Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
◍ West Midlands
A lovely rural contour canal from the Trent & Mersey down to the Severn at Stourport, winding past red-sandstone outcrops and the pretty village of Kinver.
Current closures & stoppages
10 live navigation notices affecting the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal.
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Closure 2026-11-02 – 2026-12-18
Lock 24, Bratch Middle lock
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Closure 2026-11-02 – 2026-12-18
Lock 38
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Closure 2026-11-02 – 2026-12-18
Lock 35
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Closure 2026-11-02 – 2026-12-18
Lock 29, Wightwick
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Closure 2026-11-02 – 2026-11-13
Lock 18, Swindon lock, Swindon
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Advice 2026-10-03
Towpath between Longford Lock and Otherton Lock
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Advice 2026-09-03 – 2026-09-07
Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Society Rally - Between Bumble Hole Lock, 22 and Bratch Bottom Lock, 23
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Advice 2026-08-28
Bottom Barge Lock on the Stourport Lower Basin
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Advice 2026-08-09
Lock 40 Staffs & Worcester Canal, Park Gate Lock
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Advice 2026-07-13 – 2026-09-30
Lock 34 Boggs Lock, near Gailey, Staffordshire
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