Welney Sluice
Bedford Bank (East), Welney PE14, United Kingdom

Welney Sluice
is a minor waterways place
on the River Great Ouse (Old Bedford River) between
Delph Bridge (Welney village) (1 furlong
to the southwest) and
Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction (Junction of the River Great Ouse and the Old Bedford River) (6 miles and ¾ furlongs
and 1 lock
to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction is Old Bedford Sluice Field Bridge;
6 miles
away.
Mooring here is unrated.
Forty Foot River - Old Bedford River Junction | 6 miles, 1 furlong | |
Ouse Washes RSPB Reserve Bridge | 6 miles, ½ furlongs | |
Purls Bridge | 5 miles, 2¼ furlongs | |
Ely to March Railway Bridge | 3 miles, 3¾ furlongs | |
Delph Bridge | 1 furlong | |
Welney Sluice | ||
Old Bedford Sluice Field Bridge | 6 miles | |
Old Bedford Sluice | 6 miles, ½ furlongs | |
Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction | 6 miles, ¾ furlongs |
Amenities nearby at Delph Bridge
- 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
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction
Denver Sluice — 6 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Denver Sluice
Downham Market Road Bridge — 8 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver 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
Windmill EA Mooring — 9 miles, 3½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Windmill EA Mooring
West Head Road Bridge — 10 miles, 4½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver 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 Moorings — 10 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver 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
Upwell Church Bridge Public Staithe (visitor mooring) — 12 miles and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Well Creek) to Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) to Upwell Church Bridge Public Staithe (visitor mooring)
Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen — 13 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver 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 Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalen
Kings Lynn Visitor Pontoon — 19 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Large Tidal Section) to Kings Lynn Visitor Pontoon
March Boater Services — 19 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Well Creek) to Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) to March Boater ServicesNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction
Upwell Church Bridge Public Staithe (visitor mooring) — 12 miles and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Well Creek) to Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) to Upwell Church Bridge Public Staithe (visitor mooring)
March Boater Services — 19 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Well Creek) to Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) to March Boater ServicesNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction
Denver Sluice — 6 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Denver Sluice
March Boater Services — 19 miles, 3½ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Well Creek) to Outwell - Lance Hunter Rowe Boat Basin, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) to March Boater ServicesNearest place to turn
In the direction of Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction
Salter's Lode Junction — 6 miles, 1½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction
Denver Junction — 6 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction
Old West River - Great Ouse Relief Channel Junction — 6 miles, 4½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver 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 Entrance — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver 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
Welmore Sluice — 8 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Welmore Sluice
Brandon Creek Junction — 13 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Brandon Creek Junction
Great Ouse - Middle Level Main Drain Junction — 15 miles, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Large Tidal Section) to Great Ouse - Middle Level Main Drain Junction
Great Ouse - Mill Basin Junction — 15 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Large Tidal Section) to Great Ouse - Mill Basin Junction
Great Ouse - Smeeth Lode Junction — 15 miles, 7 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Large Tidal Section) to Great Ouse - Smeeth Lode Junction
River Wissey - Cut-Off Channel Junction — 16 miles, ¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to River Great Ouse - River Wissey Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (River Wissey) to River Wissey - Cut-Off Channel Junction
Holmes River Junction — 16 miles, 6½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Holmes River Junction
Great Ouse - Great Ouse Relief Channel Junction — 17 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Large Tidal Section) to Great Ouse - Great Ouse Relief Channel Junction
Stringside Drain — 17 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to River Great Ouse - River Wissey Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (River Wissey) to Stringside Drain
Great Ouse - River Nar Junction — 19 miles, 3½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Salter's Lode Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Large Tidal Section) to Great Ouse - River Nar Junction
Old West River - River Lark Junction — 18 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Old West River - River Lark Junction
Little Ouse - Lakenheath Lode Junction — 18 miles, 7 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver 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
In the direction of Forty Foot River - Old Bedford River Junction
Forty Foot River - Old Bedford River Junction — 6 miles, 1 furlong away
On this waterway in the direction of Forty Foot River - Old Bedford River Junction
Mepal Pumping Station — 9 miles, 1 furlong away
Travel to Forty Foot River - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Counter Wash Drain) to Mepal Pumping Station
Bill Fen Marina — 17 miles, 1½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Forty Foot River - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - unnavigable section) to Horseway Lock, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - navigable section) to Old River Nene - Forty Foot River Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) to Old River Nene - Ramsey High Lode Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Ramsey High Lode) to Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey — 18 miles, ¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Forty Foot River - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - unnavigable section) to Horseway Lock, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Forty Foot River - navigable section) to Old River Nene - Forty Foot River Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Old River Nene) to Old River Nene - Ramsey High Lode Junction, then on the Middle Level Navigations (Ramsey High Lode) to RamseyNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction
Denver Sluice — 6 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Denver SluiceNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction
Denver Sluice — 6 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Great Ouse - Old Bedford River Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (New Bedford River) to Denver Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Large River) to Denver SluiceDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
There is no page on Wikipedia called “Welney Sluice”
Wikipedia pages that might relate to Welney Sluice
[New Bedford River]
straight channel between Earith and Denver Sluices. It is tidal, with reverse tidal flow being clearly visible at Welney, some 19 miles (31 km) from the sea
[River Great Ouse]
junctions with the River Little Ouse and the River Lark, and made its way via Welney, Upwell and Outwell, to flow into The Wash near Wisbech. At that time it
[Fen skating]
to an end in December 1854 when he was dramatically beaten on Welney washes by Welney man Turkey Smart. The winter of 1854/55 was exceptionally cold
[Old Bedford River]
New Bedford River 2 to 3 kilometres (1.2 to 1.9 miles) south of Denver Sluice. The names of the three waterways are rather inconsistent. At Welches Dam
[Internal drainage board]
Commissioners), Newport Wetlands Reserve (Caldicot and Wentlooge Levels IDB) and WWT Welney (MLC). Middle Level Commissioners launched a three-year Otter Recovery Project
[Middle Level Commissioners]
Commissioners Hundred Foot Washes IDB Hundred of Wisbech IDB Manea and Welney District Drainage Commissioners March East IDB March Fifth District Drainage
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New Bedford River - WikipediaIt provides an almost straight channel between Earith and Denver Sluices. It is tidal, with reverse tidal flow being clearly visible at Welney, some 19 miles (31 km )Â ...
File:Sluice on Old Bedford River at Welney - geograph.org.uk - 568231.jpg. Language; Watch · Edit. File; File history; File usage on Commons; Metadata.
Aug 14, 2014 ... ... found materials and mosaic-ware to create some fabulous permanent murals at Mepal Outdoor Centre, Denver Sluice and WWT Welney.
May 13, 2018 ... Complaining about the stretch from "old bedford sluice" to welney bridge being all silted up. Could be useful helpers in getting a sign at the 3Â ...
River levels and flood alerts for the Old Bedford Sluice Salters Lode Monitoring Station, ... Manea, Welney, Christchurch, Lot's Bridge, Nordelph and Salters Lode .
River levels and flood alerts for the Welmore Lake Sluice Monitoring Station, ... as the Ouse Washes, including the causeways at Earith, Sutton Gault and Welney.
Earlier in the summer I visited the John Martin Sluice at Welmore Lake. ... the Ouse Washes are flooded above a certain level, the road crossings at Welney and ...
At 1.15 p.m. the train started for Welney. As the boats gradually receded, the sluice gate, the turf-boat and the notice board continued to be visible to the naked  ...
March, Ely, Chatteris, Littleport, Welney and Denver Sluice area on a detailed topographic and GPS compatible map No. 228, waterproof version, from the ...
Jan 12, 2013 ... Denver Sluice to Brandon Creek ... We parked one car at the Welney Wetland Trust (TL546944), which opens at 7am on Saturdays ... The drive to Welney was delightful, with a low sun and flocks of birds in abundance, and as ...