Jim Shead Waterways Photographer & Writer

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.

River Trent

Description: The navigation runs 94.75 miles from Wilden Ferry to Trent Falls, where it joins the Rivers Ouse and Humber. The first 42 miles are non-tidal

History: Promoted by Acts of 1699, 1783, 1794 and 1906.
For more details see the History page.

Navigation Authority: MD's Office: Northern Waterways, General Manager: East Midland Waterways, The Kiln, Mather Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 1FB : Telephone 01636 704481 : Fax 01636 705584 :

Fiskerton Wharf, River Trent

Related Books

The Canals of the East Midlands by Charles Hadfield, Edition: 3rd impression, ISBN: 0-7153-4871-X, 294 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1981, (including part of London). Order now from .
Portrait of the River Trent by P Lord, Published by Trent, in 1968,
The River Trent by Brian Lund, ISBN: 0 946245 67 3, 36 pages, Published by Pictures of a Bygone Age, in 1996, Softback A5 book containing about 60 postcards from the first part of the 20th century.. Order now from .
The River Trent Navigation by Mike Taylor, ISBN: 0 7524 1743 6, 128 pages, Published by Tempus, in 2000, Part of the Images of England Series.. Order now from .
Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 6 by Not known, ISBN: 978-0-00-728166-4, 190 pages, Published by Nicholson, in 2009, Nottingham, York & the North East. Includes the Aire & Calder, Chesterfield, Pocklington, Derwent, Fossdyke, Witham, Ouse, Ure, Rippon, Selby, Sheffield & South Yorkshire and Trent navigations.. Order now from .
Humber Keels and Keelmen by Fred Schofield, ISBN: 0 8613 8059 2, Published by Terrence Dalton Ltd, in 1988, The story of the working boats of North-East England.. Order now from .
Rivers, Canals and a Young Lad by Mike Routledge, ISBN: 0 9544459 0 2, 56 pages, Published by Published by the author, in 2003, The boating and working experinces of a boy in the 1950s.. Order now from .
The River Trent by Richard Stone, ISBN: 1 86077 356 7, 132 pages, Published by Phillimore & Co., in 2005, A history of the river basin rather than of the navigation, which is not covered in any depth.. Order now from .
Tugs & Towing Barges on the Humber Waterways by Mike Taylor, ISBN: 0 7524 3804 2, 128 pages, Published by Tempus, in 2006, Order now from .
Yorkshire Stone to London by Christine Richardson, ISBN: 978-0-9552609-2-6, 36 pages, Published by Richlow, in 2007, The story of the transportation of stone to Westminster for the re-building of the Houses of Parliament. Order now from .
Narrowboat on the Trent by John Lower, ISBN: 978-0-9552609-3-3, Published by Richlow, in 2009, A practical guide to navigating the River Trent, rather than a route guide, this book covers subjects such as tides, saftey, using the locks, etc. . Order now from .

Related photographs

River Trent: Besthorpe Wharf Gravel Barge
River Trent: Lenton Chain Junction Nottingham Castle Marina
River Trent: Lenton Chain Junction Nottingham Castle Marina
River Trent: Sawley Locks No 2 Sawley Marina
River Trent: Sawley Locks No 2 Sawley Marina
River Trent: Lenton Chain Junction Moorings outside Nottingham Canal Museum
River Trent: Holme Lock No 5 George holding boat in lock
River Trent: Fiskerton Fiskerton wharf
River Trent: Newark Town Lock No 9 Mooring on the river by Newark lock
River Trent: Besthorpe Wharf Gravel Loading onto a large barge

Related External Web Sites

Nottingham Castle Marina Boat Sales and marina services.
Canaltime Timeshare narrowboats.
Shardlow Heritage Centre A museum at this important Canal Port situated between the River Trent and the Trent & Mersey Canal.
Trent Boat Handling Services offered include boat handling and theoretical training, as well as delivery of boats.
Farndon Marina Marina on the River Trent above Newark.
Richlow Christine Richardson and John Lower set up Richlow in 2006 to publish books of the canals and rivers adjacent to the tidal river Trent. But their area has now widened.
Notts Castle Boat Handling A RYA recognised training centre and is located in the heart of Nottingham City. Ideally positioned with easy access by road or train and for entry onto the Nottingham/Beeston canals and the rivers Trent and Soar.

Related Cruising Logs

Other Related Pages

Cruising Times

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Lock sizes vary but the maximum dimensions for craft navigating the waterway are as follows. Derwent Mouth to Meadow Lane Lock (Nottingham Canal): Length 81 foot, beam 14 foot 6 inches. From Meadow Lane Lock to the tidal river: Length 165 foot, beam 18 foot 6 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

River Trent: Table of distances		Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
Wilden Ferry		0	0	U	SK441301	129
Cavendish Bridge		0.3	0	U	SK447299	129
Derwent Mouth	Junction with Trent and Mersey Canal Trent and Mersey Canal junction	1.4	0	N	SK458307	129
Sawley Flood Lock No 1		2	1	N	SK470309	129
Sawley Locks No 2	A pair of locks side by side, one manual one mechanised	2.5	2	N	SK477307	129
Trent Lock Junction	Junctions with Grand Union Leicester Section and Grand Union Erewash Canal Grand Union Canal junction with Erewash and Leicester Sections	3.4	2	N	SK491311	129
Cranfleet Lock No 3		4.1	3	N	SK501315	129
Thrumpton Village		4.6	3	N	SK510315	129
Barton in Fabis	River Erewash Junction	6.4	3	N	SK519333	129
Beeston Lock No 4	Beeston Cut (south-west end)	8.4	4	N	SK535353	129
Lenton Chain Junction	Nottingham Canal Junction	11	4	N	SK553386	129
Castle Lock		12.1	5	N	SK569393	129
Meadow Lane Lock	Nottingham Canal and Main River Junction	13.4	6	N	SK581384	129
Grantham Canal Junction	Abandoned canal	13.6	6	N	SK583386	129
Holme Lock No 5		15.8	7	N	SK614393	129
Radcliffe Railway Bridge		17.5	7	N	SK636396	129
Stoke Bardolph Lock No 6		18.8	8	N	SK649407	129
Stoke Bardolph	Ferry Boat Inn	19.8	8	N	SK647421	129
Burton Joyce		21	8	N	SK653435	129
Gunthorpe Bridge	A6097 road bridge	22.6	8	N	SK680436	129
Gunthorpe Lock No 7		23.5	9	N	SK687437	129
Hoveringham	Elm Tree Pub	25.5	9	N	SK704463	129
Hazelford Ferry	Star and Garter Pub	27.6	9	N	SK725488	129
Hazelford Lock No 8		28.3	10	N	SK732494	129
Fiskerton	Bromley Arms	29.6	10	N	SK736510	120
Farndon Ferry	Farndon Village	33.1	10	N	SK767521	120
Averham Weir	Newark Branch junction	34.4	10	N	SK771535	120
Farndon Field Bridge		35.5	10	N	SK781528	121
Newark Town Lock No 9		36.6	11	N	SK794538	121
Newark Road Bridge	A6065 road	36.8	11	N	SK796541	121
Nether Railway Bridge		37.6	11	N	SK800553	121
Nether Lock No 10		37.6	12	N	SK800554	121
Crankley Point	Newark Branch Junction	38.3	12	N	SK802563	121
North Muskham	Newcastle Arms	40.6	12	N	SK798588	121
Cromwell Lock No 11	Head of the tideway	42.1	13	N	SK808611	121
Carlton-on-Trent		45.3	13	N	SK802642	121
Besthorpe Wharf		46.5	13	N	SK815668	121
South Clifton	High Marnham	51.3	13	N	SK813703	121
North Clifton Lane End		52.5	13	N	SK816723	121
Dunham Bridge	A57 toll bridge	54.1	13	N	SK819744	121
Church Laneham		56	13	N	SK816767	121
Torksey Junction	Junction with Fossdyke Canal Fossdyke Navigation junction	58.3	13	N	SK833781	121
Torksey Railway Bridge	Disused	58.9	13	N	SK835791	121
Trent Port, Marton		60.5	13	N	SK833815	121
Littleborough		61.8	13	N	SK825825	121
Knaith		63.5	13	N	SK827846	121
Gainsborough Railway Bridge		67.5	13	N	SK809881	121
Gainsborough Road Bridge		68.5	13	N	SK814890	112
Morton		70.4	13	N	SK806915	112
Walkerith		71.9	13	N	SK786927	112
West Stockwith Junction	Junction with Chesterfield Canal Chesterfield Canal junction	73	13	N	SK785945	112
West Stockwith Junction	Junction with River Idle River Idle Junction	73.1	13	N	SK789946	112
Gunthorpe		75.1	13	N	SK807969	112
Wildsworth		75.8	13	N	SK807978	112
Owston Ferry		77.4	13	N	SK813999	112
Kelfield		78.6	13	N	SE828011	112
Susworth		79.5	13	N	SE834022	112
West Butterwick		81.8	13	N	SE836057	112
Burringham and Althorpe		84.4	13	N	SE835095	112
Keadby Bridges	Railway and A18 road	85.1	13	N	SE841106	112
Keadby Junction	Junction with Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation Stainforth and Keadby Canal (Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation) junction	85.8	13	N	SE835114	112
Arncotts and Flixborough Stather		88.6	13	N	SE859142	112
Burton upon Stather		91.8	13	N	SE863185	112
Trent Falls	Junctions with River Humber and River Ouse (Yorkshire) Rivers Ouse and Humber junction	94.8	13	N	SE865235	106

NOTE: N and U in the Navigable column above indicates that the node is navigable or unnavigable. If a D appears here it means that navigation is difficult or restricted to smaller craft.

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.