Tim F Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 Have heard tales of boats being asked to pay by the meter length to moor at the leisure centre in Bath, two separate parties were given prices of around £35 per night. Any body throw any light on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex- Member Posted April 7, 2012 Report Share Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) Have heard tales of boats being asked to pay by the meter length to moor at the leisure centre in Bath, two separate parties were given prices of around £35 per night. Any body throw any light on this? There are charges if you moor at the weir end and back up to the road bridge. you have to go to the leisure centre to purchase a ticket. Don't think it's that expensive I think it was around 15 quid but that was a few years ago. Nice place to moor just 2 minutes walk from town centre. We used to moor at Kingsmead where the blocks of flats are under the 2 low road bridges are half from Widcombe bottom lock. Just 4 minutes walk from town centre. Edited April 7, 2012 by Julynian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canalwatcher Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 (edited) When we moored there last summer (below Poultney bridge) we were charged £8 per night, payable at the sports centre which included use of their showers We were there two nights Mick Edited April 8, 2012 by zodiak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pink Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 The charges are for summer only (but I don't know the exact dates) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim F Posted April 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 the rumour is that the leisure centre is not now collecting and the charging is in private hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 The charges are for using the Sports facilities not for mooring. Do not pay any fees, it is just a con. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daiboy Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Not Bath this time but Windsor. Arrived at the Leisure Centre moorings on Friday March 30th and the charge was £4.00 per 24 hours. This also gave use of the showers at an extra £2.50. Not bad for Windsor I hear you say, with the view of the castle and the Eton / Windsor bridge. I thought so myself until Good Friday. Charge doubled to £8.00. I have now moved to the Eton side where the charge is £6.00 but no facilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Not Bath this time but Windsor. Arrived at the Leisure Centre moorings on Friday March 30th and the charge was £4.00 per 24 hours. This also gave use of the showers at an extra £2.50. Not bad for Windsor I hear you say, with the view of the castle and the Eton / Windsor bridge. I thought so myself until Good Friday. Charge doubled to £8.00. I have now moved to the Eton side where the charge is £6.00 but no facilities Just get your self to Henley on regatter week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daiboy Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Just get your self to Henley on regatter week That bad there as well eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 That bad there as well eh! No £35 a night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J R Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Have heard tales of boats being asked to pay by the meter length to moor at the leisure centre in Bath, two separate parties were given prices of around £35 per night. Any body throw any light on this? Always been a gray area. There don't seem to be any signs warning people that there is a charge. The leisure centre is run by a private company (Aquaterra) on behalf of Bath & North East Somerset Council (BANES). Not sure that the leisure centre people can enforce the charges. We pay our licence fee to BW and the section below Pulteney Weir would appear to be covered by that. Am a BANES council tax payer anyway, so would politely refuse to pay as the so called leisure centre is covered in the amount paid to the council. There is nothing on their website, just checked. Have met people who have moored there who have never been asked to pay anything. Suggest that if you are asked to pay, ask for chapter and verse in writing first, as I am suspicious that they have the authority to enforce their charges. If I find out more, I will post accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic M Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I moved my then boat from the Thames to Bradford on Avon in 1991. I used to cruise from there to Bath and moor up overnight by Pulteney Bridge, by the leisure centre, frequently. Never had to pay a penny, and I have to wonder if that is not a public mooring historically. I would refuse to pay that charge if I were you, unless they can provide concrete proof of their right to do so. I doubt they own the river bank, which was once, I would reckon, Bath's public wharf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J R Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Have heard tales of boats being asked to pay by the meter length to moor at the leisure centre in Bath, two separate parties were given prices of around £35 per night. Any body throw any light on this? Hopefully a definitive answer. Spoke to BANES council who denied any knowledge even though it appears they own the moorings at Pulteney Weir. Was asked to phone the leisure centre, which the council do not own as it is run by Aquaterra Leisure now, who told me they used to collect fees but were told by the council to stop. There is one sign up near the weir, more are going up I am told, that says the moorings are run by River Tide Leisure Management Ltd, The Boat House, Spring Gardens Road, Bath, BA2 6PW, tel 01225 920207. (this office is adjacent to the weir next to the restaurant). They have recently taken over, since the 23rd of last month, and it is run by Andrew Hemmings, mob 07809 740452. Costs. I have a copy of a letter from the tourism department of the council which suggests that the cost be '£2.00 per linear meter, per night'. Mr Hemmings has assured me that he is charging £10.00 per 24hrs. I have no reason to disbelieve him as judged by my visit to him. There is also limited (free) shoreline. The area has been tidied up and cleaned. I hope that Mr Hemmings makes a go of it as he has been a local trader for some years in Bath. He has also indicated that he would do cheaper rates for local groupes such as boat clubs as well as boaters who have a home mooring. He is happy to do this for boaters based between Devizes and Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cereal tiller Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Not Bath this time but Windsor. Arrived at the Leisure Centre moorings on Friday March 30th and the charge was £4.00 per 24 hours. This also gave use of the showers at an extra £2.50. Not bad for Windsor I hear you say, with the view of the castle and the Eton / Windsor bridge. I thought so myself until Good Friday. Charge doubled to £8.00. I have now moved to the Eton side where the charge is £6.00 but no facilities The main reason for the increase in windsor's VISITOR mooring fees is to bring the cost closer to marina fees. Those wonderful people known as OVERSTAYERS have been using the moorings as a cheap or sometimes free mooring. one boat which NEVER left the reach was there for two and a half years! the increase in fees will help to offset the cost of enforcement. By the way dai,it was good to meet you the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim F Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Hopefully a definitive answer. Spoke to BANES council who denied any knowledge even though it appears they own the moorings at Pulteney Weir. Was asked to phone the leisure centre, which the council do not own as it is run by Aquaterra Leisure now, who told me they used to collect fees but were told by the council to stop. There is one sign up near the weir, more are going up I am told, that says the moorings are run by River Tide Leisure Management Ltd, The Boat House, Spring Gardens Road, Bath, BA2 6PW, tel 01225 920207. (this office is adjacent to the weir next to the restaurant). They have recently taken over, since the 23rd of last month, and it is run by Andrew Hemmings, mob 07809 740452. Costs. I have a copy of a letter from the tourism department of the council which suggests that the cost be '£2.00 per linear meter, per night'. Mr Hemmings has assured me that he is charging £10.00 per 24hrs. I have no reason to disbelieve him as judged by my visit to him. There is also limited (free) shoreline. The area has been tidied up and cleaned. I hope that Mr Hemmings makes a go of it as he has been a local trader for some years in Bath. He has also indicated that he would do cheaper rates for local groupes such as boat clubs as well as boaters who have a home mooring. He is happy to do this for boaters based between Devizes and Bristol. Many thanks for the effort put in for this info, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletedaccount Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Hang on, if the council own the mooring and deny an knowledge what give this hemmings bloke the right to charge? p.s. I know for a fact he (or whoever was trying to collect money) was recently threatening to cut a boaters mooring lines if they didn't pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pink Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 p.s. I know for a fact he (or whoever was trying to collect money) was recently threatening to cut a boaters mooring lines if they didn't pay. Then why wasn't he reported to the police? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletedaccount Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Then why wasn't he reported to the police? I did point out to him it would be illegal but he wasn't really interested in that. It's not up to me anyway, it's up to the boater concerned imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 There is one sign up near the weir, more are going up I am told, that says the moorings are run by River Tide Leisure Management Ltd, The Boat House, Spring Gardens Road, Bath, BA2 6PW, tel 01225 920207. (this office is adjacent to the weir next to the restaurant). They have recently taken over, since the 23rd of last month, and it is run by Andrew Hemmings, mob 07809 740452. I can't find River Tide Leisure Management Ltd at companies house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletedaccount Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 The only reference to andrew hemmings I can find is all to do with sally narrowboats, bradford on avon wharf and cromwell press. People don't seem to be overly happy about the way he conducts business from what I've read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machpoint005 Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 It would be interesting to know if he accepts plastic in payment: I can't think of many legitimate businesses that wouldn't, these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) The only reference to andrew hemmings I can find is all to do with sally narrowboats, bradford on avon wharf and cromwell press. People don't seem to be overly happy about the way he conducts business from what I've read. And strangely enough David Hemmings the actor used to live in Bradford on Avon. Is this the person? http://www.thisiswiltshire.co.uk/news/8949347.Trowbridge_print_boss_faces_fraud_charges/ Edited April 11, 2012 by Laurie.Booth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magpie patrick Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I can't quite put my finger on it, but I can't help a feeling that this, and the attempts to move Bath Rugby Club (which is next to these moorings) out of town might be connected. I can't say why, but the smell is the same. A boater at our moorings had a demand for £40 thrust under his nose. His response was less than polite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I think this is the company RIVERSIDE LEISURE MANAGEMENT LTD Not River Tide http://companycheck.co.uk/company/07996194 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletedaccount Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I was just about to post that. None of his signs have fees on them but refer to 'permits' you can get BTW. It says permit only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featured Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now