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Kings Lock 38 through to Redhill Lock 59
A navigation closure on the Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal), River Soar, 12 November 2025 to 18 November 2025 — 6 days.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal), River Soar
- Region
- East Midlands
- Started
- 12 November 2025
- Status
- Reopened 18 November 2025
- Days shut
- 6
- CRT reason
- High Water Levels
- Cause
- Weather
- Asset
- Canal or river
Cause and asset are read from the notice prose, not CRT fields; the reason above is CRT's own.
What CRT said it was for
Water levels have started to come down between the Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal) from Kings Lock through to the River Soar at Redhill Lock. The navigation is now open. Please check our website (https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/notices) for any other restrictions to navigation in this area.
Where
- River Soar: Bridge 2 (See note) to Lock 59 - Redhill Lock
- Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal): Lock 38 - Kings Lock to Bridge 112 - West Bridge
Updates · 2
4 days with no update after the last one.
14 November 2025 · 2 days since the previous
Water levels and conditions remain unchanged. Strong flows continue to make navigation difficult and potentially dangerous, and locks may still be closed. Please do not attempt to navigate this section.
12 November 2025 · 0 days since the previous
We advise skippers of all boats not to navigate the Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal) from Kings Lock through to the River Soar at Redhill Lock. The strong flows make it difficult and dangerous and locks may also be closed.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Kings Lock 38 through to Redhill Lock 59”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019a7815-6f35-765b-8ea4-498ae2a34502.
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