Barry Docks of leads to the dock basin entrance. The channel has a least depth of , with a depth of at spring tides and at neap tides. At high-water spring tides the depth of water at the entrance to the basin is . At high-water neap tides it is . There are several moorings for yachts and small craft on the west of the tidal basin. The original entrance to the docks is wide, with two wrought-iron gates operated by direct acting hydraulic cylinders. This sea entrance leads into the Basin, (rarely called No.3 dock), that is and covers . At
The Way to the Sea The Way to the Sea The Way to the Sea is a 1936 documentary film about the London to Portsmouth railway line (what is now known as the Portsmouth Direct Line) and its recent electrification. This is prefaced with an historical representation of Portsmouth and the London to Portsmouth road (known in the Roman era as Ermin Street and Stane Street). It was produced by the Strand Film Company. Its music was written by Benjamin Britten and its commentary by W. H. Auden, who also wrote the music and words respectively for the similarly themed "Night Mail" that year. The