Journal

The End of River Stort Navigation

Our next journey was to the end of the River Stort Navigation, we had to go all the way up to Bishop’s Stortford. We had another amazing cruising day, summer was still going strong, but we had a bit an anti-climax when we arrived. The visitor moorings there are not particularly nice. After having spent time in the beautiful nature going back to a more urbanised environment wasn’t exactly great. But we had to stay there as my sister was about to visit us and had her hotel booked in Bishop’s Stortfod.

Here a few video clips from the cruise:

And here Natascha’s sister roaming around with her in the country side. She’s much younger than Nat and loved to come for a visit to crazy London. It was a suitable antidote to where she lives in Switzerland. And now, this….

Well, now this is the shopping destination of the moment…

Log

Journey to Bishops Stortford

Summary

This is a trip of 5 miles and 5 locks from Sawbridgeworth Visitor Moorings to Bishop’s Stortford Visitor Moorings travelling north on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line).

This will take 2 hours and 54 minutes.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line)
From Sawbridgeworth Visitor Moorings (14 day moorings<BR>There are more Visitor Moorings above Sawbridgeworth Lock) to:
	Bishop’s Stortford Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings	5 miles, 5 locks

Totals

Total distance is 5 miles and 5 locks. This is made up of 5 miles of small rivers; 5 broad locks. This will take 2 hours and 54 minutes.

Log

Journey to Sawbridgeworth

Summary

This is a trip of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 2 locks from Harlow Lock No 8 to Sawbridgeworth Visitor Moorings travelling northeast on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line).

This will take 57 minutes.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line)
From Harlow Lock No 8 (Also known as Harlow Mill Lock) to:
	Sawbridgeworth Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings<BR>There are more Visitor Moorings above Sawbridgeworth Lock	1 mile, 3 furlongs, 2 locks

Totals

Total distance is 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 2 locks (not counting Harlow Lock No 8).

This is made up of 1 mile, 3 furlongs of small rivers; 2 broad locks.

This will take 57 minutes. For initial calculation purposes (before adjusting for such things as overnight stops) this is taken as 1 day of 57 minutes.