Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section)
The Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) is a narrow canal and is part of the Stratford-on-Avon Canal.
It runs for 13 miles and ¾ furlongs through 35 locks from Kingswood Junction (south) (where it joins the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Lapworth Link) and the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Northern Section)) to Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon (where it joins the River Avon - Warwickshire (Upper Avon Navigation)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 7 feet wide. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.
Notable features of the waterway include Lapworth Locks (lower), Preston Bagot Locks, Edstone Aqueduct, Wilmcote Locks and Stratford Locks
Relevant publications — Waterway Travels:
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 90M - Avon Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 45M - Stratford uopn Avon Canal Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Kingswood Junction (south) | |||
| Lapworth Services | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Lapworth Lock No 22 | ½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Lapworth Lock No 23 | 1½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Broom Hall Bridge No 38 | 1¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Lapworth Lock No 24 | 2¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Winding Hole above Dicks Lane Lock | 4¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Dicks Lane Lock No 25 | 4½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Dicks Lane Bridge No 39 | 4½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Lapworth Lock No 26 | 5¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| M40 Motorway Bridge No 39A | 6½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Lapworth Bottom Lock No 27 | 6¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Rowington Lock No 28 | 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Rowington Lock No 29 | 1 mile and 3½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Rowington Lock No 30 Lowsonford |
1 mile and 6½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Mill Lane Bridge No 40 | 1 mile and 6¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Fleur de Lys PH 17th Century country pub |
1 mile and 7¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Lowsonford Lock No 31 | 2 miles and ½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| New Road Bridge No 41 | 2 miles and ¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Lowsonford Lock No 32 | 2 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Lowsonford Narrows | 2 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Claverdon Narrows | 2 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Claverdon Top Lock No 33 | 2 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 11 locks | |
| Bridge No 44 (Stratford Canal) | 3 miles | 12 locks | |
| Yarningale Aqueduct | 3 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Bucket Lock Cottage A fine example of a barrel roof house |
3 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Bucket Lock No 34 | 3 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 12 locks | |
| Claverdon Bottom Lock No 35 Bridge No 45 |
3 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 13 locks | |
| Bridge No 45 (Stratford Canal) | 3 miles and 2½ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Preston Bagot Top Lock No 36 | 3 miles and 5½ furlongs | 14 locks | |
| Preston Bagot Bridge No 46 | 3 miles and 5½ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Preston Bagot Middle Lock No 37 | 3 miles and 6¾ furlongs | 15 locks | |
| Preston Bagot Bottom Lock No 38 | 4 miles | 16 locks | |
| Preston Bagot Bridge No 47 | 4 miles | 17 locks | |
| Warwick Road Bridge (A4189) No 47A | 4 miles and ½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Preston Bagot Bridge No 48 | 4 miles and ½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Winding Hole below Preston Bagot Bridge | 4 miles and 1 furlong | 17 locks | |
| Footbridge No 49 | 4 miles and 4½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Preston Hill Farm Bridge No 50 | 5 miles and 2 furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Green Lane Bridge No 51 | 5 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Footbridge No 52 | 5 miles and 6½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Winding Hole above Footbridge No 53 | 5 miles and 7½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Wootton Wawen Bridge No 53 | 5 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Wootton Wawen Wharf and Marina An Anglo-Welsh Boat Hire Base |
6 miles and ¾ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| The Navigation Inn (Wootton Wawen) Reopened (Aug 2025). Accessible via Anglo Welsh moorings. |
6 miles and ¾ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Wootton Wawen Aqueduct Over the A3400 Stratford Road |
6 miles and ¾ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Wootton Wawen Footbridge No 54 | 6 miles and 2½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Hill Farm Marina | 6 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Changeline Footbridge No 55 | 6 miles and 7 furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Farm Bridge No 56 | 7 miles and ¼ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Winding Hole above Bearley Lock | 7 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Bearley Lock No 39 | 7 miles and 1½ furlongs | 17 locks | |
| Edstone Aqueduct (northern end) | 7 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Edstone Aqueduct (southern end) | 7 miles and 4 furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Edstone Footbridge No 57 | 7 miles and 6 furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Edstone Winding Hole | 8 miles and 2½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Field Bridge No 58 | 8 miles and 5½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Wilmcote Winding Hole | 9 miles and 2½ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Featherbed Bridge No 59 Wilmcote village on east bank |
9 miles and 4 furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Canada Bridge No 60 | 9 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Wilmcote Top Lock No 40 | 10 miles and ¾ furlongs | 18 locks | |
| Winding Hole below Wilmcote Top Lock | 10 miles and 1 furlong | 19 locks | |
| Wilmcote Lock No 41 | 10 miles and 1¼ furlongs | 19 locks | |
| Wilmcote Lock No 42 | 10 miles and 2 furlongs | 20 locks | |
| Wilmcote Lock No 43 | 10 miles and 3½ furlongs | 21 locks | |
| Wilmcote Bridge No 61 | 10 miles and 3½ furlongs | 22 locks | |
| Wilmcote Lock No 44 | 10 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 22 locks | |
| Wilmcote Lock No 45 | 10 miles and 4½ furlongs | 23 locks | |
| Wilmcote Lock No 46 | 10 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 24 locks | |
| Wilmcote Lock No 47 | 10 miles and 5¼ furlongs | 25 locks | |
| Wilmcote Lock No 48 Narrows | 10 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 26 locks | |
| Wilmcote Lock No 48 | 10 miles and 7 furlongs | 26 locks | |
| Wilmcote Lock No 49 | 10 miles and 7½ furlongs | 27 locks | |
| Wilmcote Bottom Lock No 50 | 11 miles | 28 locks | |
| Stratford Northern Bypass Bridge No 62A | 11 miles and 2 furlongs | 29 locks | |
| Chaleybeate Bridge No 63 | 11 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 29 locks | |
| Bishopton Lock No 51 | 11 miles and 4½ furlongs | 29 locks | |
| Timothy's Bridge No 64 | 11 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 30 locks | |
| Stratford Railway Bridge No 64A | 12 miles and 2¼ furlongs | 30 locks | |
| Stratford Railway Bridge No 64B | 12 miles and 2½ furlongs | 30 locks | |
| Old "Valley Cruisers" Base | 12 miles and 3 furlongs | 30 locks | |
| Winding Hole above Stratford Top Lock No 52 | 12 miles and 4 furlongs | 30 locks | |
| Stratford Top Lock No 52 | 12 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 30 locks | |
| Birmingham Road Bridge No 65 | 12 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 31 locks | |
| Clopton Road Bridge No 66 | 12 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 31 locks | |
| Stratford Lock No 53 | 12 miles and 5¾ furlongs | 31 locks | |
| Maidenhead Road Bridge No 67 | 12 miles and 6 furlongs | 32 locks | |
| Stratford Lock No 54 | 12 miles and 6½ furlongs | 32 locks | |
| Stratford Bottom Lock No 55 | 12 miles and 7 furlongs | 33 locks | |
| Warwick Road Bridge No 68 | 12 miles and 7 furlongs | 34 locks | |
| Bridge Street Bridge No 69 Entrance to Bancroft Basin is a 32yd long "tunnel". |
12 miles and 7¾ furlongs | 34 locks | |
| Bancroft Basin | 13 miles and ¼ furlongs | 34 locks | |
| Stratford-upon-Avon Lock No 56 Wide lock between the River Avon and Bancroft Basin |
13 miles and ½ furlongs | 34 locks | |
| Stratford Lock Junction Footbridge | 13 miles and ½ furlongs | 35 locks | |
| Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon | 13 miles and ¾ furlongs | 35 locks |
- Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Walk (Southern Section) - YouTube — associated with this page
- A walk along the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal (Southern Section) from Stratford to Kingswood Junction. The walk includes the Edstone Aqueduct (the longest canal...
- Visit the Edstone Aqueduct and discover its history - Industrial Tour — associated with Edstone Aqueduct
- Find out the best way to visit the Edstone Aqueduct, how long it takes to see, how to get there, and details on its history and architecture.
- Fleur de Lys — associated with Fleur de Lys PH
- The Fleur De Lys country pub in Lowsonford, Warwickshire offers award-winning pies, thirst-quenching pints and a children’s playground. Book your table now!
- Hill Farm Marina — associated with Hill Farm Marina
- Marina
Wikipedia has a page about Stratford-on-Avon Canal
The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a canal in the south Midlands of England. The canal, which was built between 1793 and 1816, runs for 25.5 miles (41.0 km) in total, and consists of two sections. The dividing line is at Kingswood Junction, which gives access to the Grand Union Canal. Following acquisition by a railway company in 1856, it gradually declined, the southern section being un-navigable by 1945, and the northern section little better.
The northern section was the setting for a high-profile campaign by the fledgling Inland Waterways Association in 1947, involving the right of navigation under Tunnel Lane bridge, which required the Great Western Railway to jack it up in order to allow boats to pass. These actions saved the section from closure. The southern section was restored by the National Trust between 1961 and 1964, after an attempt to close it was thwarted. The revived canal was re-opened by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and responsibility for it was transferred to British Waterways in 1988.
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