Dog friendly mooring sought

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JohannaMaria

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Morning all,
Our furry friends are fed up with the poor 'walkies' at our current berth - being on a lead or confined on deck with a car ride to get a leg-stretch isn't much fun for them - so we wonder whether any kind soul knows of a mooring that might be available in a bit of open countryside - no sheep/cattle though as the whole point would be for them to have space to run (supervised, of course) Anywhere between Windsor and Goring....Minimum 20 metres
Nearby 4x4 access would be essential as 'sir' cannot walk far but nothing else needed.
Currently paying circa 6K a year and happy to keep to that sort of budget if anyone knows a friendly farmer who would like a bit of extra cash. Any suggestions very gratefully received.
Hazel
 
byron said:
20 Metres? WOW! that's 66 feet in English. What craft is it, a Dutch Barge?
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Yes, she's a dutch barge. The red, white and black job by Windsor Yacht Club House (really great neighbours) She's often festooned with willow garden trellis to keep said furry friends on board - not very dignified for a grand old lady of 102!

Trueblue: Hi! bow-thruster-itis now old history. She has a shiny new yellow one (Vetus to you!) and lovely Dave Lentham has given her lots of nice new electrics too so we've been 'good to go' this year.

But, we really would like to find a dog friendly spot of the future.....any and all help would be fantastic. We have the 'bolly' in the fridge to share if a lead comes to anything

Hazel and Barrie (and the hopeful Bella and Jack)
 
JohannaMaria said:
.....Trueblue: Hi! bow-thruster-itis now old history.
But, we really would like to find a dog friendly spot of the future.....any and all help would be fantastic. We have the 'bolly' in the fridge to share if a lead comes to anything

Hazel and Barrie (and the hopeful Bella and Jack)
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I hesitated to mention Harleyford but it now has at least four dutch barges. Loads of room for dogs and it's a lovely Estate.
The problem is that the economical moorings are seasonal - inasmuch as the ferry is turned off November to March and there's no 'leccy.
The posh moorings (where you get 'leccy and drive up to the boat), are astronomic for anything (long), and the second and third class moorings really need a dinghy to access all the year round - stream permitting which I don't think would suit you.

However, if you're having a challenge in finding a doggy mooring, then a helluva lot of lateral thinking.

On balance a mooring at the back end of the "Park" , near the Showboat, ticks your boxes, and it would be great to see more boats occupled regularly, especially out of season.
A number of large Barges have been seen recently exploring the weir stream, and it's straitforward to turn there, if needed.

Doesn't suit everybody. Not a Marina (serried banks of AWB's), more a mixed string.
Must stop trying to sell it, but there are a lot of compensations about the are if you're a bit iffy. Takes us an hour and a half (at best) to get there, so probably not much more for you

Suits us (with a few challenges), have a look at Harleyford.co.uk...

Mike
 
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