One of Britain’s great commercial waterways – big, deep locks and long straight reaches carrying boats from Leeds to the Humber ports.
Current closures & stoppages
11 live navigation notices affecting the Aire & Calder Navigation.
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Restriction 2026-11-02 – 2026-11-16
3rd Party Works - Whitley A19 Bridge, Aire & Calder Navigation
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Advice 2026-10-18
Lock 13, Pollington Lock
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Advice 2026-09-23 – 2027-03-31
Aire & Calder Navigation Main Line, Whitley M62 Bridge, Whitley Bridge
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Advice 2026-08-27
Whitley Lock Elsan Facility
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Advice 2026-07-28
Ferrybridge Flood Lock to Goole - Water Levels To Be Lowered by 300mm
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Advice 2026-03-26
Castleford Lock - Top River Landing ///films.fingernails.rush Sunken Boat
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Advice 2026-03-19
Sunken boat - 40m upstream of Swillington Pipe Bridge
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Advice 2026-02-20
Sunken Boat appx 150m upstream of Woodlesford Lock W3W ///carbon.clubs.cope
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Advice 2025-10-13
Between the concrete plant on Dutch River Side, Goole, and Beever's Bridge on Between Rivers Lane, Goole/Pollington.
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Advice 2025-10-03
Aire and Calder Mainline
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Advice 2025-08-20
Castleford Customer Service Facilities, including Showers, Lavatories, Pump Out and Elsan Currently Unavailable Until Further Notice, Due to Drainage Issues
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