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Batchworth Lock No 81A

 
Also known as: Chess Lock No 81A
Cafe @ Lock 81, Church Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1JD, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Batchworth Junction is Batchworth Junction Bridge; ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch is Batchworth Lock Weir; ¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

This is a lock, the rise of which is not known.

 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Travis Perkins
 
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Additional information

There is a nice cafe hut between this and the lock on the main canal. Nice cream teas in summer.

 
Navigational Notes

This lock only leads to the Chess (Rickmansworth) Basin.
The first set of gates are normally chained shut.

 
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External websites
 Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
 THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
 
Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Batchworth Junction

Batchworth Junction¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Batchworth Junction
Copper Mill Lock No 842 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Copper Mill Lock No 84
Bridgewater Basin2 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bridgewater Basin
Cassiobridge Water Point2 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cassiobridge Water Point
Denham Marina6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Denham Marina
Cowley Sanitary Station8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cowley Sanitary Station
Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf9 miles, 1½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf
Bull's Bridge Visitor Moorings12 miles, 5½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Visitor Moorings
Nash Mill Top Lock No 687 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 15 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Nash Mill Top Lock No 68
Norwood Top Lock No 9014 miles, 6 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Norwood Top Lock No 90
Apsley Services8 miles, 5 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Apsley Services
The Black Horse PH (Greenford)17 miles, 3 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to The Black Horse PH (Greenford)
Greenford Wharf17 miles, 3½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Greenford Wharf
Railway Bridge No 11A19 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Railway Bridge No 11A
Middlesex & Herts Boat Services Wharf11 miles and 23 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Middlesex & Herts Boat Services Wharf
Brentford Visitor Moorings17 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Brentford Visitor Moorings
Bank Mill Service Station12 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 28 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bank Mill Service Station
Berkhamsted Services13 miles, 6 furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Berkhamsted Services
Cowroast Lock No 4616 miles, 3 furlongs and 37 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cowroast Lock No 46

In the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch

Rickmansworth Basin Footbridge1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Batchworth Junction

Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Rickmansworth Household Waste and Recycling Centre
Copper Mill Lane Rubbish Disposal2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Copper Mill Lane Rubbish Disposal
Iver Lane Bridge No 1888 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Iver Lane Bridge No 188
Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf9 miles, 1½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf
Apsley Marina8 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Apsley Marina
Norwood Top Lock No 9014 miles, 6 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Norwood Top Lock No 90
Apsley Services8 miles, 5 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Apsley Services
Greenford Wharf17 miles, 3½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Greenford Wharf
Fisheries Lock No 639 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 20 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Fisheries Lock No 63
Brentford Visitor Moorings17 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Brentford Visitor Moorings
Berkhamsted Services13 miles, 6 furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Berkhamsted Services
Cowroast Lock No 4616 miles, 3 furlongs and 37 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cowroast Lock No 46
Cowroast Marina16 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 38 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cowroast Marina

In the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch

Rickmansworth Rubbish Disposal1¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch
Rickmansworth Basin1¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Batchworth Junction

Batchworth Junction¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Batchworth Junction
Cowley Sanitary Station8 miles, 3½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cowley Sanitary Station
Benbow Way Bridge No 1898 miles, 6 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Benbow Way Bridge No 189
Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf9 miles, 1½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf
Apsley Marina8 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 16 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Apsley Marina
Norwood Top Lock No 9014 miles, 6 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Norwood Top Lock No 90
Northolt Boatyard16 miles, 3 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Northolt Boatyard
Apsley Services8 miles, 5 furlongs and 18 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Apsley Services
Greenford Wharf17 miles, 3½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Greenford Wharf
Railway Bridge No 11A19 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Railway Bridge No 11A
Brentford Visitor Moorings17 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Brentford Visitor Moorings
Cowroast Lock No 4616 miles, 3 furlongs and 37 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cowroast Lock No 46
Cowroast Marina16 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 38 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cowroast Marina

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch

Rickmansworth Basin1¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch

In the direction of Batchworth Junction

Batchworth Weir Exit & Towpath Bridge No 173A1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Batchworth Weir Exit & Towpath Bridge No 173A
Common Moor Lock Winding Hole1 mile, 2¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Common Moor Lock Winding Hole
Springwell Farm Basin1 mile, 8 furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Springwell Farm Basin
Copper Mill Lock Weir Entrance2 miles, 4½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Copper Mill Lock Weir Entrance
Bridgewater Basin2 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bridgewater Basin
Park Lane Winding Hole2 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Park Lane Winding Hole
Troy Junction Towpath Bridge No 177A2 miles, 7½ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Troy Junction Towpath Bridge No 177A
Widewater Winding Hole4 miles, ¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Widewater Winding Hole
Iron Bridge Lock Winding Hole3 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Iron Bridge Lock Winding Hole
Harefield Marina4 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Harefield Marina
Lady Capel's Winding Hole4 miles, 3½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Lady Capel's Winding Hole
Grand Junction Canal - Colne Junction (south)6 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Grand Junction Canal - Colne Junction (south)
Junction 19 Winding Hole4 miles, 6 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Junction 19 Winding Hole
Uxbridge Lock Winding Hole6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Uxbridge Lock Winding Hole
Hunton Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, ¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Hunton Bridge Winding Hole
Denham Marina6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Denham Marina
Uxbridge Bridge Winding Hole6 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Uxbridge Bridge Winding Hole
Cowley Peachey Junction9 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cowley Peachey Junction
Packet Boat Marina9 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cowley Peachey Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Slough Arm) to Packet Boat Marina

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Batchworth Junction

Hillingdon Narrowboats Association2 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Hillingdon Narrowboats Association
Bridgewater Basin2 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bridgewater Basin
Harefield Marina4 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Harefield Marina
Denham Marina6 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Denham Marina
Iver Boatyard11 miles, 7½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Cowley Peachey Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Slough Arm) to Iver Boatyard
Willowtree Marina14 miles, 5 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Willowtree Marina
Northolt Boatyard16 miles, 3 furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Bull's Bridge Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) to Northolt Boatyard
Middlesex & Herts Boat Services Wharf11 miles and 23 locks away
Travel to Batchworth Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) to Middlesex & Herts Boat Services Wharf
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[Batchworth] list. Batchworth Lock No 81 Under the A404 bridge, Batchworth (circa 1895) Batchworth Lock No 81 Grand Union Canal From the A404 bridge, Batchworth (1977) [Grand Union Canal] eastern distribution-centred part of Hayes, west London Batchworth Lock No 81, (in 1977) A lock and upstream tract to a white humpback bridge at Apsley [Grand Junction Canal] planes as part of a plan to enlarge the canals to carry 80-ton barges, but no more were built. With ever more traffic going by rail, the canal's only significant [List of locks on the Grand Union Canal] north, to Lock 64, and the south, to Lock 101. The Paddington Arm and the Slough Arm have no locks. The Wendover Arm Canal has one stop lock. The Aylesbury
 
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Batchworth - Wikipedia
Batchworth was once a hamlet and is now a civil parish and part of Rickmansworth in ... The Batchworth Canal Centre is alongside the Grand Union lock, near the junction of the A404 and A4145 roads. This is the ... Batchworth Lock No 81
Café
The Cafe@Lock 81 provides a relaxing venue between the Batchworth and Chess Locks to enjoy breakfast, lunch or tea. Come and enjoy Claire's hospitality.
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Dato, 22. mai 1977. Kilde, From geograph.org.uk. Opphavsperson, Dr Neil Clifton . Navngivelse (required by the license), Dr Neil Clifton / Batchworth Lock No 81, ...
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