The Bridgewater Canal. Notice to cruise.

[Nightwatch]

When we came north I remember we registered via CRT. Is this the same at present please? Strange as it may seem, we are, this time, going South.

[captain birdseye]

Booking option is on the Canal and River Trust website

[Nightwatch]

You say option. Doesn’t everyone book then?

[TheBiscuits]

19 minutes ago, Nightwatch said:

You say option. Doesn’t everyone book then?

They're supposed to ...

 

You can faff about and book by phone, but it's much easier and faster to do it online.

[Nightwatch]

Dun it.

[captain birdseye]

I meant it's one of the options on the booking page of the C&RT website

[Moke]

Having just (yesterday) left the Bridgewater one thing I would say is, you have to up your game when spotting taps and services. 

[Nightwatch]

2 hours ago, captain birdseye said:

I meant it's one of the options on the booking page of the C&RT website

I did think one or the other.

2 hours ago, Moke said:

Having just (yesterday) left the Bridgewater one thing I would say is, you have to up your game when spotting taps and services. 

Planning on being topped up before getting on the Bridgewater. There are a couple of places but not obvious.

[Pie Eater]

There is a full list of services on the Bridgewater Canal Company website.

[jonathanA]

4 hours ago, Moke said:

Having just (yesterday) left the Bridgewater one thing I would say is, you have to up your game when spotting taps and services. 

I thought you were going g to say "up your speed" as the locals do seem to make the most of the extra depth of the Bridgewater....🤣😂

[ditchcrawler]

3 hours ago, jonathanA said:

I thought you were going g to say "up your speed" as the locals do seem to  

That is very noticeable if you moor between Anderton and Dutton Lock when they have an outing.

[Mike Todd]

17 hours ago, Pie Eater said:

There is a full list of services on the Bridgewater Canal Company website.

Beware that those at Worsley are no longer functional.

[ditchcrawler]

37 minutes ago, Mike Todd said:

Beware that those at Worsley are no longer functional.

Has the water tap gone now, it was the only operational bit last time I was there 

[Mike Todd]

2 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

Has the water tap gone now, it was the only operational bit last time I was there 

Now you ask I am not sure as the last two times we passed that way we were principally concerned about elsan and rubbish as well. But I do not recall seeing a functional tap.

[Derek Porteous]

There is no water at the service block in Worsley. The tap was always on the inside, and the building is now padlocked. There is a tap on the outside of the flats opposite the dry dock, but no idea whether this is for boaters. When we were there last month, it was being used by the mobile coffee van.

[Moke]

We timed our arrival for 5’ish and unplugged his pipe while we used the tap as he’d closed up for the day. There’s some nice moorings about 5 minutes further on with plenty of bins….so long as you use smallish bags