Josiah Wedgwood’s canal links the Midlands to the north-west through the Potteries and the mile-and-a-half Harecastle Tunnel, a working artery lined with marinas and boatyards.
Current closures & stoppages
25 live navigation notices affecting the Trent & Mersey Canal.
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Restriction 2027-02-15 – 2027-03-12
Bridge 57 and 15m either side, Handsacre
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Closure 2027-01-27 – 2027-02-12
Lock 68, Near Sandbach
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-03-12
Peirpoints lock 55 Hassall Green
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-03-12
Bridge 70, Wolseley Bridge
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-03-12
Lock 51 Rode Heath
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-03-12
Wychnor Lock 11
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-02-19
Lock 17, Junction Lock
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Advice 2026-09-26 – 2026-09-27
Starting at Media City finishing Lock 76
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Advice 2026-09-16
Railway Bridge 13A, Swarkestone
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Advice 2026-09-14 – 2026-09-15
Between Bridge 92, Andre Mills Bridge and Bridge 93, Stafford Road Bridge, Stone
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Advice 2026-08-31 – 2026-09-18
Bridge 123 Newport Lane Bridge, Middleport
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Advice 2026-08-26
Lock 75, Big Lock
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Closure 2026-08-25
Near Cow Pasture Bridge 7, Weston-On-Trent
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Restriction 2026-08-25
Lock 63 (Clear Water Lock)
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Restriction 2026-08-20
Lock 67 to Lock 71
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Restriction 2026-07-29
Between Lock 34, Meaford Top Lock and Lock 28, Yard Lock
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Advice 2026-07-06 – 2026-09-27
Car park at Bridge 32, Horninglow Bridge, Burton on Trent
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Restriction 2026-07-03 – 2026-11-30
Bridge 165 to Bridge 165A
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Advice 2026-06-19 – 2026-12-01
Fine Georges Bridge 9, Weston On Trent
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Restriction 2026-01-19
Lock 42, Limekiln Lock - Off Side, Trent & Mersey Canal
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Advice 2026-01-12
Lock 63, Clear Water Lock - Off Side
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Closure 2025-01-03
Navigation Closure: Anderton Boat Lift
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Advice 2025-01-02
Advice: Bridgewater Canal
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Advice 2022-07-18
Advice: Lock 68 Lock Landing, Trent & Mersey Canal
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Restriction 2021-07-30
Navigation Restriction: Lock 60, Longcroft Towpath Side Lock, Trent & Mersey Canal
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