Ware Lock (No2) is a

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on the

River Lee Navigation The Lee Navigation is a canalised river incorporating the River Lea (also called the River Lee along the sections that are navigable). It flows from Hertford Castle Weir to the River Thames at Bow Creek; its first lock is Hertford Lock and i ...

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. The lock stands adjacent to

Ware Weir Ware Weir is a large weir on the River Lea in Ware, Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, ...

and is the only lock on the Navigation to be operated and maintained by the

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Public access

The lock stands on the River Lee Navigation towpath which forms part of the

Lea Valley Walk The Lea Valley Walk is a long-distance path located between Leagrave, the source of the River Lea near Luton, and the Thames, at Limehouse Basin, Limehouse, east London. From its source much of the walk is rural. At Hertford the path follow ...

. Unlike most of the locks on the Lea, when travelling upstream, the temporary mooring before entering the lock is on the right-hand (starboard) side of the river, as is the mooring on leaving the lock.

Public transport

Ware railway station Ware railway station is on the Hertford East branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the east of England, serving the town of Ware, Hertfordshire, Ware, Hertfordshire. It is down the line from Liverpool Street station, London Liverpool Str ...

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London canals-Ware Lock

{{Locks and Weirs on River Lea Locks in Hertfordshire Locks of the Lee Navigation Ware, Hertfordshire