Residential moorings on the river Wey - gold dust?

[loftland2016]

Hi All,

 

My hubby and I are looking for moorings along the river Wey, to be near my stepson. So far proving non-existent. We currently live in the area and plan to buy a boat once we have a mooring.

 

Does anyone know of any moorings near Godalming or Guildford, or around there?

 

Thanks!

Jo

[Stilllearning]

As far as I am aware, there are no residential moorings on the river Wey.

[mark99]

Unless you have a job tied to the WEY Nav, IIRC you have zero chance of residential. And I reckon anyone trying it would get bubbled up. However you could spend numerous nights aboard per week?

 

To just get a leisure mooring you can put your name down on the NT mooring list which costs circa £5.

 

Or try Farncombe BH. Or get about walk and talk. Good luck.

Edited August 24, 2016 by mark99

[Alan de Enfield]

Not only are there no residential moorings, the River is owned by, and managed by, the National Trust.

 

A separate NT Licence is required.

[RichLech]

I'm sure there are a few but definitely not many.

 

Contact the National Trust at Dapdune Wharf.

[Mike on the Wey]

There are some liveaboards, but as already stated they are National Trust people - lengthsmen, mooring wardens, relief weirkeepers etc. Many people stay the night or many nights on a marina or NT offside mooring, but not on a residential basis.

[OldGoat]

Are there any de facto liveaboards in Pyrford marina?

Sometimes there's a nod and a wink...

Helps if you go cruising occasionally...

[Mike on the Wey]

Are there any de facto liveaboards in Pyrford marina?

Sometimes there's a nod and a wink...

Helps if you go cruising occasionally...

I honestly don't think so, apart from those employed by Tingdene.

[mark99]

There was (not now it's taken) a mooring at Dapdune that's ressie but it invloves lots of vollie work/services for NT.

NB it's not actually clear if the OP is looking to move full time on boat and give up current home.

 

The Wey is very well managed and I suspect being affluent Surrey, plenty of upright citizens, with people fiercely protective about their Jewel, things do not go unnoticed!

Edited August 24, 2016 by mark99

[Sue]

If you have a wide beam wanting a work/service mooring then that is not possible as they do not allow wide beam workers/service/do-gooders on his river. You might be able to do it with a narrowboat though

[mark99]

There is one wide beam livaboard. Helps NT with various things.

[Sue]

Yeah I think that is the one on the bend after Daptune Wharf going upsteam. It might be after that was allowed they looked at setting some sort of rules.

 

They need permanent boats and crews to look after the reaches during the 'out of season' so give them a mooring to do just that... But they don't want wide beams.. Pity

[Tony Brooks]

Wait long enough and pay enough an there is a possibility of a houseboat on the Basingstoke Canal.

[Wanderer Vagabond]

Having just come off The Wey I can only confirm what others have said, there doesn't seem to be any realistic chance of a residential mooring on the River. We moored up in Pyrford Marina for 4 nights repairing a water pump (Steve and co at the marina are brilliant ) but there is a notice up in the marina saying,"...There are no residential,liveaboard or Pied et terre moorings either on the River Wey or in Pyrford Marina..." which sounded pretty definite to me.

 

For those who resent paying CRT when mooring in a marina however, the system on the Wey is that you don't need a River Licence from The National Trust so long as your boat remains in Pyrford Marina. Of course the downside is that you can't live on it