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Shakespeare Marina to Tewkesbury Marina by narrowboat

It is 42 miles and 15 locks from Shakespeare Marina to Tewkesbury Marina, about 15 hours 39 minutes of cruising, comfortably done in 3 days at 6 hours a day. The route is checked against live closure notices from the Canal & River Trust and the other navigation authorities - none currently affect it (last checked 28 Aug 2026).

42 miles
15 locks
15 h 39 min cruising
3 days at 6 h/day

Recalculated 6 Aug 2026 against live closures.

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From Shakespeare Marina the route leaves Stratford-upon-Avon under the gaze of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and follows the Warwickshire Avon downstream, a winding, willow-lined river navigation through Welford, Bidford and the fruit country around Evesham and Pershore. The Avon’s locks are volunteer-maintained and its moorings small and lovely, and the journey finishes where the river meets the Severn beneath Tewkesbury Abbey.

Day by day

  1. Day 1
    14 mi 8 locks 6 h 0 min arrive ~14:00
    Overnight: Mooring
  2. Day 2
    16.6 mi 5 locks 6 h 0 min arrive ~14:00
    Overnight: Pershore Marina & Boatyard
  3. Day 3
    11.06 mi 2 locks 3 h 40 min arrive ~11:40

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.

7 live notices on this route's waterways (last checked 28 Aug 2026, 04:15). The live map routes around anything blocking.

Coming back the other way

The return from Tewkesbury Marina to Shakespeare Marina covers the same water, the same 42 miles and 15 locks, again over about 3 days - only the overnight moorings shift.

Reverse day-by-day plan
  1. Day 1: 17.49 mi, 4 locks - overnight Wyre Marina
  2. Day 2: 15.74 mi, 6 locks - overnight Marina
  3. Day 3: 8.42 mi, 5 locks
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Start and finish

Shakespeare 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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