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St Ives Lock

 
Low Road, Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire
 
Information about the place
St Ives Lock is a minor waterways place on the River Great Ouse (Canalized Section) between Holywell Public Mooring (2 miles and 2½ furlongs to the east) and The Waits Moorings Junction (4¼ furlongs to the northwest).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Holywell Public Mooring is St Ives Lock Weir Exit (Channel leading to the Weir); ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of The Waits Moorings Junction is St Ives Lock Weir Entrance (Channel leading to the Weir - No Access); ¼ furlongs away.

There is no access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes pedestrian traffic over the canal.

This is a lock with a rise of 1.44m (measured 30/8/25).

One Pound GOBA Moorings3 miles, 2 furlongs
Ferryboat GOBA Moorings2 miles, 3½ furlongs
Holywell Public Mooring2 miles, 2½ furlongs
Meadow Lane Bridge (Holywell)1 mile, 1¼ furlongs
St Ives Lock Weir Exit¼ furlongs
St Ives Lock
St Ives Lock Weir Entrance¼ furlongs
Jones Boatyard½ furlongs
St Ives Bypass Bridge½ furlongs
St Ives Town Quay Mooring2¾ furlongs
Chapel Bridge (St Ives)3 furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities here

 Texaco

Amenities nearby at St Ives Lock Weir Exit

 Lh Jones & Son Ltd
 
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Navigational Notes

When travelling upstream, opening the slackers fully will create significant turbulence within the lock. It is therefore recommended to open the slackers around half a dozen turns initially, then wait until water turbulence subsides before progressively opening slackers the rest of the way a few turns at a time.

For similar reasons, it is recommended to always use a bow mooring line when travelling upstream, as the incoming water tends to push the boat's bow heavily to port. This is particularly important when a steel narrowboat is on the sluice side, with a more vulnerable GRP boat to its port side.

Be vigilant for strong currents on the downstream side of the lock, particularly when the river has recently come off strong stream or caution status. Due to defects with the sluice, the Environment Agency open the sluice gate nearest to the lock when river levels are high, which can result in a strong current across the lock entrance.

Environment Agency volunteer lock keepers are often in attendance weekends from 10am-4pm during busier spring and summer months.

 
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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 Kempston Mill

Jones Boatyard½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
The Waits Moorings5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to The Waits Moorings Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Waits Mooring Arm) to The Waits Moorings
Hartford Marina4 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Huntingdon Boathaven Marina6 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
St Neots Priory Centre Mooring16 miles, ¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill

In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)

Pike and Eel Marina4 miles and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Westview Marina & Leisure Park6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Brownshill Staunch (Lock), then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Westview Marina & Leisure Park
Fish and Duck Marina Fuel Dock18 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Brownshill Staunch (Lock), then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Earith Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Fish and Duck Marina Fuel Dock
Fish and Duck Marina19 miles and 3 locks away
Travel to Brownshill Staunch (Lock), then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Earith Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Kempston Mill

Buckden Marina10 miles, ½ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
St Neots Priory Centre Mooring16 miles, ¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill

In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)

Hermitage Lock7 miles, 3 furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Brownshill Staunch (Lock), then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Earith Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Hermitage Lock

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Kempston Mill

Jones Boatyard½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Hartford Marina4 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill

In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)

Westview Marina & Leisure Park6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Brownshill Staunch (Lock), then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Westview Marina & Leisure Park
Fish and Duck Marina19 miles and 3 locks away
Travel to Brownshill Staunch (Lock), then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Earith Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Kempston Mill

Jones Boatyard½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
The Waits Moorings Junction4¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
The Waits Moorings Winding Hole6¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to The Waits Moorings Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Waits Mooring Arm) to The Waits Moorings Winding Hole
Hemingford Lock Weir Exit No 11 mile, 5½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Hemingford Lock Weir Exit No 21 mile, 5¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Houghton Lock Weir Exit No 12 miles, 4 furlongs and 2 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Houghton Lock Weir Entrance No 23 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Hartford Marina4 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Godmanchester Lock Weir Exit6 miles, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Great Ouse - Godmanchester Backwater Junction6 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Godmanchester6 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Great Ouse - Godmanchester Backwater Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Godmanchester Backwater) to Godmanchester
Brampton Mill Marina7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Brampton Mill7 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Brampton Lock Weir Exit No 28 miles and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Brampton Lock Weir Entrance No 28 miles, ¾ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Offord Lock Weir Exit No 110 miles, 2½ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
Offord Lock Weir Exit No 310 miles, 3 furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill
St Neots Lock Weir Exit14 miles, 3½ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill

In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)

Pike and Eel Marina4 miles and 1 lock away
On this waterway in the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Westview Marina & Leisure Park6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Brownshill Staunch (Lock), then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Westview Marina & Leisure Park

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Kempston Mill

Hartford Marina4 miles, 2 furlongs and 3 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill

In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)

Westview Marina & Leisure Park6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Brownshill Staunch (Lock), then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Westview Marina & Leisure Park

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Kempston Mill

Buckden Marina Fuel & Pump Out10 miles, 2½ furlongs and 5 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Kempston Mill

In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)

Fish and Duck Marina19 miles and 3 locks away
Travel to Brownshill Staunch (Lock), then on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) to Earith Junction, then on the River Great Ouse (Old West River - Small River) to Pope's Corner, then on the River Cam (Main river - Large River) to Fish and Duck Marina
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[River Great Ouse] between 1748 and 1750 and included a navigation lock. No tolls were charged on the river below St Ives or on the New Bedford, and those responsible for [St Ives RFC (Cornwall)] St Ives Rugby Football Club is a Cornish rugby union club that are based in the town of St Ives and play home games at the Recreation Ground, just off [Gieselau Canal] single lock, with a fall of between 0.2 metres (7.9 in) and 1.6 metres (5 ft 3 in). Sheffield, Barry (1995). Inland Waterways of Germany. St Ives: Imray [Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk] (Oxford University Press, 2004) Eric Ives (ref.) Walter George Bell, Unknown London (London: John Lane, 1920), pp. 3–18. "St Botolph, Aldgate T Q 3358 8120 [Neukölln Ship Canal] and Britz canals. Sheffield, Barry (1995). Inland Waterways of Germany. St Ives: Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. p. 118. ISBN 0-85288-283-1. Coordinates: [Dahme Flood Relief Canal] Germany. St Ives: Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. pp. 113–122. ISBN 0-85288-283-1. Sheffield, Barry (1995). Inland Waterways of Germany. St Ives: Imray Laurie [Eye of the Tiger (album)] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 301. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Eye of the [Havel] Germany. St Ives: Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson. pp. 93–100. ISBN 0-85288-283-1. Sheffield, Barry (1995). Inland Waterways of Germany. St Ives: Imray Laurie [Dead Man's Party (album)] January 2015. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 222. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. [Walt Disney Presents Burl Ives' Animal Folk] Burl Ives, Walt Disney Presents Burl Ives' Animal Folk, Disneyland ST 3920, 1963. WorldCat OCLC No. 4142840 Burl Ives, Walt Disney Presents Burl Ives' Animal
 
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