Visiting Heybridge

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User Information

If you intend to visit the Chelmer & Blackwater Canal from the sea we hope you find the following information helpful. Should your require any help before or during your stay we strongly advise you to contact the Lock keeper Colin Edmond.

SEA LOCK HOURS OF OPERATION

The sea lock is available for use on High Waters occurring between 0600 & 2000 hours 1st May to 30th September and 0700 & 1700 hours 1st October to the 30th April. Locking outside these hours must be booked in advance and 24 hours notice is required. The Sea Lock operates from one hour before high water until ½ an hour after high water. In very dry spells these operating times may be reduced. It is therefore advisable to arrive off the lock before high water. The tide times at Maldon which is a few miles down stream from the Sea Lock which is situated at Lat: 51:43:50N Lon: 0:42:35E can be used as a good guide. Admiralty EasyTide has seven day tide predictions for Maldon and other East Cost Ports.

PLEASE DO NOT APPROACH THE LOCK OR OBSTRUCT THE CHANNEL UNTIL A SINGLE GREEN LIGHT IS DISPLAYED LARGE DEEP DRAUGHTED CRAFT MAY BE LEAVING THE LOCK

Contact the Lock keeper on:
Telephone No:+44 (0) 1621 853506
Mobile: +44 (0) 7712 079764
VHF RADIO CHANNEL 80

OVERNIGHT MOORINGS:

Up to 7 metres OA £10.00
Over 7 metres and under 10 metres £12
Over 10 metres £15.00
All the above plus £1.50 per adult per night.

SHOWERS AND TOILETS

These are situated along side where the visitors are normally moored. The door has an entry code please contact the Lock keeper for this code when you arrive.

LAUNDRY FACILITIES

These machines are token operated. Tokens are available from the Old Ship or the Lock keeper. The door has an entry code please contact the Lock keeper for this code when you arrive.

MONEY

This can be obtained using a credit/debit card at the Old Ship stores. There are no shops in the Village. The nearest are at Heybridge approximately 1.25miles away or a Tesco's store 2.0 miles away.

TRANSPORT

The Lock keeper can supply a bus timetable but the service is limited. Taxis are available: Arrow Taxis +44 (0) 1621855111 or Banyards +44 (0) 1621850850. Car hire can also be arranged please see the Lock keeper.

CRANING FACILITIES

Vessels up to 6 tonnes can be lifted for repair and or a scrub.

REPAIRS

Shipwrights, rigger, sailmaker and engineers are available in Maldon

CLUB CRUISES

A discount of 10% is allowed for boats cruising in company (minimum 4 boats). These cruises must be pre booked.
E-mail:colin.edmond@waterways.org.uk
The Lock House
Heybridge Basin
Maldon Essex
CM9 4RY

Please note: The above information has been supplied in good faith and is correct to the best of our understanding and belief on 3 January 2007. It has not been designed to meet the specific requirements of any particular type of user. It is therefore the user's responsibility to ensure that the data is correct and suitable for their purpose.