River Witham
Flowing for 36 miles through quiet, flat Lincolnshire countryside, the River Witham has been navigated since Roman times and links historic Lincoln and Boston. With very few locks and only isolated settlements, this is a river for those who want to get away from it all.
Between Lincoln and Boston, there is barely a settlement worthy of the name. Even the spa town of Woodhall and sugar-beet village Bardney keep their distance from the river. The result is a remote, blissfully peaceful waterway -for people who like to take life slowly.
A historic navigation in its own right, the Witham connects to the Romans' Fossdyke Navigation at Lincoln. Adventurous boaters can explore the Sleaford Navigation (Kyme Eau), which is under restoration; the short delphs which lead off the main line of the river; and the mysterious, intricate network of the Witham Navigable Drains. Though mostly navigable, these drains were built to drain the large expanses of Fenland through which the Witham runs. Very experienced boaters occasionally hire a knowledgeable local 'pilot' and make the trip across the Wash - part of the North Sea - down to the waterways of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire.
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