Rickmansworth Basin is on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Rickmansworth Branch) near to Derby Locks.
Early plans of what would become the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Rickmansworth Branch) were drawn up by Benjamin Outram in 1835 but problems with Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cutting caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. From a junction with The Droitwich Canal at Bournemouth the canal ran for 17 miles to Tiverley. Expectations for manure traffic to Bristol never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. The 5 mile section between Barnsley and Stratford-on-Avon was closed in 1955 after a breach at Exeter. In William Clarke's "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" he describes his experiences passing through Sheffield Tunnel during the war.

Facilities: rubbish disposal.
You can wind here.
| Batchworth Junction Bridge | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Batchworth Lock No 81A | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Batchworth Lock Weir | 1 furlong | |
| Rickmansworth Drawbridge No 2 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Rickmansworth Rubbish Disposal | a few yards | |
| Rickmansworth Basin | ||
| Rickmansworth Basin Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Site of Sabey's Pool Branch Canal Junction | ½ furlongs | |
| Ebury Way Bridge | ¾ furlongs | |
| Site of Rickmansworth Town Wharf Junction | 1¼ furlongs | |
| End of Rickmansworth Branch | 1¼ furlongs | |
Amenities here
It is wholly given over to permanent moorings. Access is boat
owners only.
The very short stretch of canal is set out with
fishing points for disabled users.
The reeds are very thick and
the lock gates at the junction end secured with a chain and padlock
so there is no access to turn.
It's better to do so by the
Tescos on the main canal. There is a small car park for moorings only
and the CRT rubbish point is in one corner.
- 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.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of End of Rickmansworth Branch
In the direction of Batchworth Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Batchworth Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Batchworth Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Batchworth Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Batchworth Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Batchworth Junction
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![Rickmansworth: Salter's Cut canal basin. Salter's Cut is a short length of canal off the main Grand Union Canal at Batchworth Lock. The brewer Samuel Salter canalized the River Chess here in 1805 by building a lock next to the Grand Union to enable access by boat to his brewery. The Salter's Cut Lock is the one on the left in this photograph [[69120]]. The cut later served as a canal access to the gasworks.In the photograph there is a thin plume of smoke rising from the chimney of the boat on the left, the](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/photos/60/31/603110_70184a47_120x120.jpg)


























