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
19 live navigation notices affecting the Trent & Mersey Canal.
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Closure 2027-03-01 – 2027-03-05
Between Lock 8, Branston Lock & Bridge 33E, Ordish Bridge
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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
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 – 2027-03-12
Peirpoints lock 55 Hassall Green
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-02-19
Lock 17, Junction Lock
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Advice 2026-10-25
Bridge 162, Dragons Lane to Bridge 147, Hassall Green
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Advice 2026-10-23
Barnton Tunnel to Saltersford Small Middle Lock
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Restriction 2026-10-23
Bridge 138A - A50 Knutsford Road Bridge
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Restriction 2026-10-19 – 2026-11-20
Bridge 209
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Advice 2026-10-15
Willington Elsan
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Restriction 2026-09-04
Lock 58, Offside
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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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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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