Leicester Ring,,,What's it Like ?

[NickAndAnne]

Is a handcuff (anti-vandal) key still needed on the Leicester section?

[matty40s]

Is a handcuff (anti-vandal) key still needed on the Leicester section?

This is all BW watermate key now.

Nearest handcuff key locks are probably the BCN.

[Scholar Gypsy]

Thank you all for your responses. Looks like we are in for a fabulous trip. Being a river boater we are looking forward to doing some narrow locks for the first time. Seems we should be OK for laundrettes. Apart from the BW/CRT key...is there any other hardware we would need ?.

 

Badger

 

Do you like bats? (Crick tunnel).

[Badger]

Love bats...AND Crickets !!

What about city centre moorings,...are they all good (safe) for overnight stays ?.

[matty40s]

The Castle Garden moorings are probably one of the safest city centre moorings in the country, the only quibble is that they only take 4 boats at a push.

[Nightwatch]

Or with breasting, unlikely, up to sixteen.

[Just Heaven]

We did it a couple of years ago, most enjoyable.

Some details here:

http://www.justheaven.org.uk/2014/09/page/2/

 

and the previous page.

The Soar is a lovely river - Enjoy!

 

Steve

[ditchcrawler]

WE did it anti-clockwise a couple of years ago, and it's a lovely ring. It is very rural, with the only urban section being through Leicester, and short sections of the Coventry through Nuneaton, Tamworth etc. It's worth doing Market Harborough and Welton sections and the Ashby Canal as well if you have time.

 

I'm sorry I can't comment on the laundry facilities as we have a washing machine on board.

Put Coventry on that list as well in my book, but that bit is definitely not rural. Good overnight moorings in the basin at the end.