Last updated: 23-09-2026 @ 14:58
There is plenty of very good information about the tidal Thames but it is sometimes hard to find so this site has been written to act as a portal for that information. Please let us know of anything you think may be missing or any links that no longer work.
Use this site for information on how to take a narrowboat or other small boat on the Thames tideway between Teddington Lock, Brentford Lock and Limehouse Lock. there are contact details and how to book locks, guides on how to cruise up and down the Thames, safety precautions to take, checklists, what to do when things don’t go to plan, useful links and information on signals and signage.
Note that a lot is happening at the moment, CRT locks are no longer permanently manned and there is a online booking system, there are a lot of works on the Thames, Do check the CRT and PLA web site, pay attention to the PLA’s notices to mariners.
Also this site is getting a software update and is overdue a move to a new host so that is also gradually happening.
The images below show the type of thing you can see when enjoying the tidal Thames (and we have one image of Coxes Mill on the Wey to encourage you to explore this wonderful waterway – one of the oldest in the country having been opened to traffic in 1653) and just a taster of some of the guides that this website can direct you to. There are five guides in the ‘marquee’ below, if you hover your mouse over the guide the ‘marquee’ will halt and you can click through to the guide. This applies to Upstream, Downstream, Estuary, Boating on the Thames and River Wey guides.
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