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Prickwillow Winding Hole

 
Prickwillow Drainage Engine Museum, Main Street, East Cambridgeshire CB7 4UW, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Prickwillow Winding Hole is a minor waterways place on the River Great Ouse (River Lark) between West Row Bridge (Judes Ferry) (8 miles and 1 lock to the southeast) and Prickwillow Bridge (a few yards to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of West Row Bridge is Isleham Lock Weir Exit (Channel leading to the Weir and Isleham Marina); 5 miles and 6¼ furlongs away.

Mooring here is unrated.

You can wind here.

 
 
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External websites
 Great Ouse Navigation | boating, moorings, navigation notices — associated with River Great Ouse
Information regarding the Great Ouse navigation and tributaries.
  Information for boaters on the River Great Ouse - GOV.UK  — associated with River Great Ouse
River Great Ouse: bridge heights, locks, overhead power lines and facilities.
 Facebook Account — associated with River Great Ouse
Anglian Waterways Manager Facebook Account
 Facebook Anglian Waterways Page — associated with River Great Ouse
Facebook Page for Environment Agency Anglian Waterways
 
Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Old West River - River Lark Junction

On this waterway in the direction of Old West River - River Lark Junction
Willow Walk Visitor Moorings5 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Visitor Moorings
Fish and Duck Marina Fuel Dock9 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Fish and Duck Marina Fuel Dock
Fish and Duck Marina9 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina
Windmill EA Mooring11 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Windmill EA Mooring
Reach Lode Sluice12 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Cam - Reach Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Burwell Lode) to Reach Lode Sluice
Denver Sluice14 miles, 3 furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Denver Sluice
Downham Market Road Bridge15 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - Great Ouse Relief Channel Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Great Ouse Relief Channel) to Downham Market Road Bridge
West Head Road Bridge18 miles, 2 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - Great Ouse Relief Channel Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Great Ouse Relief Channel) to West Head Road Bridge
Stowbridge Heron EA Moorings18 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - Great Ouse Relief Channel Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Great Ouse Relief Channel) to Stowbridge Heron EA Moorings

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of West Row Bridge

Isleham Lock Weir Exit5 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of West Row Bridge
Isleham Lock Weir Entrance6 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of West Row Bridge

In the direction of Old West River - River Lark Junction

Old West River - River Lark Junction2 miles, ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Old West River - River Lark Junction
Holmes River Junction4 miles away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Holmes River Junction
Willow Walk Winding Hole5 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Willow Walk Winding Hole
Brandon Creek Junction7 miles, 4 furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Brandon Creek Junction
Great Ouse - Braham Dock Junction7 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Great Ouse - Braham Dock Junction
Pope's Corner9 miles, 4 furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Pope's Corner
Fish and Duck Marina9 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina
Little Ouse - Lakenheath Lode Junction13 miles, ½ furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Brandon Creek Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Little Ouse or Brandon Creek) to Little Ouse - Lakenheath Lode Junction
Wicken Lode Junction13 miles and 1 lock away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Cam - Reach Lode Junction, then on the River Cam (Burwell Lode) to Wicken Lode Junction Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - Great Ouse Relief Channel Junction
Denver Relief Channel Lock Weir Entrance14 miles, 2¾ furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - Great Ouse Relief Channel Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Great Ouse Relief Channel) to Denver Relief Channel Lock Weir Entrance
Denver Junction14 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Denver Junction
Salter's Lode Junction14 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction
Bottisham Lock Weir Exit16 miles, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Bottisham Lock Weir Exit
Welmore Sluice16 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Welmore Sluice
Baits Bite Lock Weir Exit19 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Baits Bite Lock Weir Exit
Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance19 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Old West River - River Lark Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Pumping station] and scoop wheel) Pode Hole pumping station, near Spalding, Lincolnshire (formerly steam beam engines, no longer present) Prickwillow Engine House, near Ely
 
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The Travels of Gypsy Rover: A Bit of a Lark
May 11, 2008 ... 0 locks, 11½ miles, Now moored at Prickwillow, River Lark ... if any, is the maximum winding holes available, there is also Brandon lock which ...
Harnser's Travels: March 2013
Mar 31, 2013 ... ... moored at what some people consider to be a winding hole, but from ... We made our way up the Lark to moor for the night at Prickwillow by ...
Cruise guide: River Great Ouse | Canal Boat
Jan 4, 2019 ... ... channel which passes the Prickwillow Pumping Station Museum, but is ... where a waterside pub stands next to a full-length winding hole.
Pumping station - Wikipedia
Pumping stations, also called a pumphouse in situations such as drilled wells and drinking ... designed with a large open passage so as to avoid clogging with debris or winding stringy debris onto the impeller. ... longer present); Prickwillow Engine House, near Ely, Cambridgeshire (now the Museum of Fenland Drainage ) ...
MIDDLE LEVEL COMMISSIONERS At a Meeting of the Middle Level ...
Navigation and turning for navigating craft at Holme winding hole has been improved with ... of the Association held in Prickwillow, Ely on Tuesday the 7 th.
The Case of the Famished Parson by George Bellairs
I do value that, but the prose toward the end, winding up all the crimes and ... However, a body is found in Bolter's Hole, and the hotelier, Allain, asks ... There are interesting personalities and wonderful names such as Officer Prickwillow.
Monday, 20 August 2012
Aug 30, 2012 ... ... out useful navigational points such as winding holes and some good ... Sunday , we visited the Museum of Fenland Drainage in Prickwillow.
Southampton Canal Society Newsletter
Feb 7, 2019 ... Lode - the pumping station at Prickwillow - Ely - St Ives - the West River ... footpath and road bridges, visitor moorings, a winding hole, and.
River Nene, Middle Levels, Great Ouse and Cam
When we got to Aynho we found a mooring near the old winding hole. ... turned up the River Lark, hoping to visit the Drainage Engine Museum at Prickwillow.