Wheelchair Access

If you are taking someone who uses a wheel chair on holiday or short break, below are some access points that you may find useful. Please note the Project does not recommend these in all weather and river conditions and are given as a guide only.

Place Access (1) Detail Comment
River Stort
Bishop's Stortford Easy Bridge Street road bridge Water point so no long mooring.
Hallingbury Possible Above Spellbrook Lock Access to one pub
Hallingbury Very easy Marina One restaurant
Sawbridgeworth Easy Above lock Pubs & shops uphill
Harlow Easy Above Harlow Mill lock Small slope
Harlow Very easy Moorhen The easiest pub to access
Roydon Possible Above Roydon Lock Long trek difficult over railway(2)
Roydon High quay Below Station Bridge Fair trek choice of pubs
Upper River Lee
Rye House Easy Opposite pub, non - towpath side Also used for trip boat
Stanstead Abbots Very easy Jolly Fishermen Also shops
Ware Town Steep ramp Town Wharf below bridge Several pubs & shops
Ware Town Easy Towpath side at end of car park Ramped footbridge to Town Centre
Hertford Easy Visitor Moorings Easy road access
Hertford Steepish ramp Outside Old Barge pub Live jazz & shops
Middle River Lee
Hoddesdon Easy Public moorings by Car Park Below Fish & Eels
Waltham Abbey Very easy Above Waltham Town lock Trek to McDonalds
Waltham Abbey Steep ramp Below road bridge Cafe, very accommodating
Broxbourne Very easy The Crown Pub
Enfield Ramp Enfield Dry Dock Red Watch Mooring
(1) - On a loose scale of very easy to steep ramp
(2) - Kissing gate over railway effectively blocks access to the village
NB - These access points are not recommended by the Canal Boat Project in all circumstances.

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