This cruise on the Basinsgtoke has been sponsored by the Basingstoke Canal Society in conjunction with Byfleet Boat Club and the Local (Guildford and Reading) branch of the IWA.

It is the first cruise over the entire length of the canal since 2006 following a successful cruise by four boats from Byfleet Boat Club (Leo No2, Hazell Nut, Aqua Vitae and Winter Lilly) to Brookwood village between Christmas and New Year 2012.

The main aim is to navigate to the limit of the navigation but there are three options available as follows:

1) Cruise to the Bridge Barn hotel in Woking and return
2) Cruise to Brookwood Country Park and return
3) Cruise to King John's Castle (Odiham) and return

Application form available here

Currently the boat numbers are:

Woking - 2
Brookwood Country Park - 7
Odiham/King John's Castle - 32

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Mooring for boats coming off the Thames

Here are some suggestions for boats coming off the Thames as to the best places to moor. All the suggested moorings are on the canalised section of the navigation. Please note Thames Lock (River Wey) does not open until 09:00 each day. Thank you to Suzanne Wilson (Aqua Vitae) for checking my proposals for mooring.

  • Just above Town Lock - close to Weybridge and its shops and pubs but may be noisy as it is very close to the Addlestone to Weybridge Road. About 1.5 hours from Woodham Junction.
  • Pelican Pub - between the 'linear' moorings and the 'herringbone' moorings in Addlestone - just above Black Boy Bridge. Not a bad pub and you can moor right outside. About 15 mins walk from a big Tesco. About 1.5 hours from Woodham junction.
  • The navigation between Coxes Lock and New Haw Lock is not suitable for overnight mooring as it has quite shallow edges; there's no shopping easily accessible. 
  • Above New Haw Lock you can moor on the towpath side - the White Hart on the roundabout is not bad and there's a convenience store close at hand. About 20 mins to Woodham Junction.
  • If you go above Woodham Junction it is not possible to turn until you get to Pyrford Marina which is about 50 mins boating away. The stretch of the navigation between the railway bridge (at the junction) and Parvis Bridge has quite shallow edges and is not suitable for mooring but there are nice moorings above Murray's Bridge and before Dodds Bridge. The Anchor at Pyrford Lock is worth a visit and has good moorings outside. Your Basingstoke transit licence will allow you to go this far but not through the lock.  All services available at Pyrford Marina (opposite the Anchor) - they are closed on Tuesdays.

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