Residential mooring in Oxford

[Hobart]

I was just wondering if finding a residential mooring in Oxford is possible or not even worth considering?

We live on a 58' narrowboat, currently moored on GU South.

 

Thanks

 

Neil

[Stephen Fulcher]

At a guess, unlikely to be one available, but perhaps worth further research.

[Incentive]

I wonder if you have been to Oxford recently?

I must say that I was very disappointed, but maybe that's my problem. No dreaming spires to be seen from the canal, and not as many turning circles as I expected.

Thrup was the last really nice part I remember, but no turning circle between thrup and the river in Oxford.

 

There are dozens of residential boats in Oxford, many of them seem practically derelict. I understand that the local authority ended up paying the mooring fees for a lot of the boats because otherwise they would have a duty to house the residents, and basically it worked out cheaper for them to pay B.W.

 

I would take a stroll down there and talk with some of the locals.

 

Good luck

[Carrie]

I'd go down and chat to the agenda 21 and long term moorers there, around Duke's Lock area. It looked to me as though there were a couple of spaces not taken and I seem to remember someone saying they needed to be occupied or BW would withdraw the spaces. Might have got hold of the wrong end of the barge-pole, but might be worth checking out. I'm thinking around bridge 235/6.

Good luck!

[Hairy-Neil]

.............. but no turning circle between thrup and the river in Oxford.

 

 

You can turn at the junction of Duke's Cut..........and miss the shanty town altogether.