River Wissey
The River Wissey is navigable from it's confluence with the Great Ouse to the limit of navigation at Stoke Ferry, a distance of about 11 miles. Boaters should be aware that there aren't many public moorings on the river so should plan accordingly.
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Taken up the Wissey
The River Wissey just upstream of the confluence with the Great Ouse.
Hilgay
The village of Hilgay, one of the few places with public moorings on the river.
Aquaduct
Here the Wissey crosses the Relief Channel via this small aquaduct.
Narrow Passage
The Wissey varies from a narrow channel as here...
Wide passage
...to a wide lake as here.
Getting dark
There are very few public moorings on the Wissey. We got caught out, as our guide said there was a mooring at the head of the navigation. Our guide was out of date and it no longer exists! We ended up having to return to the Ouse to find a vacant mooring. This was our first experience of boating at night, not as bad as we imagined it to be. More pictures can be found in the photo gallery section.
Still water
The Wissey is a very pretty little river.
Overgrown banks
The overgrown banks make it very difficult to find an 'off piste' mooring.
Beet factory
The huge British Sugar factory at Wissington.
Pipes
Carbon dioxide produced during the production of sugar is fed to nearby greenhouses, where it is used to help grow tomatoes. An innovative way to reduce CO2 emmisions.
