> The Westbridge Arm, actually a brook flowing into the Nene, was once a
> hive of commercial activity. The IWA had to fight to keep it open, and
> now every year volunteers clean the arm out, this year pulling out
> enough to fill a large lorry.
>
> The entrance is just upstream of the Carlsberg factory on the right,
> and after passing the factories grounds, and a nice footpath bridge,
> the arm takes a sharp left turn under an older footpath bridge, and
> becomes a bit enclosed, and industrial. Another low bridge brings you
> to a junction where the brook splits into two, staying on the left
> fork takes you under the ring road, and along the back of a retail
> park. A piled wharf with bollards shows its industrial heritage, and
> just upstream of that is a winding hole.
>
> The arm continues further up to Northampton's West Bridge - near the
> station. I reversed under the railway bridges, and halfway around the
> council yard wall - a high steel piled wall, but came to halt on some
> shallows. We decided to leave it at that, and returned to the wharf to
> have some lunch. Afterwards we visited the B+Q floating jetty just a
> few hundred yards from the Westbridge Arm junction to have a look, but
> only short boats can turn here, so more reversing.
>
> Returning back to the main river found a large abundance of boats that
> had come down the arm during the day, and we decided to find a quieter
> mooring spot down the weirstream. I did not know the layout of the
> area, so reversed in, but later found that the river opens right out
> around the two bends enough to spin my 60ft narrowboat around in one
> go (just managed it later in the weekend!).
>
> More later...
>
> Mike
As a prelude to your piccies:
http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Tour_02/Frog%20Westbridge%20UNene.html
I think EA shallowed the section where you grounded, because we did get
further on our first attempt before the flood control works.
Shirley you tried to go further up the Upper Nene Navigation? :-)
--
Neil Arlidge - NB Earnest
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