. ▁ ▁Access ▁to ▁the ▁lock ▁ ▁The ▁lock ▁can ▁be ▁reached ▁from ▁Lower ▁Sh ip la ke ▁down ▁Mill ▁Road , ▁and ▁into ▁Mill ▁Lane , ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁t arm ac ▁path ▁to ▁the ▁lock ▁along ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁a ▁field . ▁And ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Sh ip la ke , ▁at ▁Sh ip la ke ▁Church ▁take ▁the ▁ch alk y ▁path ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁river bank , ▁past ▁Sh ip la ke ▁College ' s ▁bo ath ouse . ▁The ▁foot path ▁at ▁Sh ip la ke ▁then ▁passes ▁under ▁the ▁College ▁( former ly ▁Sh ip la ke ▁Court ) ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁white ▁Sh ip la ke ▁House . The ▁lock ▁is ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁metres ▁along ▁this ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Path . ▁ ▁Re ach ▁above ▁the ▁lock ▁ ▁The ▁river ▁sk ir ts ▁Sh ip la ke ▁on ▁the ▁Oxford shire ▁bank ▁and ▁eventually ▁passes ▁into ▁Son ning . ▁Phill imore ▁Island ▁is ▁just ▁above ▁the ▁lock , ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁hill ▁on ▁the ▁Sh ip la ke ▁bank ▁is ▁Sh ip la ke ▁House ▁and ▁also ▁Sh ip la ke ▁Court ▁( now ▁the ▁prem ises ▁of ▁Sh ip la ke ▁College ). ▁The ▁college ▁boat ▁house ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁bank ▁at ▁this ▁point . ▁Further ▁on ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁double ▁b end ▁with ▁two ▁large ▁islands ▁The ▁Lyn ch , ▁and ▁H alls me ad ▁A it ▁followed ▁by ▁Buck ▁A it . ▁On ▁the ▁bank ▁opposite ▁the