Rivers and boating

[steve.c]

Are there any restrictions on English rivers to stop a person just throwing in a dinghy and rowing along them or using a small outboard?

[Bee_Jay]

Nope. Only speed limits.

[Amused2death]

Depends what river.....River Waveney on the Norfolk/Suffolk border only allows powered craft up to a certain point, upstream of that its human power only

HTH

[otolith]

There is no automatic right of access to non-navigable stretches, even in canoes.

[TimmyArt]

You'll need to pay a licence/road tax type thing I think.
We got pulled using a dingy on the thames while barging.

[Tom_C76]

And even where there is a right of access you need 3rd party insurance and a license even for a canoe.

[steve.c]

Tom_C76 said:

And even where there is a right of access you need 3rd party insurance and a license even for a canoe.

Who and where would I contact to find out about my local rivers?
Im in Wilts but close to Dorset also.

[otolith]

To find out about access, speak to the landowners.

[sherman]

Also drink driving laws exist for the waterways these days.