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Worcester Marina to Tewkesbury Marina by narrowboat

It is 18 miles and 6 locks from Worcester Marina to Tewkesbury Marina, about 6 hours 38 minutes of cruising, comfortably done in 2 days at 6 hours a day. The route is checked against live closure notices from the Canal & River Trust and the other navigation authorities, and is currently planned around the 1 active stoppage on its waterways (last checked 21 Oct 2026).

18 miles
6 locks
6 h 38 min cruising
2 days at 6 h/day

Recalculated 6 Aug 2026 against live closures.

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A gentle river weekend on the Severn. The route locks down through the Diglis flight beneath Worcester Cathedral and joins the broad, tree-lined river for the cruise south past Kempsey and the waterfront pubs of Upton-upon-Severn. It ends at Tewkesbury, where the marina sits close to the Norman abbey and the mouth of the Warwickshire Avon.

The route in words

Waterways on this route, in order:

  • Diglis flight (lock flight, 5 locks)

The route works 2 movable (swing or lift) bridges.

Day by day

  1. Day 1
    16.6 mi 5 locks 6 h 0 min arrive ~14:00
    Overnight: Mooring
  2. Day 2
    1.39 mi 1 lock 39 min arrive ~08:39

Live closures on this route

Most planners list stoppages and leave you to plot around them. Canal Nav checks every live notice and plans this route around anything blocking - automatically, each time it is recalculated.

9 live notices on this route's waterways (last checked 21 Oct 2026, 11:30). The live map routes around anything blocking.

Coming back the other way

The return from Tewkesbury Marina to Worcester Marina covers the same water, the same 18 miles and 6 locks, again over about 2 days - only the overnight moorings shift.

Reverse day-by-day plan
  1. Day 1: 17.19 mi, 4 locks - overnight Mooring
  2. Day 2: 0.8 mi, 2 locks
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Start and finish

Worcester Marina

Where this cruise sets off.

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Tewkesbury Marina

Journey's end.

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Cruising rings touching this route

  • Avon Ring 109 miles, 129 locks - a signposted circuit you can join from this route
  • Stourport Ring 84 miles, 105 locks - a signposted circuit you can join from this route

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Distances and times are planning estimates (last computed 6 Aug 2026). Always check live closures on the map before setting off.

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