Kevins Rambles September group walk Starting in Godalming
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The Wey was one of the first rivers in England to be made navigable; the River Wey Navigation opened in 1653, with 12 locks between Weybridge and Guildford, and the Godalming Navigation, with a further four locks, was completed in 1764. Commercial traffic ceased as late as 1983 and the Wey Navigation and the Godalming Navigation were donated to the National Trust in 1964 and 1968 respectively.
History
The River Wey has two main sources, which form the North Branch and the South Branch, which join at Tilford. The combined flow continues to Godalming, cuts through the chalk of the North Downs at Guildford, and passes through the Surrey Hills National Landscape to join the River Thames at Weybridge. It had been used by small boats since medieval times, and some improvements were made to the channel from 1618.
Parliament of England Long title.
An Act for making Navigable the River of Wye.
Text of statute as originally enacted
Sir Richard Weston was an owner of land beside the river, and had been responsible for a 3-mile (4.8 km) cut through his land in 1618-1619, running from Stoke Mills to Sutton Green. It included a towing path and several bridges, together with a number of sluices which enabled him to flood 150 acres (61 ha) of his land in a controlled manner, thus creating water-meadows. As a Catholic and a royalist, his property was sequestrated during the English Civil War and he fled to the Low Countries, where he studied inland navigations and the working of pound locks. He returned to England in the late 1640s, and proposed a scheme for making the Wey navigable to Guildford by the use of such locks. Guildford Corporation had petitioned Parliament in 1621 and 1624 for a scheme using flash locks, but there is no evidence that the proposals had been properly surveyed or costed, and nothing came of them. In order to progress the scheme, Weston needed his sequestration to be discharged, and someone to take an interest in the Wey. He found an ally in James Pitson, who had been a major in Cromwell's army, and who was now Commissioner for Surrey. He was able to get Weston acquitted, and presented a bill to the Commonwealth parliament in December 1650, which became an act of Parliament on 26 June 1651, entitled "An Act for making Navigable the River of Wye".
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That was a lovely walk Guys, really enjoyed watching it, and so many of you.
Thank you Paul 🙂24 of us, The group goes from strenght to strenght
Great video Kev. What a great turn out and walk. Well done Rog
Thank you Steve 🙂 Yes well done Rog
What a great crowd! Rog did an excellent job of leading you all (must get some tips!) and there was so much of interest, especially the end credits! ;))
Thank you Andrew 🙂what a day it was, a perfect walk led by Rog with so much to see. And as you say what a turn out 24 people. And there you were at the end lol
Lovely video Kevin and good to see the parts we missed out on. Looking forward already to the next one 🥰
Thank you Lynn 🙂I was so sorry you Rich and Ky couldnt finish the walk, But of course i realise why, you have to be very careful.
Excellent video Kevin. Great turnout.
Thank you Dave 🙂Wasnt it great 24 of us.
Cheers Kevin, another fine walk.
@thecaptainjones Hey Mark, thank you much appreciated
Great fun on this walk .Well done Rog .
Thank you Ian 🙂What a great walk. Yes, well done, Rog.
Lovely places and great video.
I 'm very far from your location, but I'm thinking of planning a visit in the future to your wonderful places.
Well done Kevin!🤩
@paolosimeoni6179 Thank you, Paolo 😊 . Really appreciate your comment.
Where are you based?
Take care Paolo
I live in Treviso not far from Venice👋
@paolosimeoni6179 Thank you, Paolo 😊.
If you are subscribed to my channel, you are very welcome.
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Nice walk, Kevin. 8 miles! No wonder poor Lyn broke down. The best thing about walking a canal towpath is that it's fairly level. Is that canal connected to the network? I noted a few boats on the water, so they must be able to get somewhere.
I have no problem walking 8 miles + Lionel in "normal circumstances", but as you know, my foot was playing up so I couldn't go any further. It was a lovely walk, which we enjoyed enormously
Thank you Lionel and Mary 🙂The towpath was really good, a few muddy patches but nothing we couldnt get past. Yes there is a link to the Loxwood Canal
Hi Kevin, I've not joined any of your walks as yet but want to explore the river Wey at Godalming. Where did you park?
I've only recently found Dapdune Wharf at Guildford and don't know Godalming at all
Thank you Cathy 🙂We look forward to see ing you 🙂We parked in the car park just behind weather spoons, You go past Waitrose and its the seconf turning on the left.