Visitor Moorings at Ocker Hill Branch

[Bob12348]

Not sure if this is the right place, I was just wondering what the visitor moorings are like down the ocker hill branch, also is there anyway of getting out of there on foot, without a key?

[Goliath]

Hopefully someone will be along to tell you.

I’ve forgotten. I think it might be BW key.?

Its a tight turn in, I know that.

Edited November 28, 2022 by Goliath

[Captain Pegg]

I don’t think there are any visitor moorings. For an overnight stay you can reverse through the bridge and tie up to the workboat that is fairly well guaranteed to be moored just inside but I’m not sure there’s any capability to stay longer term.

[Bob12348]

Ah OK, that's why I thought I'd check as the crt map shows a waterpoint and a visitor mooring.

[matty40s]

I think there is a waterpoint and overnight mooring, and it's easier to reverse in, moor against the boat on the Southern bank. 

[pearley]

Actually it's one of those stupid places that states it's free for visitors if unoccupied after 6pm. We've moored there a few times, there are two 'spaces' on the right as you enter, sometimes it's free, sometimes against a workboat.

 

Otherwise there always was one space on the left that was free but not easy to walk out due to all the dog gates that the residents had.

 

If you have at MeterMacs account then you can plug in.

1 minute ago, matty40s said:

I think there is a waterpoint and overnight mooring, and it's easier to reverse in, moor against the boat on the Southern bank. 

Reversing in depends on which direction you are headed.

[Ian Mac]

We started our BCN Challenge from there many years ago, and found the residents really helpful and friendly. They lent us a key to get out to the Waggon & Horses just up the hill.

 

[dmr]

There used to be a single visitor spot there but it was a while ago that we used it, and one of the long term moorers was a friend.

"Go down Ryders Green, carry on for a bit then turn sharp left at the second floating fridge".

[Francis Herne]

I stopped there earlier this year. Locals very friendly, invited me to the pub round the corner which is quite good. You can't get out on foot without a non-standard key but I was lent one to do some shopping. "Visitor" moorings were full of workboats so I moored on an unoccupied residential spot for the night. Mind the low bridge if you're doing that!