Once the broadest and deepest canal in the world, this ship canal lets boats bypass the treacherous Severn tideway between Gloucester and Sharpness.
Current closures & stoppages
7 live navigation notices affecting the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal.
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Closure 2027-03-01 – 2027-03-11
Purton Upstream Safety Gates, Purton, Berkeley
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Closure 2027-01-18 – 2027-02-05
High Orchard Bridge, St Annes Way, Gloucester
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Restriction 2026-11-02 – 2026-12-18
Bridge 19, Sims Swing-Bridge
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Advice 2026-10-25
Bridge 14, Parkend Swing Bridge to Bridge 18, Rea Swing Bridge
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Closure 2026-09-22
Gloucester & Sharpness Canal & River Severn, Gloucester Lock 2 to Haw Bridge
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Restriction 2026-07-31
Sharpness Low level Bridge to Gloucester Lock.
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Advice 2026-05-21
Sharpness Bridge 1 (Low Bridge) and Bridge 2 (High Level Bridge).
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