Boveney Lock Boat Rollers

The boat rollers occupy the site of Boveney Lock's original 1838 timber pound lock. The Environment Agency rebuilt the lock in 1898 on a new site closer to the Buckinghamshire bank and installed the rollers on the old lock site, to slide small craft past the rebuilt lock and its weir, which runs almost parallel to the lock on the far side of the lock island.

Immediately upstream, the redundant church of St Mary Magdalene stands in a remote part of the village close to the river, its tower dating from the 14th century. Declared redundant in 1983, it is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches and remains visible from the towpath.

Romney Lock lies 3.75 km upstream and Bray Lock 5.10 km downstream. On the Berkshire bank opposite, the river passes Bush Ait at the mouth of Clewer Mill Stream, which leads to Racecourse Marina beside Windsor Racecourse. An Environment Agency environmental screening for Boveney Weir recorded no Special Area of Conservation or Site of Special Scientific Interest at the site; the non-statutory Dorney Common, Sutherland Grange and East Clewer local wildlife sites lie nearby.