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Advice: Sharpness Lockage Fees

Fees for leisure craft passing through the Sea Lock at Sharpness.
Lockage fee of £25 per boat per lock
Appropriate British Waterways’ licence

Long Term Licence holders (River & Canal or River Only) benefit from a number of inclusive lock passages:
12 Months 16 lock passages
6 Months 8 lock passages
3 Months 4 lock passages

If you hold a long term River Only Licence you will need to upgrade to a Canal & River licence to enter the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal or Gloucester Lock. The charge will be 50% of the Canal & River licence for the period that the upgrade is required. (Note you still benefit from the Long Term licence holder inclusive lock passages.)

Concessions on lockage fees are given to block bookings subject to the group entering and leaving Sharpness on the same tide and a single payment for the group to cover both licensing and lockage charges. Please contact our customer service staff for details on 01452 318000.

(Enquiries: 01452 318000)

Advice: High Orchard Bridge (St Ann Way)

Vessels exceeding 4.5m (14.7 ft) air draught will need to book to have this bridge lifted through Gloucester Lock on 01452 310832. Bookings will only be taken for normal, seasonal bridge opening hours and this bridge cannot be lifted before 9am on weekdays (except Bank Holidays).

(Enquiries: 01452 318000)

Advice: BW Gloucester Office

The Dock Office, Commercial Road, Gloucester, GL1 2EB
Our office opening hours are:
8.30am - 5pm Monday - Thursday and 8.30am - 4.30pm on Fridays
You are able to buy short term licences, BW keys, pump out cards and laundry tokens from Gloucester Lock at weekends.
Electricity for Victoria Basin needs to be purchased during our normal working hours.

(Enquiries: 01452 318000)

Opening Times: Bridge Opening Times

From Friday 16 October bridges on the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal will be manned between 08.00 and 16.00 hours, with the exception of High Orchard Bridge and Netheridge Bridge. To avoid delays please book passage through these bridges 24 hours in advance through Gloucester Lock.
Telephone 01452 310832
Mobile 07717 681086

Llanthony Bridge and Gloucester Lock cannot be opened between 08.20 and 09.00.

From Tuesday 3 November 2009 to Wednesday 17 March 2010 the canal will be closed to pleasure craft on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Commercial craft are asked to book passage 24 hours in advance through Gloucester Lock.

From Thursday 18 March 2010 the canal will be open seven days per week from 08.00 to 18.00.

The waterway will be closed 25 and 26 December 2009 and 1 January 2010.

(Enquiries: 01452 318000)

Advice: Gloucester Office Opening Times

As from Monday the 16th November 2009 the Gloucester office will only be open for customers on Tuesday and Thursday mornings 8.30 till 1.00 until further notice.

(Enquiries: 01452 318000)

Advice: Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

Elsan and pumpout facilities on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal are at:-

Sharpness – Elsan
Purton - Pumpout
Saul Junction – Elsan and Pumpout
Llanthony – Elsan and Pumpout

(Enquiries: 01452 318000)

Restriction: Gloucester and Sharpness Canal

Essential Maintenance works to Rea Bridge
Works will be ongoing to refurbish the bridge.

From Sims Bridge to Sellars Bridge

All boaters are requested to moor upstream or downstream of the approach traffic signals, contact the bridge keeper and await further instructions.
Boaters should expect to be delayed by up to two hours because of the work and are kindly requested to plan their journeys accordingly

(Enquiries: 01452 318000)

Advice: Gloucester and Sharpness Canal

Gloucester Rowing Club Head Race.
Rowing Race start time 10.00hrs finish time 16.00hrs estimated numbers of competitors 300 (150 crews).

(Enquiries: 01452 318000)