydney would benefit from regular exposure to horses under controlled conditions?

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1 hour ago, cuthound said:

 

When we first got Zeus he reacted to almost everything, cars, motorbikes, cats, ducks, swans, livestock and especially other dogs.

 

4 years on he only reacts to dogs and motorbikes, and is slowly getting less reactive to them.

 

To cure his reactivity, I expose him gradually, but often, to the triggers. Our daily long walk takes him past a field with 7 or 8 horses in it. After a few months he began to react less and now ignores them completely.

 

Perhaps Sydney would benefit from regular exposure to horses under controlled conditions?

We have been taking him on walks close to the horse fields where we live. He is slowly improving but not quickly enough for us to take the Bleasby mooring this year.

 

 

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1 minute ago, Naughty Cal said:

We have been taking him on walks close to the horse fields where we live. He is slowly improving but not quickly enough for us to take the Bleasby mooring this year.

 

 

 

Yes it can take a while depending on how strong the trigger is. As I have already mentioned, Zeus is still reactive to dogs he doesn't know after 4 years of daily socialisation.

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