London is deserted.

[bizzard]

With an early start its not difficult to go right through London from say Kensal green or Little Venice to Springfield or even Enfield non stop. Done it a couple of times solo and so did my cousin. A stop for lunch can be made perhaps on the offside somewhere if there's nowhere on the towpath side.

[mark99]

13 minutes ago, bizzard said:

With an early start its not difficult to go right through London from say Kensal green or Little Venice to Springfield or even Enfield non stop. Done it a couple of times solo and so did my cousin. A stop for lunch can be made perhaps on the offside somewhere if there's nowhere on the towpath side.

One thing that may slow you down is cloggy weed on the lower Lee at this moment. Weeds hatch and me are best mates at the mo. 

[MoominPapa]

28 minutes ago, rowland al said:

The OP didn't complain they couldn't find a mooring yet lots of chatter here about moored boats in London and an implication that you'd have trouble finding a mooring.

Maybe those who are complaning and haven't tried cruising to London should actually try it before making comment.

To those who are worried, I say go for it. 

Exactly so. We worried about getting a mooring in central London before going, but didn't have a problem when we did, and are very glad that we visited. We also really enjoyed the Lee and Stort, and you can't get to those without transiting London.

 

MP.

 

[MoominPapa]

5 minutes ago, mark99 said:

One thing that may slow you down is cloggy weed on the lower Lee at this moment. Weeds hatch and me are best mates at the mo. 

Also, if you thought getting behind  a hire-boat hen-party full of newbies doing their first locks could really mess up a schedule, you ain't seen nothing, compared to a solo London floater on their fortnightly trip to the water point and a new bit of towpath.

 

MP.

 

[rowland al]

9 minutes ago, MoominPapa said:

Exactly so. We worried about getting a mooring in central London before going, but didn't have a problem when we did, and are very glad that we visited. We also really enjoyed the Lee and Stort, and you can't get to those without transiting London.

 

MP.

 

There is a difference between not wanting to moor up somewhere and not being able to.