Places to moor river severn Glos to stourport

With 'leccy I guess you are in the basins of Tewkesbury, Worcester, Upton or Stourport and talking to any resident clubs about using their pontoons, with no promises.. One of the Nicholson's guides that covers the Severn will do you for nav notes. The river locks are power worked, have VHF if need be and are pretty vast. Unless things have changed of late you work into Diglis and Stourport basins by yourself, you will need lock keys.

Tewksbury and Worcester are good places to visit for shore trips. Pretty, historic things to see etc. Good pubs and eateries.
 
once you get to gloucester, you will need long lines (a-la sharpness) to go down the lock, stay in the center of the partings (section from gloucester to main river) or you will ground out, check with lock keeper (call sign 'gloucester lock') about traffic in the partings as they are quite narrow.

There are 4 pubs from gloucester to the first lock, the first pub is called the boat and railway, the only pub i have never stopped at, and has fixed moorings - so not ideal on the tidal river, and at this time of the year we are getting the largest tides of all.

Next pub is called the 'Haw bridge' and has both its own floating mooring and BW public moorings, food was good last time i went there...

Next pub is called the old ferry inn - moorings are awful, dont stop there

Next pub is the 'lower lode' has good moorings but is popular so you might have to raft up.

at this point you are about 5 mins from the upper lode lock (call sign 'Upper lode lock') when you get level with the slip way at the lower lode pub call the lock and tell you want to lock up, he will give you instructions etc.

Once you are through lower lode, motor for about 2 mins and you will see a fork in the river, the port fork carries on up the severn to upton-on-severn, and the right fork takes you into tewkesbury and the access to the river avon (stay on the port side, there is a spit of land between the 2 forks). There are public moorings (used to be £2.50 per night) here on the quay side wall. There is also a marina there, but there is a low bridge to access it. I have never been in the marina, so i dont know if there is power or visitors berths.

About 1 hour upstream on the severn is upton-on-servern, if you want power etc. Stop in upton marina (suggest you book in advance) enterance is just below the townwall on the oppersite bank, you cannot easily see it cos of trees, but its there.
There also several public moorings. (fixed steps and floating BW public moorings)

about 1 hours above upton is seabourne and severn motor yacht club - I think both places will allow vistors but you need to book in advance (i have had things nicked at seabourne)

about another 30mins up stream are the diglis locks (call sign 'diglis lock') you need to call the lock at about the oil pipe that sticks out in to the river (cannot miss it) If you go through the small lock, you need to be port side on. Large lock is starboard side on.

Once you are though diglis you are into worcester its self motor through worcester bridge (center arch, what your VHF ariels) once you get to the next bridge you have public moorings on the starboard side, there have been some cases of peoples ropes being cut, so be carefull.

about 1 hours up stream is a pub called the camp, moorings are small but ok, food was good last time i was there. From the pub you can see the next lock, called Beverelock (call sign 'Bevere lock' although from diglis on the locks dont tend to use VHF you just have to mill about until they see you) Go starboard side on in the lock, whatch the outflow from the weir, its quite strong and close to lock.

once you are though the lock, whatch your depth gauge - its very shallow. stay close into the port bank, thats were the deapth is. Basicly there is nothing from here to the next lock (about 40 mins) next lock is holt lock. Once through holt there is a pub on the left called the lenchford, good moorings and nice place. about 35mins upstream is another pub called the hampstall, again ok place with good moorings. 15mins upstream is Lincomb lock, once through lincomb you are basicaly in stourport. about 3 mins from the lock on the starboard side is stourport marina. if you carry on for about 10 mins you come to the centre of stourport. There are floating public moorings, be carefull not to mooring up in lock waiting areas on the pontoons.

Also, be very carefull of hire narrow boats - dont ever enter a lock before they do.

Err, cannot think of anything else at the moment....
 
Once on the Severn, theres little to worry about. All the locks are done for you. I'd take a little geny, then stop anywhere, other than that, marinas as said.

Trouble with the marinas, they tend to be a bit out of town. Stourport has/had a little club house and is ok, but it's on an industrial estate. so once off the marina, a bit grim.
 
Think thats the longest post i have ever done - but mark wanted some notes as well!! if i were you mark, go to tewkesbury then head back down.
 
It's not complicated at all. You dont even need to call up the locks unless you want to speed things up, they will open the locks if not already open as you arrive and give you instructions. Nice bunch of lock keepers up there. Go as far as upton, its a nice village and good pubs.

Worst part is the welcome you dont get from Sharpness docks.
 
sorry, channel 74 - there a guide to the severn and avon, but i cannot find it - i will have a look when i have more time.
 
Mark

I think Leyton has given you a pretty good summary.

I purchased a nicholson guide which I have found very useful. It's on board at the moment but I will try to bring it back next time I am over and you are welcome to borrow it

You can refer to a pilot book for Sharpness lock-in if you have not already tried this. You do need to call ahead to sharpness pier to book a lock in and that is only at high water, with you taking second priority to the commercial traffic.

Anyway call me somewhen if you want more data.
 
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