Non Desborough Cut

[mark99]

Anything to be wary of on this Thames alt loop? Books say shallow but can't see issues with narrowboat draft?

 

[dmr]

We usually go this way as its much nicer. We are about 34 inches deep underway and have never found it shallow, there are a couple of spots towards the edge that look potentially shallow, but then that applies to the whole river and canal system.

...............Dave

[mark99]

Thanks will do that route then tomorrow esp as our wedding reception was in a Hotel thats garden fronts the Thames there.

[Drayke]

You will also find a few nice mooring round this way.

[WJM]

No problems with depth. And much more scenic.

[Dave123]

exploring these side channels is part of what makes rivers so much more fun than canals (I think). I never had problems on it but draw less than 2ft.

[mark99]

Only one bend was stodgey but that was cos I drifted in too close pushing the limit. 29/30" draft. Nice loop! Better than the dreary Dessy. 

 

 

[Ex Brummie]

And handy mooring for Shepperton, 10 mins walk for shopping, eating, drinking etc. Just be aware the resident at the downstream end is meticulous about not overhanging the mooring sign. Infringement will earn a visit from the local council. He also monitors arrivals and reports overstayers. A sunny afternoons barbecue will often be spoiled by motor mowers and hedgecutters.

I suppose he will have encountered some belligerent individuals over the years.

[mark99]

Is that Shepperton Manor?

Blooming great big white house with fortress?

 

[Ex Brummie]

13 hours ago, mark99 said:

Is that Shepperton Manor?

Blooming great big white house with fortress?

 

Don't think so. At the top of the loop there is a park, the first part of which is No Mooring. The rest of it then is short term mooring administered by the Council, but the signs stop about 20ft from the end. It is a reasonably sized house behind a large hedge, and there is actually a gate in the hedge onto the park.