Boxted Mill/Weir – portage is via a private garden, please respect the owner’s privacy and keep strictly to the signed portage route.Wiston Mill – caution, there’s a steep bank and camber towards the river on this portage route, make sure your canoe descends the downstream portage slope either bow or stern first.Wormingford Mill/Weir – please respect the privacy of the owner and keep to the marked route when using this portage and do not loiter.
PUBLIC SLIPWAYS NEAR ME FREE
Portage platforms on the River Stour are maintained by the Environment Agency and are free for everyone to use. Contact British Canoeing for more information on access and launch sites. Other canoe launch and landing sites are available. River Stour Trust Building in Sudbury, a slipway is open for registered boats.Cattawade Barrage in Cattawade, a ramp for small boats only.Public slipways and ramps are available for use on the River Stour at: The River Stour Trust may also be able to operate the locks on request. You can contact the river inspector on 07889 111829, or contact the Environment Agency on 03708 506 506 (find out about call charges). Please give the Environment Agency advance notice if you want to pass through any of the locks. You must not operate the locks on the River Stour yourself. The lock at Stratford St Mary is being restored by the River Stour Trust. Read the recreational byelaws for Anglian waterways. Visit the Inland Waterways Association website to see the Fens Waterways map and about the Waterways Link project. There is a speed limit of 4mph on the whole river. You can still navigate it but you will need a boat with a shallow draft such as a canoe or rowing boat. You can use a powered boat on the 4km stretch from Ballingdon bridge to Henny Street Weir only.
The River Stour is a natural river with few locks.
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