Mack, David wrote: > Nigel Stanley wrote: > >> We are going this way in about three weeks. We are not going >> to be able to get out for as long as first planned so will >> basically have about a week on the Ouse side of the Denver >> sluice (and would need to get back there at the end of the week). > >> Any other tips welcome as we have never got further than the >> Middle Level in the past. > > When we did the Ouse in 2001, the Imray guidebook gave the width, > depth and height restrictions, but nothing about the length of the > locks. We found out the hard way that you can't get a 71'6" boat > through a sixtysomething foot lock. Pictures at > http://grandunioncanalcarrying.co.uk/Ouse/OuseIndex.html and scroll > down threequarters of the way down the page. > > So we never did get to try Reach, Burwell and Wicken Lodes.
So here it is ;-) http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Tour_01/fen20.html If people think Wicken Fen is beautiful / out of the way then they should go up the Grand Canal "Grand Supply" / Miltown Feeder and onto Pollardstown Fen, which is very similar at the end. We have now done all that is possible of Pollardstown Fen, first bash here: http://www.tuesdaynightclub.co.uk/Tour_07/Autumn_07/Autumn07a.html The width / weed and the low Pluckerstown Bridge keeps a lot the locals away. -- Neil Arlidge - NB Erne-Nest
