The 31st British Rowing Tour
Rivers Weaver and Dee
Thursday 28th - Sunday 31st August 2025
Tour detailsBoatsTouring/Explore coxed quads provided
Cost
Day rowers may join in for all or part of the tour, subject to availability of seats in boats.
Accommodation
Cost
30th April 2025 or when tour full IFrequently Asked Questions1. Lifejackets.All participants (rowers and coxes) are required to wear lifejackets in the locks. Please bring your own lifejacket as they will not be provided by the organisers. 2. Water. Please bring a water bottle and fill it up at the hotel and/or lunch stops. In order to minimise plastic waste, we will not be providing water other than at lunch stops where we know there is no supply. 3. Tools. Please bring a 10mm spanner for rigging the boats at Winsford on Friday morning, derigging at Runcorn on Saturday afternoon and rigging and derigging at Chester on Sunday. 4. Water shoes - you will need them at Winsford and Chester (Friday and Sunday) as we will be boating from slipways. Saturday's boating is from pontoons. 5. Boats. The boats used on the tour are stable coxed quad touring boats (also known as "Explore" boats). They have footplates with straps,similar to those on ergo rowing machines, so you will need to wear trainers in the boat. There is room in the boats for everyone to have a small dry bag and water bottle. 6. Coxing. The cox's seat is wide enough for everyone to sit in, and everyone is expected to take a turn at coxing. 7. Gala dinner dress code. Smart casual - blazer and club tie (gents) if you have one, cocktail dress for ladies, but don't go overboard! 8. We expect to finish at about 3 p.m. on the last day after loading the trailers and having lunch. 9. Parking. There is plenty of parking at the Forest Hills Hotel. Trailer drivers will be able to park at Northwich RC or Runcorn RC on Friday afternoon while the group visits the Waterways Museum. Please DO NOT take cars to Chester Sailing Club on Sunday morning unless you are towing a trailer, as there is no parking at the club and the public car park on Sandy Lane is limited to 3 hours.
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ItineraryDay 0 (Thursday 28th August)14:30 Volunteers to Runcorn RC to load 2 boats on trailer 15:00 Check into hotel and tour registration 19:30 Dinner at hotel Day 1 (Friday 29th August) 07:45 Coach from hotel to Winsford Marina 08:30 Rig boats 09:00 Row Winsford Marina to Northwich (8.4 km plus approx. 2 km circuit of Winsford Bottom Flash, 1 lock) 12:30 Lunch at Northwich RC 13:30 Coach to National Waterways Museum at Ellesmere Port, 15:00 Guided tour and visit 17:00 Coach back to hotel 19:30 Dinner at hotel Day 2 (Saturday 30th August) 08:30 Coach to Northwich RC 09:00 Row Northwich to Grange School, Acton (9.8 km, 2 locks) 12:00 Buffet lunch at the Leigh Arms, 5 mins walk from the school boat club. 13:30 Row Acton to Runcorn (10.3 km, 1 lock) - optional extension to Marsh Lock and back (2 km each way) 15:30 Derig boats and load trailers 16:30 Coach back to hotel 20:00 Gala dinner at hotel Day 3 (Sunday 31st August) 08:30 Coach to Chester Sailing Club 09:00 Rig boats 10:00 Row River Dee Chester to Aldford Iron Bridge and return (approx. 7km each way, no locks) 12:30 Derig boats and load trailers 13:30 Picnic lunch at Chester Sailing Club 15:00 Coach back to hotel (NB. do not take cars to Chester, you will not be able to park) End of tour Documents
Crew Lists
- day 1 (new)
River Weaver landing points River MapsDay 1 a.m.
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