From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Bedford Bridge	Duck Mill (or Town) Lock	0.25	1	0hr 45min	1.67	0hr 45min	1.67	0hr 45min	1.67	1
Bedford Bridge	Old Mills Lock Site	11.00	4	4hr 40min	3.21	4hr 40min	3.21	4hr 40min	3.21	1
Bedford Bridge	Great Barford Lock	7.25	5	4hr 11min	2.92	5hr 10min	2.37	3hr 25min	3.59	3
Bedford Bridge	Tempsford Bridge	10.25	6	4hr 55min	3.31	4hr 55min	3.31	4hr 55min	3.31	1
Bedford Bridge	St Neots	15.00	7	7hr 16min	3.03	8hr 40min	2.54	6hr 10min	3.57	5
Bedford Bridge	Brampton Lock No 11	23.13	10	9hr 15min	3.58	9hr 15min	3.58	9hr 15min	3.58	1
Bedford Bridge	Godmanchester Lock No 12	24.38	11	9hr 48min	3.61	10hr 5min	3.51	9hr 20min	3.79	2
Bedford Bridge	Huntingdon	25.13	11	9hr 54min	3.65	10hr 10min	3.55	9hr 35min	3.77	5
Bedford Bridge	Hartford	26.25	11	10hr 45min	3.47	10hr 45min	3.47	10hr 45min	3.47	1
Bedford Bridge	Hemingford Lock No 14	29.38	13	11hr 27min	3.70	11hr 35min	3.66	11hr 20min	3.74	2
Bedford Bridge	St Ives Bridge	30.75	13	12hr 20min	3.55	12hr 25min	3.52	12hr 15min	3.57	2
Bedford Bridge	Holywell	33.50	14	13hr 52min	3.42	14hr 10min	3.35	13hr 40min	3.48	2
Bedford Bridge	Brownshill Staunch	36.25	15	14hr 1min	3.65	14hr 40min	3.49	13hr 25min	3.82	3
Bedford Bridge	Earith Village	38.00	15	14hr 40min	3.61	14hr 40min	3.61	14hr 40min	3.61	1

From the River Great Ouse to the Old West River (Great Ouse)

From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Hemingford Lock No 14	Aldreth Bridge	12.50	2	4hr 25min	3.28	4hr 25min	3.28	4hr 25min	3.28	1
St Ives Bridge	Aldreth Bridge	11.13	2	3hr 25min	3.84	3hr 25min	3.84	3hr 25min	3.84	1
Holywell	Aldreth Bridge	8.38	2	2hr 20min	4.45	2hr 20min	4.45	2hr 20min	4.45	1
Holywell	Stretham Old Bridge	13.75	1	3hr 10min	4.66	3hr 10min	4.66	3hr 10min	4.66	1
Brownshill Staunch	Aldreth Bridge	5.63	0	2hr 20min	2.41	2hr 20min	2.41	2hr 20min	2.41	1
Brownshill Staunch	Twenty Pence Bridge	9.38	2	2hr 55min	3.90	3hr 5min	3.69	2hr 45min	4.14	2
Earith Village	Popes Corner	7.38	0	2hr 50min	2.60	2hr 50min	2.60	2hr 50min	2.60	1

Old West River (Great Ouse)

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• Old West River (Great Ouse)

Related Cruising Logs

• 1st October 1994
• 3rd October 1994
• 10th October 1994
• 13th October 1994
• 15th October 1994
• 16th October 1994
• 30th September 1994
• 4th April 1997
• 6th April 1997
• 7th April 1997
• 8th April 1997
• 9th April 1997
• 10th April 1997
• 11th April 1997
• 29th March 1997
• 30th March 1997
• 4th April 1999
• 11th April 1999
• 14th April 1999
• 15th April 1999
• 4th April 2003
• 5th April 2003
• 10th April 2003
• 11th April 2003
• 13th April 2003
• 14th April 2003
• 19th April 2003

For details of the meanings of these various statistics see the Cruise Times Index Page

From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Aldreth Bridge	Twenty Pence Bridge	3.75	0	0hr 51min	4.35	0hr 55min	4.09	0hr 50min	4.50	1
Aldreth Bridge	Popes Corner	8.25	0	2hr 31min	3.26	2hr 35min	3.19	2hr 30min	3.30	2
Aldreth Bridge	Ely, A142 Road bridge	11.75	0	3hr 16min	3.58	3hr 20min	3.53	3hr 15min	3.62	3
Aldreth Bridge	Littleport Bridge	17.38	0	4hr 39min	3.73	5hr 0min	3.48	4hr 25min	3.93	4
Aldreth Bridge	Brandon Creek	21.00	0	5hr 20min	3.94	5hr 30min	3.82	5hr 10min	4.06	3
Aldreth Bridge	Ten Mile Bank Bridge	24.75	0	6hr 15min	3.96	6hr 55min	3.58	5hr 55min	4.18	3
Aldreth Bridge	River Wissey Junction	26.75	0	6hr 40min	4.01	6hr 50min	3.91	6hr 30min	4.12	1
Aldreth Bridge	Denver Sluice	24.75	0	6hr 43min	3.68	7hr 35min	3.26	6hr 0min	4.13	4

From the Old West River (Great Ouse) to the Burwell Lode

From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Popes Corner	Burwell Village	10.60	1	3hr 45min	3.09	3hr 45min	3.09	3hr 45min	3.09	1
Ely, A142 Road bridge	Burwell Village	10.25	1	2hr 55min	3.86	2hr 55min	3.86	2hr 55min	3.86	1

From the Old West River (Great Ouse) to the River Cam

From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Aldreth Bridge	Clayhythe Bridge	16.00	0	3hr 35min	4.47	3hr 35min	4.47	3hr 35min	4.47	1
Twenty Pence Bridge	Clayhythe Bridge	12.25	0	3hr 50min	3.20	3hr 50min	3.20	3hr 50min	3.20	1
Stretham Old Bridge	Upware Junction	6.00	0	3hr 10min	1.89	3hr 10min	1.89	3hr 10min	1.89	1
Popes Corner	Jesus Green Lock	13.63	1	3hr 40min	3.99	3hr 40min	3.99	3hr 40min	3.99	1
Popes Corner	Clayhythe Bridge	7.75	0	2hr 25min	3.21	2hr 25min	3.21	2hr 25min	3.21	1
Ely, A142 Road bridge	Clayhythe Bridge	11.25	0	3hr 1min	3.83	3hr 5min	3.97	3hr 0min	3.75	3
Ely, A142 Road bridge	Junction with Swaffham Lode	8.88	0	2hr 30min	3.55	3hr 0min	2.96	2hr 0min	4.44	2
Ely, A142 Road bridge	Upware Junction	6.63	0	1hr 35min	4.18	1hr 35min	4.18	1hr 35min	4.18	1
Ely, A142 Road bridge	Popes Corner	3.50	0	0hr 55min	3.82	0hr 55min	3.82	0hr 55min	3.82	1

From the Old West River (Great Ouse) to the River Great Ouse

From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Aldreth Bridge	Hemingford Lock No 14	12.50	2	4hr 25min	3.28	4hr 25min	3.28	4hr 25min	3.28	1
Aldreth Bridge	St Ives Bridge	11.13	2	3hr 25min	3.84	3hr 25min	3.84	3hr 25min	3.84	1
Aldreth Bridge	Holywell	8.38	2	2hr 20min	4.45	2hr 20min	4.45	2hr 20min	4.45	1
Aldreth Bridge	Brownshill Staunch	5.63	0	2hr 20min	2.41	2hr 20min	2.41	2hr 20min	2.41	1
Twenty Pence Bridge	Brownshill Staunch	9.38	2	2hr 55min	3.90	3hr 5min	3.69	2hr 45min	4.14	2
Stretham Old Bridge	Holywell	13.75	1	3hr 10min	4.66	3hr 10min	4.66	3hr 10min	4.66	1
Popes Corner	Earith Village	7.38	0	2hr 50min	2.60	2hr 50min	2.60	2hr 50min	2.60	1

From the Old West River (Great Ouse) to the River Wissey

From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Ten Mile Bank Bridge	Hilgay Road Bridges	17.88	0	4hr 45min	3.76	4hr 45min	3.76	4hr 45min	3.76	1
River Wissey Junction	Hilgay Road Bridges	2.13	0	0hr 35min	3.64	0hr 35min	3.64	0hr 35min	3.64	1
Denver Sluice	Hilgay Road Bridges	3.25	1	0hr 50min	5.10	0hr 50min	5.10	0hr 50min	5.10	1
Above Denver Sluice	Wissington New Road Bridge	6.25	0	2hr 10min	2.88	2hr 10min	2.88	2hr 10min	2.88	1

From the Old West River (Great Ouse) to the River Lark (Great Ouse)

From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Ely, A142 Road bridge	Prickwillow Bridge	6.00	0	1hr 20min	4.50	1hr 20min	4.50	1hr 20min	4.50	1
Ten Mile Bank Bridge	Great Ouse Junction	35.88	0	8hr 15min	4.35	8hr 15min	4.35	8hr 15min	4.35	1

From the Old West River (Great Ouse) to the Little Ouse or Brandon River

From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Brandon Creek	Cutt-Off channel	10.00	0	3hr 15min	3.08	3hr 15min	3.08	3hr 15min	3.08	1
Above Denver Sluice	Little Ouse Bridge	8.88	0	1hr 50min	4.84	1hr 50min	4.84	1hr 50min	4.84	1

From the Old West River (Great Ouse) to the Middle Level - Old River Nene

From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Denver Sluice	Upwell	6.50	1	3hr 0min	2.50	3hr 0min	2.50	3hr 0min	2.50	1

From the Old West River (Great Ouse) to the Middle Level - Well Creek

From	To	Miles	Locks	Ave Time	Ave L/M	Max Time	Max L/M	Min Time	Min L/M	No Voy
Littleport Bridge	Salter's Lode Sluice	10.63	1	2hr 30min	4.65	2hr 30min	4.65	2hr 30min	4.65	1
Denver Sluice	Outwell Junction	5.75	1	2hr 20min	2.89	2hr 20min	2.89	2hr 20min	2.89	1
Denver Sluice	Salter's Lode Sluice	0.38	2	1hr 10min	2.04	1hr 45min	1.36	0hr 40min	3.56	3
Above Denver Sluice	Salter's Lode Sluice	0.38	2	0hr 37min	3.80	0hr 45min	3.17	0hr 30min	4.75	2

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.