Mooring north from Guildford....

[Dan]

Hi Everyone, was hoping someone may be able to help co-ordinate our holiday plans with a bit of knowledge of the area!

 

Our holiday is getting nearer now, and we start from Guildford. We were thinking to head north first, starting on a Monday about 14.00. On the Tuesday evening the last two of our party will be joining us until the Friday morning.

 

I was wondering if anyone had an idea how far north we would get with a day and a bit of cruising and if there was any nice pub, preferably riverside with a car park that they could meet us at Tuesday evening.

 

The plan is then to head South and try and get to Godalming etc as I have heard this is the prettiest stretch?

 

Any help much appreciated

 

All the best

 

Dan

Edited September 12, 2008 by Dan

[WJM]

Very nice riverside pub at Pyrford, beside the lock - and another reasonable one at Send. Both should be easily in reach in a day.

[Chris-B]

Very nice riverside pub at Pyrford, beside the lock - and another reasonable one at Send. Both should be easily in reach in a day.

 

 

The New Inn at Send is a better pub than the Anchor at Pyrford

Good Beer, Food etc

 

Chris

[WJM]

Opinions are subjective - I prefer the location of the Pyrford pub - much more scenic and river facing, and location wins out for me over anything else :-)

[richardf]

If you have 4.5 days on the Wey, you will have plenty of time to get down to Weybridge and back up to Godalming - I would agree with you that the stretch above Godalming is the most pretty. I used to get to the Thames in a longish day from Guildford.

 

Fingers crossed on the weather as the Wey does flood terribly - there is a VERY low bridge at Shalford that can catch you out!

 

I agree with Baldock, I think the Anchor at Pyrford is more of a plastic palace than the great old pub that it used to be.

 

Have a good trip

[Dan]

Hey, that's brilliant, thanks folks.

 

It's quite useful to have a couple options and we can just see which we end up at dependent on weather and how much cruising we do!

 

Thanks again

 

Dan

[Stephen Sugg]

I agree with Baldock, I think the Anchor at Pyrford is more of a plastic palace than the great old pub that it used to be.

 

Have a good trip

 

 

Have you been recently? The only reason I ask is that it has changed hands and is now much better, and also (because of that) much busier. Good food and they do Tanglefoot.

[Chris-B]

Have you been recently? The only reason I ask is that it has changed hands and is now much better, and also (because of that) much busier. Good food and they do Tanglefoot.

 

Indeed they do Stephen, BUT the New Inn has a greater selection of beers and imo much better food

As with all things what was good for us may be c**p for somebody else

 

The Anchor whilst being a pretty location does not offer much more than that

[Stephen Sugg]

Indeed they do Stephen, BUT the New Inn has a greater selection of beers and imo much better food

As with all things what was good for us may be c**p for somebody else

 

The Anchor whilst being a pretty location does not offer much more than that

 

Very true, the last time I went to Send was a couple fo years ago and I thought it overpriced but good quality. As for the beer, I was driving....they did a nice lemonade from what I remember!