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Ware Lock (No2) is a
lock Lock(s) or Locked may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainme ...
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 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 follows ...
. 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


References


External links


London canals-Ware Lock


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