Closures and restrictions
There are occasionally events or works on the River Thames which can cause closures or restrictions, details of these are listed in the tables below, click on the event notice for further details.
Notices
Seacourt/Wolvercote Mill Stream breach
Due to lack of rain we are working hard to maintain Water levels in the River Thames between Kings and Osney Locks. If you are planning to pass through these locks in the near future and your boat is narrow beam (6ft 10inches or less) please use the Oxford Canal from Dukes Cut to Isis Lock or vice versa to help save water.
Closures
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Thames River Swim | Navigation channel to the west of Raven's Ait (between the Island and Hampton Court Park). Users are asked to use the navigation channel to the east of Raven's Ait (between the island and the Surrey / Kingston bank) | 1 August 2010 |
| Reading Festival | Scours Lane, near Reading (see notice for further details) | 19 August and 6 September 2010 |
Restrictions
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Shillingford Bridge refurbishment | Shillingford Bridge, near Wallingford (see notice for further details) | 1 March - 15 October 2010 |
| Shillingford Bridge refurbishment | We are informed by the contractors that they expect the centre arch will be closed. | 9 June 2010 until further notice |
| Maidenhead Bridge restriction | Maidenhead Bridge, Maidenhead (see notice for further details) | 12 April 2010 (for approximately 10 weeks |
| Henley Royal Regatta dismatling | Henley Reach, Henley (see notice for further details) | 5 - 23 July 2010 |
Facilities
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Shower facility closed for refurbishment | Boveney Lock | Until further notice |
| The pump out at Boveney lock is currently out of order until further notice. We apologise for any inconvenience. | Boveney Lock | Until further notice |
| The refuse disposal facility at Sunbury Lock has been removed permanently from Monday 26 July 2010 (see notice for further details) | Sunbury | Permanently |
River Thames lock improvement programme
The 2009/10 lock improvement programme has now been completed.
Completed 2009/10 lock improvement works
- Shifford - New rubbing timbers on the lock walls.
- Northmoor - New public and relief lock keeper facilities.
- Iffley - New out of hours public power.
- Abingdon - Improved short-stay morrings.
- Abingdon - Diver surveys and core sampling of lock walls.
- Culham - Widened tail layby walkway.
- Clifton - New lock ram trench anchors.
- Days - New lock ram trench anchors.
- Whitchurch - New out of hours public power and hydraulic upgrade.
- Mapledurham - New facilities for boaters include a pump-out, chemical toilet disposal facility and a drinking water tap.
- Blakes - Refurbished head lock gate hollow quoins.
- Shiplake - New lock gates and repairs to lock chamber.
- Hurley - Improved base moorings.
- Hurley - Diver surveys and core sampling of lock walls.
- Marlow - Re-sheeting of lock gates.
- Marlow - New out of hours public power.
- Bray - Out of hours public power update.
- Chertsey - Diver surveys and core sampling of lock walls.