We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Navigation on the River Thames may be restricted or closed in certain areas. Find out where and when these restrictions and closures are.
The current conditions affecting boaters on the River Thames and what the warnings mean.
Facilities for boaters at Environment Agency lock sites on the non-tidal River Thames and the River Kennet.
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
Information on the closures affecting the navigation on the River Thames.
Boat registration charges for the River Thames.
Distances between locks on the River Thames and measurements restricting navigation.
Information on the lock keeper service on the River Thames.
Details for owners, operators, and masters of vessels on inland waters, including categorisation, how to apply, safety requirements and best practice.
A list of registration charges for Anglian Waterways.
Find out how to get to Environment Agency locks and weir fishing sites and when you can fish.
The Environment Agency's current terms for refunding your boat registration and arrangements for new part year registration.
A list of registration charges for the Medway Navigation.
Information on the restrictions affecting the navigation on the River Thames.
Environment Agency boat registration charges for Anglian waterways, the River Thames and River Medway.
Charges for Environment Agency base moorings at locks on the River Thames.
How to apply for an accommodation licence for a structure on the River Thames, the licensing requirements, and licence fees.
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab and requires JavaScript).