1/27/2024 0 Comments Thames slipwaysThen I'll have the boat and trailer at home for the other 5 months. Some of the rowing clubs along the tideway might be able to help. Suffice to say that I'm going in the water at Thames & Kennet next year for 7 months with a month out on the Norfolk Broads and maybe the Great Ouse. Some slipways in this long list: including two between Richmond and Twickenham bridges, on the south (Surrey) bank. Even overnighting on a Saturday and recovering on a Sunday afternoon becomes a chore. If your boat's anything like mine, you'll soon tire of launching and recovering on the same day. IMO, the ones that suit me best are Penton Hook and Benson. All in length is 43' and nearly 2 tons loaded. I tow a Viking 20 on a twin axle trailer with a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Lechlade, River Thames Update 2019: Back at the end of June 2018 Jules and Ian Lindsay took over as the new owners. IMO, public ones are OK if you're just out for the day but if you're overnighting for one or several nights, it's comforting to know that with private slips you've a fair chance of your car and trailer still being there when you return. You'll notice that all of the above slips are private marinas and NOT public slipways. When you consider that one of their campsite pitches with electric and water and use of the showers & laundry costs just under £20 a night, the slipway charges can be unacceptable. Last time he told me £35, I simply went elsewhere. Prices vary and Adrian, who runs the site, quotes me anything between £20 and £35 for launch and recovery inc. Generally trailer and car have to be parked at opposite ends of the site and there's not always room in the trailer park. Learnt the hard way when some scrote nicked my winch handle. Sort of secure (key pad entry vehicle gates) but nothing to stop Joe public wandering around the site. īenson Waterfront/marina - good slipway, easy to manoeuvre the trailer unless it's a busy weekend and then there's cars everywhere. But at £20 launch and £20 recovery, this slip is a rip off. Val Wyatt Wargrave - good slipway, quite steep. Good secure parking, small waiting pontoon. MDL Windsor marina - good slip but with a sharp drop off at the end. See MDL Penton Hook website for charges - very reasonable, something like £15 all in, including parking. Plenty of secure parking when there's no boats on the hard. The Thames through London is something I'd like to do and in a way would be a shame not to do it while the boat is there, but will only have two weeks max to get from near enough central London to Nantwich, so leaning towards Harefield Marina as the 'launch pad'.Penton Hook marina- good slipway but steep, really needs a 4x4 to recover if wet. If you want experienced crew then several people (including me) offer to do this. It is not really feasible to do a return trip from Brentford to Tower and back in a single day.Ī blog of a recent tideway trip that I did, going down to Limehouse: I would also strongly advise lifejackets, anchor etc, and a well maintained engine (in particular clean fuel).ĭepending on when you want to travel you will need to book passage at Brentford and Limehouse. You'll need VHF radio, and someone qualified to operate it (NBs under 45' are exempted, but it's still very useful). If you want to try the tideway (a challenging and busy stretch of water) I would recommend taking the Regents canal to Limehouse and then going up-river to Brentford. How long does it take from Harefield to Brentford please? The other option I'm looking at is forgetting the Thames altogether and using the slipway at Harefield marina, then boating down to Brentford before turning around, so that I'm still starting from the beginning. Is it as complicated making the preparations to use the Thames in London as it is for the Manchester Ship Canal? I might be tempted by a trip up to Tower Bridge and back before making the journey north! The slipway at Isleworth looks the best bet.
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