What's at the end of the Aylesbury arm?

[Alway Swilby]

Are there decent visitor moorings (7days)? Is there any water and what about hook up? We fancy some narrow locks after all these broad jobbies so thought we might have a look.

[MtB]

Discussed recently here:

 

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=72865#entry1510547

 

MtB

[Alway Swilby]

Oops. Thanks MtB.

[pearley]

Moored at Aylesbury at present.

 

14 days, water supply pathetic, no hookup. Otherwise ok if you don't mind being in a building site.

 

When are you coming? Might have to move up a bit as another boat arrived today. Getting crowded, only space for another 7 boats!

Edited February 16, 2015 by pearley

[FadeToScarlet]

(Puts on flippant hat)

 

What's at the end of the Aylesbury Arm?

 

Hordes of wildebeest, dweeping majestically across the sun-burned plains of the Serengeti. Prides of lions basking under a hot African sun, whilst a few monkeys scratch at baobab trees.

 

Really?

 

No, Aylesbury, what did you expect?

 

Edited February 16, 2015 by FadeToScarlet

[nicknorman]

Surely at the end of the Aylesbury arm are the Aylesbury finger tips?

[mark99]

A big fat white duck.

[MtB]

(Puts on flippant hat)

 

What's at the end of the Aylesbury Arm?

 

Hordes of wildebeest, dweeping majestically across the sun-burned plains of the Serengeti. Prides of lions basking under a hot African sun, whilst a few monkeys scratch at baobab trees.

 

Really?

 

No, Aylesbury, what did you expect?

 

 

 

And there was me biting my tongue and managing to resist that open goal

 

 

MtB

[zenataomm]

Aylesbury Council need to do something about those wildebeest, their constant dweeping is affecting property values.

[The Lockie]

(Puts on flippant hat)

 

What's at the end of the Aylesbury Arm?

 

Hordes of wildebeest, dweeping majestically across the sun-burned plains of the Serengeti. Prides of lions basking under a hot African sun, whilst a few monkeys scratch at baobab trees.

 

Really?

 

No, Aylesbury, what did you expect?

 

I was going to have a go.in a similar vein.But I can't beat that!! Respect!!

[Alway Swilby]

Glad I asked now, I thought it would be Wendover.

[Tonka]

Marsworth junction is at the end of the Aylesbury Arm

[matty40s]

Glad I asked now, I thought it would be Wendover.

Thats the other arm, Polar bears and Russian Nuclear subs down that one.

[Alway Swilby]

Thats the other arm, Polar bears and Russian Nuclear subs down that one.

Is there a sea view?

[MtB]

Marsworth junction is at the end of the Aylesbury Arm

 

There ain't 'alf bin some clever bastards...

 

[MaryP]

Yesterday the top end of the arm was pretty empty of water, but this morning the nice CRT chaps came and filled it back up!

[pearley]

We found two pounds quite low below locks 5 and 6 and had to run some water down. Made worse by not realising that one of the bottom paddles was just cracked open.

[mark99]

Last spring - too much water.

 

Made it hard to open the top gates.

 

 

To OP go for it as the Arm is a great stretch of canal.

Edited February 17, 2015 by mark99

[alan_fincher]

I'll admit circumstances have dictated we have not been down in a while, but unless the situation has changed dramatically since, in our experience too much water has been very much the norm, and I really have never experienced too little water.

 

Usually at the top end we have found water flowing over most of the top gates, even if not flowing over the top of that staircase where it joins the main line, which is rather more unusual.

 

I never did work out why quite so much excess water, but i wonder what has now changed if low pounds is even a vaguely common occurrence?

Edited February 17, 2015 by alan_fincher

[Rickent]

Its obvious, the Aylesbury hand is at the end of the Aylesbury arm.

simples.

[Stilllearning]

Surely at the end of the Aylesbury arm are the Aylesbury finger tips?

Or, at the other end, the Aylesbury armpit?

[pearley]

I should have said that it was only those two pounds that were low. At every other lock water was indeed flowing over the gates, not surprising as we were bringing a lockful down with us except that most locks are to be left empty.

 

As I said, it was partially our fault that the pound was low as I didn't realise that a paddle was up as it was only cracked open rather than left fully up. Having found that at locks 5 and 6 we were ready for it at all the others. I can only imagine that the last boat to use them came up the flight and left the lock emptying by just a couple of turns of the windlass.

[David Schweizer]

I am surprised that no one has mentioned Circus Field Basin, owned and operated by the Aylesbury Canal Society, Two locks up from the end, they offer visitors up to two weeks free supervised mooring. I have used them several times in the past (at their old location at the end of the arm) and have found them to be both friendly and helpful.

 

The new basin is a bit further from the town centre bit still only about a mile away. they have a comprehensive web site here :- http://www.aylesburycanal.org.uk

[mattlad]

Last spring - too much water.

 

Made it hard to open the top gates.

 

 

To OP go for it as the Arm is a great stretch of canal.

Would be a bit easier if you had some more water in the lock......

[mark99]

Would be a bit easier if you had some more water in the lock......

 

lol - I don't normally reverse out of locks.