Watford Lock Flight

We are please to announce that repairs have been completed ahead of schedule and the Watford Flight is now fully navigable.

The 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.

Thank you for your patience during this time.

We are please to announce that repairs have been completed ahead of schedule and the Watford Flight is now fully navigable.

The flight will now be manned 7 days a week, opening at 10:00AM with the last boat in at 14:15. You do not need to book passage.

Thank you for your patience during this time.

We are please to announce that repairs have been completed ahead of schedule and the Watford Flight is now fully navigable.

The flight will now be manned 7 days a week, opening at 10:00AM with the last boat in at 14:15. You do not need to book passage.

Thank you for your patience during this time.

We are pleased to announce that the failed Gate at Lock 3 on the Watford Flight has now been removed and is in the yard for essential repairs. 

As planned we are hoping to return the repaired gate to site week commencing 29th June with a view to re-opening as soon as possible.

We would like to apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience during this time

Please follow the government advice – stay alert, control the virus, save lives.

Following the failure of the off-side gate, Watford Flight lock 3 on Friday 12/06/2020 we are now in the process of fabricating the necessary replacement parts. Arrangements have been made for a crane to be on site in the coming days to remove the damaged gate.

Our aim is to restore the flight to working order during the week beginning 29/06/2020, however this date is subject to change in response to any further complications.

This notice will be updated as works progress with any revisions to the estimated completion date.

We would like to apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience during this time

Please follow the government advice – stay alert, control the virus, save lives.

Following the failure of the off-side gate, lock 3, on the Watford Flight on Friday we have now made the gate safe. 

A Trust engineer has inspected the damage and ordered replacement parts.

A plan to safely lift the gate is being put together and we hope to be able to issue more positive news in the coming days.

Please follow the government advice – stay alert, control the virus, save lives.

Due to an unexpected maintenance fault with one of the lock gates, Watford Lock Flight is currently no longer operational. 

The lock gate is quite badly damaged, and our maintenance team are assessing what repair works are needed. 

Due to Codi-19, we are very low on resources and so currently cannot estimate when the repairs will be carried out. 

As soon as the assessments have been completed and we have a clearer idea of what needs to be done, we will be able to advise a time scale for completion of the works needed. 

We apologise for any inconvenience this stoppage may cause and will endeavour to get the lock gate repaired as quickly as we can.  

We appreciate everyone’s patience at this time.

Please follow the government advice – stay alert, control the virus, save lives.