Jim Shead Waterways Photographer & Writer

Text and photographs copyright of Jim Shead.

Waterways of Surrey

River Wey

Waterway's place in Surrey :

The entire navigation is in Surrey.

Description:

Runs 19.75 miles from Godalming to the River Thames at Shepperton

History:

Promoted by Acts of 1651, 1681, 1683 and 1760 (extension from Guildford to Godalming). Navigation from Weybridge to Guildford opened in 1653 and the extension from Guildford to Godalming in 1763.

For more details see the History page

Navigation Authority: : National Trust Wey Navigations, Dapdune Wharf, Wharf Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4RR : Telephone 01483 561389 :

Coxes Lock and Mill, River Wey

Related Books

London's Lost Route to the Sea by P A L Vine, Edition: 3rd edition, 267 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1973, Inland Waterways History series. 26 illustrations, 16 maps and 65 plates..
The Canals of South and South East England by Charles Hadfield, ISBN: 0 7153 4693 8, 393 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1969, Order now from .
The Ordnance Survey Guide to the Thames and River Wey by A Penfold, ISBN: 0 905522 826, 160 pages, Published by Robert Nicholson Publcations, in 1984, One of the well known Nicholson cruising Guides. Order now from .
London's Lost Route to the Sea by P A L Vine, Edition: 4th edition (paperback), ISBN: 0-7153-8844-4, 296 pages, Published by David & Charles, in 1986, Order now from .
London's Lost Route to Midhurst by P A L Vine, ISBN: 0 7509 0968 4, 176 pages, Published by Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd, in 1995, A history of the Rother Navigation, the Petworth Canal and their links to London via the Wey & Arun navigations.. Order now from .
The River Thames Book by Chris Cove-Smith, ISBN: 0 85288 399 4, 222 pages, Published by Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson, in 1998, A walking and boating guide to the Thames, Wey, Basingstoke Canal and to the eastern part of the Kennet & Avon Canal.. Order now from .
Nicholson/Ordnance Survey Guide to the waterways - 7 by Not known, ISBN: 978-0-00-728167-1, 190 pages, Published by Nicholson, in 2009, River Thames and the Southern Waterways. Includes the Basingstoke, Kennet & Avon, Thames and Wey.. Order now from .
The Wey Navigations by Allan Wardle, ISBN: 09538122 2 7, 155 pages, Published by Surrey Industrial History Group, in 2003, An Historical Guide with maps of the Wey and Godalming navigations dated 1823 and 1834. . Order now from .

Related videos

The Lost Wey to the Sea , Released in 2003, 1 hour 15 minutes Produced by Off the Rails, A journey down the largely unnavigable waterways between Guildford and Portsmouth. Available on tape DVD. Order on video tape from . Order on DVD from
River Wey , Released in 2003, 48 minutes Produced by VideoActive, A trip up the Wey through the remarkably rural Surrey countryside. Available on tape DVD. Order on video tape from . Order on DVD from

Related photographs

River Wey: Pyrford Lock No 12 Pyrford Basin
River Wey: Pyrford Lock No 12 Pyrford Basin - Steve Hughes
River Wey: Mill Mead Lock No 4
River Wey: Coxes Lock No 14

External Web Sites Related to the Waterway

Farncombe Boat House Boat hire, day boats boat sales, etc on the River Wey
Savanna Canal Boat Hire Enjoy a family boating holiday aboard an eight berth holiday canal boat based on the River Wey & Godalming Navigations in Surrey. Starting from Guildford.
Walton Marine Boat brokerage based on the Thames.
Guildford Boat House Narrowboat hire on the Wey and Godalming Navigation.
The Locker Maintenance & Supply Company Ltd Supplier of fittings and services for boats and caravans based on the River Wey.
River Wey Trips Guildford Boat House and Farncombe Boat House can offer a wide variety of trip options to suit everyone.
The River Wey &Navigations A community site about the Wey Valley. With over 200,000 words and more than 1,000 images, the site is maintained by volunteers who have tried to give you a great introduction to this beautiful and historic valley.

Related Cruising Logs

Other Related Pages

Cruising Times

Lock Sizes and maximum craft dimensions: Length 72 foot, beam 13 foot 10 inches. NOTE: For more details of maximum lock and craft sizes and the basis of these figures see Craft and Lock Sizes Page

The parts of the waterway within Surrey are highlighted on the Table of Distances below.

River Wey: Table of distances		Miles	Locks	Navigable (N)	Grid ref	OS Map No
The entire navigation is in Surrey.
Shepperton	Junction with River Thames River Thames Junction	0	0	N	TQ074659	176
Thames Lock No 16		0.1	1	N	TQ075652	176
Town Lock No 15	Weybridge Old Bridge	0.9	2	N	TQ068647	187
Black Boy Bridge		1.1	2	N	TQ064646	187
Coxes Railway Bridge		1.5	2	N	TQ062642	187
Coxes Lock No 14		1.6	3	N	TQ061641	176
New Haw Lock No 13	White Hart Inn and New Haw Bridge	2.4	4	N	TQ055630	187
Basingstoke Canal Junction	Junction with Basingstoke Canal	3	4	N	TQ055620	187
Pravis Bridge		3.5	4	N	TQ055612	187
Murray's Bridge		4	4	N	TQ056604	176
Dodds Bridge		4.4	4	N	TQ051601	176
Pyrford Lock No 12	Anchor Inn and Pyrford Bridge	5	5	N	TQ054591	187
Pigeon House Bridge		5.4	5	N	TQ054585	187
Walsham Flood Gates No 11	Walsham Bridge	6	6	N	TQ050578	187
Newark Lock No 10	Newark Footbridge	6.5	7	N	TQ042574	186
Newark New Bridge		6.8	7	N	TQ039573	186
Papercourt Lock No 9	Papercourt Footbridge	7.4	8	N	TQ034568	186
Tanyard Bridge		7.8	8	N	TQ029563	186
High Bridge		8.1	8	N	TQ024561	186
Cart Bridge	New Inn, Send	8.6	8	N	TQ017561	186
Worsfold Flood Gates No 8	Only used in times of flood	8.9	9	N	TQ016557	186
Triggs Lock No 7		9.6	10	N	TQ012548	186
Wareham's Bridge		9.9	10	N	TQ013546	186
Send Church Bridge		10.3	10	N	TQ016540	186
Broadoak Bridge		11.1	10	N	TQ021531	186
Bower's Lock No 6		11.8	11	N	TQ011529	186
Bower's Bridge		11.9	11	N	TQ011528	186
Stoke Lock No 5	Stoke Footbridge	13	12	N	TQ002516	186
Stoke Bridge	Row Barge Inn	13.4	12	N	SU997511	186
Wood Bridge		14.3	12	N	SU990507	186
Dapdune Railway Bridge		14.5	12	N	SU992504	186
Onslow Bridge		15.1	12	N	SU993495	186
Guildford Town Bridge	Guildford Wharf	15.3	12	N	SU994493	186
Mill Mead Lock No 4	Mill Mead Bridge	15.4	13	N	SU995491	186
Quarry Hill Footbridge		15.6	13	N	SU997489	186
St. Catherine's Lock No 3	St. Catherine's Bridge	16.5	14	N	SU995477	186
Railway Bridge		16.9	14	N	SU995472	186
Broadford Bridge	Parrot Pub	17.1	14	N	SU997467	186
Guns Mouth Junction	Junction with Wey and Arun Junction Canal Wey and Arun Junction Canal junction	17.3	14	N	SU997464	186
Unstead Lock No 2		17.8	15	N	SU992460	186
Unstead Bridge		18	15	N	SU990455	186
Trowers Bridge		18.8	15	N	SU983449	186
Cattershall Lock No 1	Cattershall Bridge	19	16	N	SU980444	186
Cattershall Lock Cut and River Junction		19.3	16	N	SU978442	186
Godalming Town Bridge	Limit of navigation. The last turning point for full length craft is at Godalming Wharf.	19.8	16	N	SU973441	186

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.