Climbing out of Birmingham to the Severn at Worcester, this canal is dominated by the Tardebigge flight – 30 locks in two and a half miles, the longest in the country.
Current closures & stoppages
6 live navigation notices affecting the Worcester & Birmingham Canal.
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-02-19
Lock 43, Worcestershire
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Advice 2026-09-17 – 2026-09-18
Salvage Turn Bridge on Worcester & Birmingham Canal to Bar Lock Footbridge on the New Mainline
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Advice 2026-09-13
Bridge 23 to Lock 6 on the River Severn Navigation and Bridge 2 to Lock 1 on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal
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Restriction 2026-08-19
Tardebigge Lock Flight
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Advice 2026-07-02
Water points, Canalside Wharf Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham
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Advice 2025-05-01
Shortwood Tunnel West Portal
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