Henwood Mill Winding Hole
Henwood Mill Winding Hole is on the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line).
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line) between Eastley and Wirral were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Smeaton was appointed as chief engineer in 1888. In 1905 the Ambersbury and Trafford Canal built a branch to join at Teignbridge. The canal between Nantwich and Wigan was lost by the building of the Middlesbrough to Crewe railway in 1972. In his autobiography Barry Yates writes of his experiences as a lock-keeper in the 1960s

You may be able to wind here, but it is not a full-length winding hole, being only suitable for boats up to 72 feet long.
| Jacobean Lane Bridge | 4 furlongs | |
| Copt Heath M42 Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Barston Lane Bridge No 76 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| River Blythe Aqueduct No 5 | 2 furlongs | |
| River Blythe Aqueduct No 4 (Henwood Mill) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Henwood Mill Winding Hole | ||
| Henwood Bridge No 77 | ¼ furlongs | |
| The Woodlands Pipe Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Catherine de Barnes Bridge No 78 | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Damson Parkway Bridge No 78A | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
| Elmdon Heath Pipe Bridge | 2 miles, ½ furlongs | |
Not a winding hole as we know them, rather a wide bend!
Pearson's doesn't list it, Nicholson's do. You can do it in a 62ft
boat, 70ft would be tight!
Approach from Birmingham with caution
in case someone is winding here. You'll not see them until the last
moment!
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
Nearest rubbish disposal
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In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
Nearest place to turn
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In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole
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![Infrastructure, Grand Union canal. A vehicle barrier and an overflow weir on the towpath and Henwood Bridge [no 77] in the distance. by Christine Johnstone – 03 June 2025](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/08/09/8080905_ae1774da_120x120.jpg)




















![Henwood Wharf, Grand Union canal. Used as a storage site by the Canal & River Trust [CRT]. by Christine Johnstone – 03 June 2025](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/08/09/8080900_90c8cf2b_120x120.jpg)






![Canal & River Trust's Henwood Tip site at Catherine-de-Barnes. In truth, little has really changed here since August when [[4645228]] was taken, but the signage at the far end of the site implies that the site is managed by the Canal & Rivers Trust (formerly the British Waterways Board), and was formerly a dredging 'tip' site. In reality, it's no longer used by the Trust for that purpose, and with some assistance from the staff of a local branch of the HSBC Bank, it's being replanted and managed as a wildlife site, partly as a nursery to grow saplings for plantings elsewhere along the canal, plus a number of on-site features which will improve the tip itself as a nature reserve. by Richard Law – 09 December 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/76/33/4763303_79c46816_120x120.jpg)
