Baits Bite Lock
Bottisham Lock /Clayhithe /Baits Bite Lock /Jesus Lock /The Mill Pond /
Operation:
automatic, guillotine gate upstream,
v-doors downstream
Width:
4.3m (14ft 1in)
Minimum Depth:
1.2m (3ft 11in)
Headroom (footbridge):
3.0m (9ft 10in)
Length:
30.5m (100ft)
The Conservators’ office is situated beside the lock in the old lock-keeper’s cottage. The two thatched cottages to the rear are owned by the Conservators and rented out to tenants. There is a noticeboard located here with all the latest information.
Did you know? The footbridge at Baits Bite is the only pedestrian crossing between Chesterton and Horningsea.
The navigation authority for the River Cam since 1702.