Mooring

Bottisham Lock to Jesus Lock

Between Bottisham Lock and Jesus Lock some moorings are available but the number is limited by the narrowness of the river and the considerable use of the water for rowing. For visitors to Cambridge, the City Council allows short-stay mooring (48 hours) just below Jesus Lock. These moorings are free of charge and are within 10 minutes' walk of the City centre. Mooring within 36 metres of any lock or weir is not allowed, except for passage through the lock. The lengths of bank where the Conservators do not allow mooring are clearly marked and river users are requested to observe these restrictions. In the event of an obstruction caused by mooring the Conservators have the power to take action to have the offending vessel(s) moved.

Victoria Bridge To Eights Marina

At their meeting on the 14th April 2005 the Conservators agreed that the planned seasonal prohibition on mooring on Midsummer Common (1st October to 31st March annually) would be deferred for a further two years, It is now due to commence on the 1st October 2007. The City Council's new residential moorings policy which will come into effect on the 1st April 2006 will be monitored for a year before deciding whether to confirm or rescind this proposed navigational restriction on mooring.

Revised Mooring Policy 2008

At their meeting on 10th April 2008, the Conservators made the following decisions at the four locations under review:

1. Riverside Walkway.
Conservators agreed that enforcement should rest with the riparian owner. Conservators resolved to maintain their current Mooring Policy, which reads: Paragraph 2(c) Prohibit mooring along both banks save for those boats in registration categories 1-12 and the punt station at the public house.

2. Riverside retaining wall.
Conservators resolved, unanimously, to defer the proposed prohibition on mooring until October 2009. Conservators’ officers are to liaise with the City Council regarding a programme of sympathetic tree management to improve navigation sight-lines along this reach of the river. The time period between now and October 2009 is to be used by the Conservators’ officers to gather evidence, proactively, on collisions and near-misses in order to ascertain the degree of risk and to establish whether any such incidents can be directly attributable to the presence moored vessels at Riverside. Until the time of the review in October 2009, mooring arrangements are to remain unchanged.

3. Victoria Bridge to Eights Marina (Midsummer Common).
Conservators resolved, unanimously, to defer any seasonal ban on the prohibition of mooring between Victoria Bridge and Eights Marina until October 2009 when a new decision would be taken based on evidence of risk created by the moored vessels (in alignment with Riverside, above). The time period between now and then is to be used by the Conservators’ officers to gather evidence on collisions and near-misses.

4. Jesus Green Frontage.
The Conservators resolved that their prohibition on mooring along the frontage should be removed with immediate effect, save the area within the 36 metre byelaw limit of Jesus Lock, so allowing the City Council (as landowner) to exert its riparian rights and enforce its own mooring policy.

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Revised Mooring Policy, 1st July 2004 /
Amendments to Mooring Policy, 23rd September 2004 /