The Grand Union’s Leicester line follows the meandering River Soar through water-meadows and the heart of Leicester, a lovely mixed river-and-canal cruise.
Current closures & stoppages
5 live navigation notices affecting the River Soar.
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Advice 2026-10-26 – 2026-11-13
Gas Pipe Bridge 8, Leicester
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Restriction 2026-10-12 – 2026-10-30
Barrow Deep Lock 51
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Closure 2026-09-07 – 2026-11-06
Cossington Lock 48
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Advice 2026-02-19
Black Brook Bridge 42F, between Loughborough and Normanton on Soar
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Advice 2026-01-06
Junction Lock, Rothley
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