Help please , trying to find info

[powerskipper]

about getting from Teddington to Harleyford Marina. need distance and how long it will take, and can not find a site that helps.
Guys and Girls can you please help me.

 

[Parabordi]

That way round it will be 10-12hours ie a very long day!

 

[Steve Grubb]

I agree, my ready reckoner suggests 10.2 hours to Marlow, then you have a bit more river and another lock so 11 hour minimum I think.

 

[mlines]

Plus winter lock closures/works

 

[mlines]

Oh and there is a Thames App that lets you see all this - google "River Thames Guide" app by Jeff Maynard

 

[powerskipper]

Thank you so much your all stars . xxx

 

[Time Out]

I used to work at Harleyford and Shepperton Marina (same group) and could easily do a delivery in a day just about making first and last locks. Need another couple of hours from Tedd. BUT that was a number of years ago when every lock was manned although it was far busier. An early start or late finish with manual locks is within easy reach.

As been mentioned that does of course depend on what time of year and any closures.

It’s also a very nice cruise !

 

[oldgit]

Transit times depend of time of year ?, in winter ie. Jan, we have exited Thames PDQ , invariably straight in, always alone in lock, lockie simply opens all the taps at once and you are off minuites later .
Even at known squeeze points such as Bray.
Also possible to maintain your 8kms over entire journey without let or hinderence
Not quite the same in high summer, especially on nice bank holidays.

 

[TrueBlue]

Why go screaming up the river?
Break the journey at Shepperton marina, that is if you're going to be a Harleyford customer - same group reciprocal arrangements.

Once you're at HF, you won't want to g downstream ever again.......

 

[Actionmat]

about getting from Teddington to Harleyford Marina. need distance and how long it will take, and can not find a site that helps.
Guys and Girls can you please help me.

When are you planning on going?
Molesey Lock has been shut for months and will be for weeks to come.

 

[oldgit]

Why go screaming up the river?
Break the journey at Shepperton marina, that is if you're going to be a Harleyford customer - same group reciprocal arrangements.

Once you're at HF, you won't want to g downstream ever again.......

Suspect this particular trip might be a paid for boat delivery job using a professional skipper ?

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Molesey is due to reopen 1st March.

Bell Weir is open but seems to be hand wind at all times of day it looks like power has been turned off in the lock office.

 

[Outinthedinghy]

5mph SOG and 15 minutes per lock teddington to Harleyford is about 14 hours.

Canalplan.org.uk is a pretty effective planner including rivers. Some alterations to the default speed settings for rivers will be needed.

 

[Sowenna]

We went through Bell Weir lock yesterday and it was on hand wind. The upstream gates were almost unworkable by hand. The lock keeper refused to leave his office and assist. V rude.

 

[Outinthedinghy]

Definitely some problems at Bell weir. The biggest danger is that people hand winding don't open the gates all the way specially with the problems with the selector lever making it intermittent and a nuisance. Just enough to get boat through.

Result is gates are left hanging on the rams and there is a danger of heavier boats like barges or narrow boats hitting the partly open gates. A recipe for trouble
Bell weir and Romney public power need sorting asap or there are going to be problems.

I'm not a big fan of out of hours public power generally but its been the norm for a while now and people expect it. Denying it on two of the largest locks on the River is going to lead to problems.

Needs sorting.