It was eventually reopened in 1974. Many locks and weirs had to be rebuilt and there is a wide variety of lock shapes, sizes and gear. The large locks on the Severn are electrically operated by lock-keepers, those on the Avon you have to operate yourself and some can be a little awkward. On the left is a typical pub mooring on the Severn. This is the Haw Bridge Inn between Tewkesbury and Gloucester.
Boats tie to a floating pontoon.
This part of the River at Haw Bridge is semi tidal because spring high tides rise above the height of the weir above Gloucester and result in a slight bore a few inches high travelling up the River as far as Tewkesbury Lock. On the right is a much more isolated mooring on the River Avon at the old wharf on Craycom Turn. However mooring on both rivers is limited to certain areas and sometimes is charged for. Gloucester Docks have some magnificent old seven storey grain warehouses. The Docks were the centre for the import of corn in the nineteenth century.