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River Thames: lock keeper service

Information on the lock keeper service on the River Thames.

Applies to England

The below information was accurate at the time of publishing. It will not be updated with daily changes.

Single sited - one lock keeper working at one lock during a working day.

Dual sited - one lock keeper working at two locks during a working day. Time during the day will be split between two different locks. Therefore there will be periods of the day when each lock will be on self-service.

Treble sited - one lock keeper working at three locks during a working day. Time during the day will be split between three different locks. Therefore there will be periods of the day when each lock will be on self-service.

Unmanned - no lock keeper working at the lock.

Monday 263 SeptemberOctober to Sunday 29 October 2022

Lock Monday 263 SeptemberOctober Tuesday 274 SeptemberOctober Wednesday 285 SeptemberOctober Thursday 296 SeptemberOctober Friday 307 SeptemberOctober Saturday 18 October Sunday 29 October
St Johns singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited double sited doublesingle sited treblesingle sited treblesingle sited
Buscot double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited double sited doublesingle sited treblesingle sited treblesingle sited
Grafton double sited single sited single sited single sited single sited treblesingle sited treblesingle sited
Radcot double sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Rushey doublesingle sited singledouble sited singledouble sited double sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Shifford single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited double sited double sited singledouble sited double sited
Northmoor singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Pinkhill double sited double sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited
Eynsham doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Kings doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Godstow double sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited double sited
Osney double sited singledouble sited single sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited double sited
Iffley double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Sandford double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited double sited single sited
Abingdon doublesingle sited singledouble sited single sited singledouble sited single sited double sited single sited
Culham singledouble sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Clifton singledouble sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Days doublesingle sited singledouble sited double single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Benson doublesingle sited singledouble sited double sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Cleeve single sited single sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Goring double sited double sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited single sited single sited
Whitchurch double sited double sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited
Mapledurham single sited treblesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Caversham double sited trebledouble sited double sited double sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Blakes double sited trebledouble sited double sited double sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Sonning singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited
Shiplake double sited double sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited
Marsh doublesingle sited double sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Hambleden single sited singledouble sited double sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Hurley single sited single sited double sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Temple doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Marlow doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Cookham single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Boulters single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Bray single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Boveney single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited singledouble sited
Romney single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited singledouble sited
Old Windsor single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Bell Weir single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Penton Hook single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Chertsey single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Shepperton single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Sunbury single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Molesey single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Teddington single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited

Monday 310 October to Sunday 916 October 2022

Lock Monday 310 October Tuesday 411 October Wednesday 512 October Thursday 613 October Friday 714 October Saturday 815 October Sunday 916 October
St Johns doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited
Buscot doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited
Grafton doublesingle sited single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited
Radcot doublesingle sited single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited
Rushey single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited
Shifford single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited
Northmoor double sited double sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Pinkhill double sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Eynsham single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Kings single sited single sited single sited single sited single double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Godstow doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited
Osney double sited double sited singledouble sited single sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited
Iffley double sited double sited double sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Sandford doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited
Abingdon single sited doublesingle sited singledouble sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited
Culham double sited singledouble sited doublesingle sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Clifton double sited singledouble sited doublesingle sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Days single sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Benson singledouble sited double sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Cleeve singledouble sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Goring doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited double sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Whitchurch doublesingle sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Mapledurham single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Caversham doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Blakes double sited double sited double sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Sonning doublesingle sited double sited double sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Shiplake double sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Marsh single sited doublesingle sited single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited
Hambleden singledouble sited double sited doublesingle sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Hurley singledouble sited singledouble sited doublesingle sited single double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Temple single sited single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited singledouble sited single sited
Marlow single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited
Cookham single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Boulters single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Bray single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Boveney single sited single sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited double sited
Romney single sited singledouble sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited double sited
Old Windsor single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Bell Weir single sited single sited single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Penton Hook single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Chertsey singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Shepperton singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Sunbury singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Molesey singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Teddington single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited

Assisted passage will be offered if a lock keeper is on site during the Lock keeper hours of duty. This is except for staff breaks, weir work and maintenance.

Public power will be provided at all locks where available, when assisted passage is not being offered by a Lock Keeper or volunteer. This is unless we are unable to do so due to circumstances outside of our control, such as power outage or breakdown.

More information about our assisted passage target is available in our River Thames Customer Charter.

Published 1 June 2021
Last updated 307 SeptemberOctober 2022 + show all updates
  1. Lock Keeper service updated for Monday 10 October to Sunday 16 October 2022.

  2. Lock Keeper Service Rota updated for Monday 3 October 2022 to Sunday 9 October 2022.

  3. Lock Keeper service updated Monday 26 September 2022 to Sunday 2 October 2022.

  4. Lock keeper service Monday 19 September 2022 to Sunday 25 September 2022 added.

  5. Lock keeper service Monday 12 September 2022 to Sunday 18 September 2022 added.

  6. Lock service Monday 5 September 2022 to Sunday 11 September 2022 added. Boveney and Romney locks updated to double sited 7 September 2022 and 8 September 2022.

  7. Lock service for Monday 5 September 2022 to Sunday 11 September 2022 added.

  8. Lock service for Tuesday 30 August 2022 to Sunday 4 September 2022 added.

  9. Lock service for Monday 22 August 2022 to Monday 29 August 2022 added.

  10. Lock service for Monday 15 August 2022 to Sunday 21 August 2022 added.

  11. Lock service for Monday 8 August 2022 to Sunday 14 August 2022 added.

  12. Lock service for Monday 1 August 2022 to Sunday 7 August 2022 added.

  13. Lock service for Monday 25 July 2022 to Sunday 31 July 2022 added.

  14. Lock service for Monday 18 July 2022 to Sunday 24 July 2022 added.

  15. Lock service for Monday 11 July 2022 to Sunday 17 July 2022 added.

  16. Lock service for Monday 4 July 2022 to Sunday 10 July 2022 added.

  17. Lock service for Monday 27 June 2022 to Sunday 3 July 2022 added.

  18. Rota updated for Monday 20 to Sunday 26 June 2022.

  19. Lock service updated for Monday 13 June to Sunday 19 June 2022.

  20. Lock service for Monday 6 June 2022 to Monday 13 June 2022 added.

  21. Lock service for Monday 30 May 2022 to Monday 6 June 2022 added.

  22. Lock service for Monday 23 May 2022 to Monday 30 May 2022 added.

  23. Lock service for Monday 16 May 2022 to Monday 23 May 2022 added.

  24. Lock service for Monday 9 May 2022 to Monday 16 May 2022 added.

  25. Rota updated for 2 May to 9 May 2022.

  26. Lock service for Monday 25 April 2022 to Monday 2 May 2022 added.

  27. Lock service for Monday 18 April 2022 to Monday 25 April 2022 added.

  28. Updated lock service for Monday 11 April 2022 to Monday 18 April 2022.

  29. Lock service for Monday 11 April 2022 to Monday 18 April 2022 added.

  30. Lock service for Monday 4 April 2022 to Monday 11 April 2022 added.

  31. Lock service for Monday 28 March 2022 to Monday 4 April 2022 added.

  32. Lock service for Monday 21 March 2022 to Monday 28 March 2022 added.

  33. Lock service for Monday 14 March 2022 to Monday 21 March 2022 added.

  34. Lock service for Monday 7 March 2022 to Monday 14 March 2022 added.

  35. Lock service for Monday 28 February 2022 to Monday 7 March 2022 added.

  36. Lock service for Monday 21 February 2022 to Monday 28 February 2022 added.

  37. Lock service for Monday 14 February 2022 to Monday 21 February 2022 added.

  38. Lock service for Monday 7 February 2022 to Monday 14 February 2022 added.

  39. Lock service for Monday 31 January 2022 to Monday 7 February 2022 added.

  40. Lock service for Monday 24 January 2022 to Monday 31 January 2022 added.

  41. Lock service for Monday 17 January 2022 to Monday 24 January 2022 added.

  42. Lock service for Monday 10 January 2022 to Monday 17 January 2022 added.

  43. Lock service for Monday 3 January 2022 to Monday 10 January 2022 added.

  44. Rota updated for Monday 27 December 2021 to Monday 3 January 2022.

  45. Updated rota period from Monday 20 December to Monday 27 December 2021.

  46. Rota updated for Monday 13 December to Monday 20 December.

  47. Lock service for Monday 6 December to Monday 13 December 2021 added.

  48. Lock service for Monday 29 November to Monday 6 December 2021 added.

  49. Lock service for Monday 22 November to Monday 29 November 2021 added.

  50. Lock service for Monday 15 November to Monday 22 November 2021 added.

  51. Lock service for Monday 8 November to Monday 15 November 2021 added.

  52. Rota updated for w/c 1 November to 8 November 2021.

  53. Lock service for Monday 25 October to Monday 1 November added.

  54. Lock service for Monday 18 October to Monday 25 October added.

  55. Lock service for Monday 11 October to Monday 18 October added.

  56. Lock service for Monday 4 October to Monday 11 October added.

  57. Lock service for Monday 27 September to Monday 4 October added.

  58. Lock service for Monday 20 September to Monday 27 September added.

  59. Rota updated for 13 to 20 September 2021 and edited missing word 'sited' against Temple.

  60. Lock service for Monday 6 September to Monday 13 September added.

  61. ROTA updated for Monday 30 August to Monday 6 September 2021.

  62. Lock service for Monday 23 August to Monday 30 August added.

  63. Lock service for Monday 16 August to Monday 23 August added.

  64. Lock service for Monday 9 August to Monday 16 August added.

  65. Lock service for Monday 2 August to Monday 9 August added.

  66. Lock service for Monday 26 July to Monday 2 August added.

  67. Lock service for Monday 19 July to Monday 26 July added.

  68. Rota updated to reflect weekend changes.

  69. Lock service for Monday 12 July to Monday 19 July added

  70. Updated to reflect weekend changes.

  71. Lock service for Monday 5 July to Monday 12 July added.

  72. Updated rota for the current week.

  73. Updated to reflect weekend changes

  74. Updated rota to display Monday 21 to Monday 28 June

  75. Lock keeping service 14 to 21 June 2021 added

  76. Lock keeping service 7 to 14 June 2021 added

  77. First published.