Through The Bratch Flight

Hinksford Lock

The Bratch Flight 

The gap between 2 of the Bratch ocks

Awbridge Lock

Moored above Dimmingsdale Lock

Yet another glorious day's boating through attractive countryside after another early start.

Our route took us through Womborne where we ascended the unique Bratch Locks. They are configured like a stair case except that each of the 3 locks has its own top and bottom gates with a "pound" between each lock and the one above of no more than a few feet long. So boats cannot pass when in the flight. To avoid confusion the locks are controlled by a permanent lock-keeper.

By 13:25 the sun was getting very hotso we moored in a shaded area about a quarter mile above Dimmingsdale Lock some 3 miles before the outskirts of Wolverhampton.

5 hours 5 minutes, 5 miles, 12 locks.