The godalming navigation opened in 1764 enabled barges to work a further four miles upriver. The river wey wey navigation is a small river and is part of the river wey it runs for 15 miles and 3 furlongs through 12 locks from thames wey junction where it joins the river thames below oxford to millmead lock no 4 where it joins the river wey godalming navigation.
Wey navigation canal map. The godalming navigation is 4 2 miles 6 8 km long and has 4 locks. Built in 1653 it is one of the earliest canals in the country. By continuing to use this website you consent to our use of these cookies.
The river wey navigation and godalming navigation together provide a 20 mile 32 km continuous navigable route from the river thames near weybridge via guildford to godalming commonly called the wey navigation both waterways are in surrey and are owned by the national trust the river wey navigation connects to the basingstoke canal at west byfleet and the godalming navigation to the wey. The wey navigation is joined by the basingstoke canal at byfleet. The award winning visitor centre at dapdune wharf in guildford tells the story of the navigations and the people who lived and worked on them.
Visitors can see where the huge wey barges were built and climb aboard reliance one of three surviving. You start off in godalming and pass guildford sutton park pyrford and byfleet before finishing in weybridge where you can pick up the thames path. The godalming navigation is joined by the wey arun canal under restoration at gun s mouth above unstead lock.
This website uses cookies to help us give you the best experience when you visit our website. The basingstoke canal wey navigation the surprisingly rural wey navigation is 60 artificial cut 40 river. The wey and arun canal is a partially open 23 mile long 37 km canal in the southeast of england.
Byfleet is situated 1 mile northeast of wey and godalming navigations. Nigel cox cc by sa 2 0. Map of the wey navigations please allow this map time to load explore the map for hotspots to provide you with a springboard to dive into your selected part of the river.
It originally formed the northern part of london s lost route to the sea with the long derelict wey arun canal and the river arun entering the english channel at. The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 71 feet and 6 inches long and 14 feet wide. It is located in the far east of the borough of woking around 1 5 miles east of west byfleet from which it is separated by the m25 motorway and the wey navigation.
Follow the river wey navigation towpath from godalming to the river thames at weybridge on this super waterside walk. The whole of the route is suitable for walkers while cyclists can enjoy a super waterside section in guildford. It runs southwards from the river wey at shalford surrey to the river arun at pallingham in west sussex the canal comprises parts of two separate undertakings the northern part of the arun navigation opened in 1787 between pallingham and newbridge wharf and the wey and arun junction.
