Bath

[hilaryb]

Anyone know if its possible to moor at Pulteney Bridge these days?

[Sir Nibble]

Has it ever been?

[Graham Davis]

Didn't some complainant actually anchor his boat right in the angle of the weir?

 

Found it:

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=ezc722YzinutpM&tbnid=4Y3YV6d_U0XM4M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvirtualmuseumofbath.com%2Ftag%2Fpulteney-weir%2F&ei=J_-dU9GWJcmJ7Aay_4DAAg&bvm=bv.68911936,d.ZGU&psig=AFQjCNGdRc_aMZrrTnPe53Px6IkrjB6geQ&ust=1402949786590515

[ditchcrawler]

When we were there about a month ago over the weekend the No Mooring notices were covered up. I don't know whether it was official or not. We moored slightly down river neat the bus station, very handy for the town. A little further down stream still there are some 24 hr moorings by Victoria Bridge.

Didn't some complainant actually anchor his boat right in the angle of the weir?

 

Found it:

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&docid=ezc722YzinutpM&tbnid=4Y3YV6d_U0XM4M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvirtualmuseumofbath.com%2Ftag%2Fpulteney-weir%2F&ei=J_-dU9GWJcmJ7Aay_4DAAg&bvm=bv.68911936,d.ZGU&psig=AFQjCNGdRc_aMZrrTnPe53Px6IkrjB6geQ&ust=1402949786590515

I got a redirect message when I followed that link.

 

Redirect Notice

The previous page is sending you to http://virtualmuseumofbath.com/tag/pulteney-weir/.

If you do not want to visit that page, you can return to the previous page.

[MtB]

Yes there is quite a long article about Charles Dancey mooring his Dutchman in the weirstream, right at the bottom of that long page in the link.

 

http://virtualmuseumofbath.com/tag/pulteney-weir/

 

 

MtB

[Sir Nibble]

Bit different to actually going up the weir like a bloody salmon though

[Mike Todd]

Anyone know if its possible to moor at Pulteney Bridge these days?

We were there a few days ago. For some distance either side of Bath there are lots of CRT notices about the closure of the moorings near Pultney Weir and directing boaters to moor on the river just below Bath bottom lock on the towpath side. It appears that mooring is to the rather solid steel frame fence. The excuse is that there are urgent works being undertaken to the bank at Pultney but there is no sign of anything actually happening. The stretch of replacement moorings is quite long but some of it seems to be occupied by long stay refugees from the canal. There are also plenty of overnighters as well. It is labelled 48 hours, if you look for the sign amongst the shrubs!

 

That said, we did take up almost the last space both going down and up but it was quite late in the afternoon.

 

We did the tourist bit and cruised up to the bottom of the weir. There are notices all along the bank from Bath bottom lock, in the name of the council and threatening dire legal action (and sending to the Tower?) for anyone daring so much as to touch the bank with their boat. (Of course this does not apply to trip boats who no doubt have to pay handsomely for the priviledge)

 

We also spotted (and it was our reserve option on the way back) a section of 24hour moorings a couple of bridges further down the river. They are described both as Private Property and 24hour mooring. There was no one there but we would have tried it if our fit option had failed. An advantage of the main mooring is its proximity to Sainsbury.

 

There are also a few overnight moorings three locks up although the pounds are quite short. Looks attractive though.

 

After that there is a a good visitor mooring a little after the top lock with a good view across to the terraces of Bath.

[luctor et emergo]

The 48 hour moorings just down stream from the bottom lock are colloquial known as 'sainsbury moorings'. Tie up with plenty of slack line, as the Avon can be a volatile buggee, going up very quickly after rain. Whilst the dry weather has helped, the catchment area is still very wet.

[ditchcrawler]

We were there a few days ago. For some distance either side of Bath there are lots of CRT notices about the closure of the moorings near Pultney Weir and directing boaters to moor on the river just below Bath bottom lock on the towpath side. It appears that mooring is to the rather solid steel frame fence. The excuse is that there are urgent works being undertaken to the bank at Pultney but there is no sign of anything actually happening. The stretch of replacement moorings is quite long but some of it seems to be occupied by long stay refugees from the canal. There are also plenty of overnighters as well. It is labelled 48 hours, if you look for the sign amongst the shrubs!

 

That said, we did take up almost the last space both going down and up but it was quite late in the afternoon.

 

We did the tourist bit and cruised up to the bottom of the weir. There are notices all along the bank from Bath bottom lock, in the name of the council and threatening dire legal action (and sending to the Tower?) for anyone daring so much as to touch the bank with their boat. (Of course this does not apply to trip boats who no doubt have to pay handsomely for the priviledge)

 

We also spotted (and it was our reserve option on the way back) a section of 24hour moorings a couple of bridges further down the river. They are described both as Private Property and 24hour mooring. There was no one there but we would have tried it if our fit option had failed. An advantage of the main mooring is its proximity to Sainsbury.

We spent a night there, very quiet

 

There are also a few overnight moorings three locks up although the pounds are quite short. Looks attractive though.

We spent two days between the locks on the 48hr moorings

 

After that there is a a good visitor mooring a little after the top lock with a good view across to the terraces of Bath.

These were full all the way to the Bathampton moorings