Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance
Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance is on the River Cam (Main river - Large River).
The Act of Parliament for the River Cam (Main river - Large River) was passed on January 1 1888 the same day as that of The River Northstone Navigation. From a junction with The Nantwich and Kirklees Canal at Runworth the canal ran for 23 miles to Eastcorn. Expectations for manure traffic to Bristol were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Cam (Main river - Large River) were submitted to parliament in 1972, the carriage of stone from Norwich to Amberscroft prevented closure. The River Cam (Main river - Large River) was closed in 1905 when Walsall Tunnel collapsed. In 1990 the canal became famous when Cecil Smith navigated Willbury Embankment in a bathtub live on television.

You can wind here.
| Clayhithe Bridge | 1 mile, 7¾ furlongs | |
| Horningsea | 5 furlongs | |
| Horningsea Arm | 4 furlongs | |
| Baits Bite Lock Weir Exit | ½ furlongs | |
| Baits Bite Lock No 2 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Baits Bite Lock Weir Entrance | ||
| A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge) | 2½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
Amenities nearby at Baits Bite Lock No 2
Amenities nearby at A14 Road Bridge (Cambridge)
- Conservators of the River Cam — associated with River Cam
- The Cam Conservancy - the navigation authority for the River Cam in Cambridge
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![An eight landing at Baits Bite Lock. The crew were about to carry their boat along the towpath to avoid the lock before carrying on towards Clayhithe. They also appear in [[[5191516]]]. by John Sutton – 13 November 2016](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/19/15/5191521_a5f0b0f9_120x120.jpg)






![Approaching Baits Bite Lock. Two cabin cruisers approach the lock in the middle of a bright September day. For the next stage of their journey, see [[[2582622]]]. The weir is to the left. by John Sutton – 02 September 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/58/26/2582639_513f32df_120x120.jpg)
![The Cam at Baits Bite. As I took this picture from above the weir at Baits Bite Lock I remembered framing something similar before - and on looking it up was surprised by the coincidence that it had been taken on the same November day the year before: [[[6679432]]]. by John Sutton – 18 November 2021](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/02/17/7021791_6b9d850f_120x120.jpg)










![Repairing Baits Bite Lock. The lock has been closed for well over a year as the island between the lock and the sluice has structural faults. Steel piles are stabilising the brickwork at each end of the island, but on this dull Thursday afternoon no remedial work was being done. [[[8167655]]] shows the other end of the lock. by John Sutton – 09 October 2025](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/16/76/8167660_eb56330a_120x120.jpg)


![Baits Bite Lock: lowering the gate. The western gate is an electrically-operated guillotine type. See [[[2582603]]] and [[[2582566]]] for the traditional gates at the other end. by John Sutton – 02 September 2011](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/58/26/2582614_324b16af_120x120.jpg)
![Restoring Baits Bite Lock. The lock has been out of use since summer 2024, but repairs to the unstable island between the lock and the sluice are well advanced and should, I was told, be finished before Christmas. [[[8167660]]], taken on 9 October, shows an earlier stage of the work. by John Sutton – 17 November 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/19/56/8195679_8c5df0f0_120x120.jpg)

![Entering Baits Bite Lock. A narrowboat is passing under the guillotine gate at the upstream end of the lock. [[[7196698]]] shows it setting off downstream about ten minutes later. The sluice is to the right of the lock and the weir out of the picture further to the right. by John Sutton – 09 June 2022](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/19/67/7196704_de11c523_120x120.jpg)


