Coasters Of The Avon And Severn

Reviews coastal traffic on the Avon and Severn rivers and in local ports.

This new edition of the Bristol Channel and Severn Cruising Guide, revised by Jane Cumberlidge, continues Peter Cumberlidge's popular classic. Covering nearly every creek, pill, river and harbour from Milford Haven in Wales to St Ives in Cornwall via Lydney and Bristol, including the fixed-mast canal route from Sharpness to Gloucester, the book reflects Peter’s lifelong familiarity with these fascinating waters. Jane has updated the sailing directions and included a lovely selection of inspiring and informative new photographs. Plans have been updated throughout. First time and return visitors alike will find this guide an essential companion when exploring this warmly welcoming and rewarding cruising ground. ‘[An] authoritative and highly readable tome’ Yachting Monthly

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Thames & Severn Canal has changed and developed over the last century.

The story of the Thames & Severn Canal is one of exceptional interest. Talked of as early as the first decade of the seventeenth century, it was the first trunk waterway ever to be proposed in this country.