Heybridge Basin

Type:Village

Heybridge Basin, CM9 4RX
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Heybridge Basin is popular with both local residents and visitors alike, and is an excellent place to enjoy a leisurely day with family and friends. It owes its existence to the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation, which was completed in 1797. The original village centred around this canal, and the cottages next to the lock were built for the canal workers. Every year, the annual Heybridge Basin Regatta is held, with yacht races and other activites for the family to enjoy.

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  1. Albert Barge on the Chelmer & Blackwater Canal

    This waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county…

    0.06 miles away
  2. Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation

    This waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county…

    0.06 miles away
  3. Sea lock from above, captured by Aerial Essex

    Heybridge Basin's famous sea lock links the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation to the…

    0.06 miles away
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Albert Barge on the Chelmer & Blackwater CanalChelmer & Blackwater Navigation, MaldonThis waterway runs through a largely unspoilt part of rural Essex and connects the county town of Chelmsford with the tidal estuary of the River Blackwater at Heybridge Basin. It is 13.8 miles (22.1 km) long and has 13 locks.

St George's Field, Heybridge BasinSt George's Field & Playground, MaldonLying alongside the sea wall and to the north of the Heybridge Basin's built-up area is the only open space contained within the village and available for public use. There's a popular, well-equipped play area for younger children.

Beeleigh Weir at low waterBeeleigh Falls, MaldonBeeleigh Falls is home to a series of water falls, locks and weirs on the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation.