Salter's Lode / Denver Sluice

[Ratty & Moley]

Hi

 

Can anybody advise please what we need to do to get through Salter's Lode and Denver Sluice? We are currently moored up in March, in the middle of the middle level and want to get onto the Great Ouse. I know it's tidal so do we just contact the lock keeper and wait for a time or can we anticipate what times we might be able to get through ?? Appreciate any advice from folk who have recently done this hints and tips always welcome.

 

thanks

Regards

 

[Athy]

Phone Paul the lock keeper. I don't have his number but I'm sure that Fox's in March can give it to you.

I look forward to seeing you pass the end of my garden in Upwell!

[MoominPapa]

Phone Paul, the lock-keeper on 01366 382292 and he'll tell you all you need to know. He's very helpful and friendly. You can turn up whenever you like and wait at the Salter's Lode mooring, but you can't get through the lock until the correct tide time. It make a difference if you're longer than 60 ft, long boats need to go through on the level, whilst short boats can rise/fall in the lock.

 

 

MP.

[Ratty & Moley]

Will keep an eye out for you Trojan .....

Thanks everyone for the details of the lock keeper .... Much appreciated.

 

What a great forum this is....

[steelaway]

My old boat was called Tiger Lily - same one? any photos?

 

Alex

[Happy Go Lucky]

Tides at Salters/Denver are about an hour later than at King's Lynn ( http://www.portauthoritykingslynn.fsnet.co.uk/page4.html )

 

When we came through a couple of months ago they were trying to send people through fairly close to high tide to help dodging the silt banks, particularly outside Denver. If your boat is over 60' then this may mean a bit of a wait as the (nearly) level water you need to get out of Salter's usually arrives closer to low tide!

 

You can wave at us as well We're on the left hand side just after the railway bridge and will probably be sanding down the last stretch of cabin!

[Ratty & Moley]

Alex hi

 

No not the same tiger lily .... Ours was originally called Telford- she is a 30ft springer

Happy go lucky , we'll wave as we pass by on Sat the 24th .... Happy sanding

[Happy Go Lucky]

Hope your journey went well and you didn't get to soggy this morning.

[Ratty & Moley]

Happy go lucky..... nothing a golf umbrella couldn't sort.....

we had the time of our lives... very nervous tho being on the tidal bit going up to Denver,.... that was scary stuff feeling the difference being on tidal water... but hey ho we survived