Things to Do at Sawley in the Summer

[matty40s]

Sawley has for years been just one of those places you drift by, maybe a short stop, but not for long.

Now,  however it has become the destination of choice for the discerning boater with its fantastic facilities and attractions making longer stays more enjoyable.

Listed on Trip Advisor by happy folks are....

1. Unlimited time on the pump-out. Once you have they key you can empty and rinse to your hearts content.

2. Plenty of space to turn so you can go up and down in long ovals all day long.

3. Lots of boats to look at.

4. .........

[TheBiscuits]

... Flood boards on the exits so you can watch the reds and yellows alternate. 

[matty40s]

Lovely daffodil displays unless Mrs smelly has had them all in her vase over the last month or so.

[Boat&Bikes]

20 minutes ago, matty40s said:

Lovely daffodil displays unless Mrs smelly has had them all in her vase over the last month or so.

Is it really only a month? 

[mrsmelly]

46 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

... Flood boards on the exits so you can watch the reds and yellows alternate. 

Trouble is they dont alternate!!!!! they are always on fin red  Its beautiful day here today and the marina is holding a fete thingy and there is a stall selling beer 

[WotEver]

9 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

there is a stall selling beer 

Result!

[Peter X]

You can let the steady drone of the traffic on the M1 lull you to sleep at night. I slept one night on a boat at Sawley last year ... sort of. But after the first few nights there you'd get used to it.

[matty40s]

1 hour ago, Peter X said:

You can let the steady drone of the traffic on the M1 lull you to sleep at night. I slept one night on a boat at Sawley last year ... sort of. But after the first few nights there you'd get used to it.

After 2 months you would struggle to sleep without it......

[WotEver]

53 minutes ago, matty40s said:

After 2 months you would struggle to sleep without it......

We slept at a friend’s farmhouse out in the wilds of Wales once. We both dreamed of mobile phones going off all night... it was the sheep!

[mrsmelly]

2 minutes ago, WotEver said:

We slept at a friend’s farmhouse out in the wilds of Wales once. We both dreamed of mobile phones going off all night... it was the sheep!

Did you have your wellies 

[WotEver]

1 hour ago, mrsmelly said:

Did you have your wellies 

They lent us some...

[matty40s]

1 hour ago, WotEver said:

They lent us some...

Resourceful sheep....

[Tonka]

10 hours ago, mrsmelly said:

Trouble is they dont alternate!!!!! they are always on fin red  Its beautiful day here today and the marina is holding a fete thingy and there is a stall selling beer 

A micro brewery pub in the lock house

[Rickent]

17 hours ago, mrsmelly said:

Did you have your wellies 

You need a kilt on as well, the sheep have got used to the sound of zips.

[mrsmelly]

3 minutes ago, Rickent said:

You need a kilt on as well, the sheep have got used to the sound of zips.

Naah the Welsh went back to button flies years ago 

[Mac of Cygnet]

12 hours ago, Tonka said:

A micro brewery pub in the lock house

No brewery. Just pub.  Good, though, but only open Thurs-Sunday, so you'd have to find something else to do Mon-Wed.

[noddyboater]

Dave used to dread the flood gates going on before he opened the pub.

Not so bad now- captive customers!