Hardmead Lock

Hardmead Lock
Hardmead Lock
51°48′07″N 0°00′52″W / 51.801911°N 0.014371°W / 51.801911; -0.014371
Waterway	River Lee Navigation
County	Hertfordshire
Maintained by	Canal & River Trust
Operation	Manual
Length	85 feet (25.9 m)
Width	16 feet (4.9 m)
Fall	5 feet 6 inches (1.7 m)
Distance to Bow Creek	22.5 miles (36.2 km)
Distance to Hertford Castle Weir	3.8 miles (6.1 km)

Hardmead Lock (No3) is a lock on the River Lee Navigation at Great Amwell close to the town of Ware.

The lock has a reputation as being difficult to negotiate. ^[1]