Updates
07/09/2020 16:28
Watford Lock will now be manned as per normal summer and winter hours.
From now until the 24th October 2020, the lock will be manned from 10:00am until 6:00pm and the last boat in will be at 5:15pm.
From the 25th October 2020 until the 28th March 2021, the lock will be manned from 9:00am until 3:30pm and the last boat in will be at 2:45pm.
10/07/2020 15:34
We are pleased to be able to extend the opening hours for the Watford Flight from Monday 13th July.
The new opening hours will be 10:00 with the last boat in at 17:15, 7 days a week. You do not need to book passage through the locks.
Please book in with the on-duty lock-keeper on arrival. You will then be informed when you will be able to passage through the flight. The lock-keeper will be sequencing boats going up and down the flight to maximise the number of boats able to transit in the day. We will endeavour to allow as many boats as possible through the flight each day, however it may not always be possible to allow everyone through before the site closes. In this case you will be asked to wait until the following day.
Please contact us on 0303 040 4040 or by emailing enquiries.eastmidlands@canalrivertrust.org.uk with any questions.
We are keeping our response to the pandemic under constant review and may change our position according to latest government advice.
02/07/2020 10:53
The Watford Flight will now be manned 7 days a week, opening at 10:00 with the last boat in at 14:15.
You do not need to book passage through the locks.
The on-duty lock keeper will be allowing boats through the flight on a first come, first served basis. This means that you may experience delays. We will endeavour to allow as many boats as possible through the flight each day, however it may not always be possible to allow everyone through before the site closes. In this case you will be asked to wait until the following day.
Please contact us on 0303 040 4040 or by emailing enquiries.eastmidlands@canalrivertrust.org.uk with any questions.
We are keeping our response to the pandemic under constant review and may change our position according to latest government advice.
11/06/2020 15:18
Following the reopening of our navigations on 01/06/2020, the Watford flight is no longer operating on a booking system.
The flight will be open for passage Monday to Friday starting at 10:00, with the last boat in at 14:15.
The on-duty lock keeper will be allowing boats through the flight on a first come, first served basis. This means that you may experience delays.
We will endeavour to allow as many boats as possible through the flight each day, however it may not always be possible to allow everyone through before the site closes. In this case you will be asked to wait until the following day.
Please contact us on 0303 040 4040 or by emailing enquiries.eastmidlands@canalrivertrust.org.uk with any questions.
We are keeping our response to the pandemic under constant review and may change our position according to latest government advice.
10/06/2020 09:46
Following the announcement from the Prime Minister, private boaters may undertake short boating trips – avoiding use of locks and any staff-operated structures if possible – providing, as per current government guidance, they do not stay away from home overnight and return to their home mooring (where they have one).
From 01/06/2020 our navigations have re-opened in full, subject to some local exceptions, making longer journeys possible.
The Watford flight will continue to operate on a booked basis until further notice.
Please contact us on 0303 040 4040 or by emailing enquiries.eastmidlands@canalrivertrust.org.uk to arrange passage.
Please note that passage will only be possible Monday to Friday. Passage will be available to book starting at 10:30 with the last boat in at 14:15. You must book by 16:00 the working day before you wish to travel through the locks.
26/05/2020 16:30
Following the announcement from the Prime Minister, private boaters may undertake short boating trips – avoiding use of locks and any staff-operated structures if possible – providing, as per current government guidance, they do not stay away from home overnight and return to their home mooring (where they have one).
From 01/06/2020 we anticipate that our navigations will re-open in full, subject to some local exceptions, making longer journeys possible.
The Watford Flight will continue to operate on a booked basis until further notice.
Please contact us on 0303 040 4040 or by emailing enquiries.eastmidlands@canalrivertrust.org.uk to arrange passage.
Please note that passage will only be possible Monday to Friday. Passage will be available to book starting at 10:30 with the last boat in at 14:15. You must book by 16:00 the day before you wish to travel through the locks.
We are keeping our response to this crisis under constant review and may change our position according to latest government advice.
21/05/2020 11:08
Following the announcement from the Prime Minister, private boaters may undertake short boating trips – avoiding use of locks and any staff-operated structures if possible – providing, as per current government guidance, they do not stay away from home overnight and return to their home mooring (where they have one).
The Watford flight will continue to operate on a booked basis.
Please contact us on 0303 040 4040 or by emailing enquiries.eastmidlands@canalrivertrust.org.uk to arrange passage.
Please note that passage will only be possible Monday to Friday between the hours of 11:00 and 15:00. You must book by 16:00 the day before you wish to travel through the locks.
We are keeping our response to this crisis under constant review and may change our position according to latest government advice.
