Guidance

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.

Double 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 1926 December 2022 to Sunday 251 DecemberJanuary 20222023

Lock Monday 1926 December Tuesday 2027 December Wednesday 2128 December Thursday 2229 December Friday 2330 December Saturday 2431 December Sunday 251 DecemberJanuary
St Johns single sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited singledouble sited
Buscot doublesingle sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Grafton doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited singledouble sited doublesingle sited
Radcot single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited
Rushey single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Shifford single sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited
Northmoor single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited double sited double sited
Pinkhill single sited single sited single sited double sited singledouble sited double sited doublesingle sited
Eynsham single sited single sited single sited double sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Kings single sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Godstow single sited doublesingle sited double sited singledouble sited single sited singledouble sited doublesingle sited
Osney single sited single sited double sited double sited double sited double sited double sited
Iffley single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited double sited doublesingle sited double sited
Sandford single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited double sited doublesingle sited
Abingdon single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited double sited single sited
Culham single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited
Clifton doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Days double sited doublesingle sited double sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Benson singledouble sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Cleeve doublesingle sited double sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Goring doublesingle sited double sited double sited double sited doublesingle sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Whitchurch single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited singledouble sited
Mapledurham single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited
Caversham doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited singledouble sited
Blakes doublesingle sited double sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited singledouble sited
Sonning doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Shiplake double sited singledouble sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Marsh singledouble sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Hambleden singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Hurley singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Temple single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Marlow single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited singledouble sited single sited
Cookham single sited single sited single sited double sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Boulters singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited double sited singledouble sited doublesingle sited double sited
Bray singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Boveney single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited singledouble sited
Romney single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited singledouble sited
Old Windsor single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited
Bell Weir doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Penton Hook doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited
Chertsey single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited
Shepperton single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited
Sunbury double sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Molesey double 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 262 DecemberJanuary 2022 to Sunday 18 January 2023

Lock Monday 262 DecemberJanuary Tuesday 273 DecemberJanuary Wednesday 284 DecemberJanuary Thursday 295 DecemberJanuary Friday 306 DecemberJanuary Saturday 317 DecemberJanuary Sunday 18 January
St Johns single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited
Buscot single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Grafton singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited
Radcot singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Rushey single sited single sited double sited single sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Shifford single sited singledouble sited double sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited double sited
Northmoor single sited singledouble sited single sited double sited double sited double sited double sited
Pinkhill singledouble sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited double sited singledouble sited
Eynsham singledouble sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Kings single sited single sited single sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Godstow singledouble sited singledouble sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited singledouble sited double sited single sited
Osney singledouble sited singledouble sited double sited double sited double sited double sited double sited
Iffley singledouble sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited double sited single sited double sited
Sandford singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited
Abingdon single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited
Culham single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited
Clifton single sited single sited double sited double sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Days doublesingle sited singledouble sited double sited double sited double sited singledouble sited singledouble sited
Benson doublesingle sited singledouble sited single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited
Cleeve single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited
Goring single sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited double sited double sited
Whitchurch singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited double sited double sited
Mapledurham singledouble sited single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited
Caversham singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited
Blakes singledouble sited double sited single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited doublesingle sited
Sonning single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Shiplake doublesingle sited doublesingle sited single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Marsh doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Hambleden doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Hurley doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Temple single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Marlow single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited single sited
Cookham single sited singledouble sited singledouble sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited doublesingle sited
Boulters double sited double sited double sited double sited doublesingle sited single sited doublesingle sited
Bray double sited double sited double sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited
Boveney single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle sited
Romney single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited doublesingle 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 singledouble sited single sited single sited
Penton Hook single sited single sited single sited single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited
Chertsey single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Shepperton single sited singledouble sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Sunbury doublesingle sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited single sited
Molesey doublesingle 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 2330 December 2022 + show all updates
  1. Lock Keeper service rota updated for Monday 2 January to Sunday 8 January 2023

  2. Lock Keeper service rota updated for Monday 26 December 2022 to Sunday 1 January 2023

  3. Lock Keeper service rota updated for Monday 19th to Sunday 25th December 2022

  4. Lock Keeper Service Rota updated for Monday 12 to Sunday 18th December 2022

  5. Lock Keeper Service updated from Monday 5 December to Sunday 11 December 2022.

  6. Lock keeper service updated for Monday 28 November to Sunday 4 December 2022.

  7. Lock Keeper service updated for Monday 21 November to Sunday 27 November 2022.

  8. River Thames lock keeper service rota updated for week Monday 14 to Sunday 20 November

  9. Lock Keeper Service updated for Monday 7 November 2022 to Sunday 13 November 2022.

  10. Lock Keeper Service updated Monday 31 October 2022 to Sunday 6 November 2022.

  11. Lock Keeper service updated for Monday 24 October to Sunday 30 October 2022.

  12. Lock Keeper service updated for Monday 17 October to Sunday 23 October 2022.

  13. Lock Keeper service updated for Monday 10 October to Sunday 16 October 2022.

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

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

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

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

  18. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  80. Rota updated to reflect weekend changes.

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

  82. Updated to reflect weekend changes.

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

  84. Updated rota for the current week.

  85. Updated to reflect weekend changes

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

  87. Lock keeping service 14 to 21 June 2021 added

  88. Lock keeping service 7 to 14 June 2021 added

  89. First published.