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Lock 22 Lapworth to Lock 55 Stratford upon Avon
A navigation closure on the South Stratford Canal, started 2 August 2026 — still shut after 51 days. No reopening date is published.
Source: this notice on canalrivertrust.org.uk
- Waterway
- South Stratford Canal
- Region
- West Midlands
- Started
- 2 August 2026
- Status
- Still shut
- Days shut
- 51
- CRT reason
- Low 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.
Where
- South Stratford Canal: Lock 22 to Lock 55, Warwick Road
Updates · 1
64 days with no update after the last one.
20 July 2026 · 0 days since the previous
The South Stratford Canal will be closed to navigation between Lock 22, Lapworth and Lock 55, Stratford upon Avon from Monday 3 August 2026 until further notice. This temporary closure will help conserve water and allow the affected section to recover, supporting the sustainability of navigation on the South Stratford Canal and the wider connected canal network. To help conserve water supplies before the closure comes into effect, we ask boaters to undertake only essential journeys within the affected section where possible. We appreciate that this closure may affect planned journeys and apologise for the inconvenience caused. Our teams will continue to monitor conditions closely and we will provide further updates as they become available. We would like to thank boaters and other waterway users for their patience, understanding and cooperation during this period.
Cite this: Canal closures, “Lock 22 Lapworth to Lock 55 Stratford upon Avon”, https://crt-stoppages.pages.dev/notice/019f7ffc-e41f-7c14-b13b-b4f425681c95.
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