Droitwich Canals (Droitwich Junction Canal)
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 Hanbury Locks, M5 Motorway Tunnel and Impney Way Tunnel
Relevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 88M - Stourport Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 41M - Droitwich Canals Map (Free Download)
- Waterway Routes 42M - Worcester and Birmingham Canal Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 91M - Mid Worcestershire (Droitwich) Ring Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Droitwich Junction Junction of Droitwich Barge Canal and Droitwich Junction Canal |
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| Bromsgrove Road Bridge No 8 | ¼ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Swan Drive Bridge No 7 | 2½ furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Lock No 7 (Droitwich Junction Canal) New lock between the eastern end of the canalised section of the River Salwarpe, Droitwich Junction Canal. No towpath between here and the Motorway Tunnel. |
3 furlongs | 0 locks | |
| Impney Way Tunnel No 6 (western entrance) | 4¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Impney Way Tunnel No 6 (eastern entrance) | 4¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Droitwich Junction Canal Emergency/Escape Area There is foot access to this area, canal side up to Impney Way, for use in an emergency. |
4½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| M5 Motorway Tunnel No 5 (western entrance) | 4½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| M5 Motorway Tunnel No 5 (eastern entrance) | 4¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Motorway Tunnel Footbridge No 4 | 4¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Lock No 6 (Droitwich Junction Canal) | 5½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Lock No 6 Winding Hole | 5¾ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Staircase Locks Tailbridge No 3 | 6¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Hanbury Staircase Locks Nos 4 and 5 Top paddles have restricted lift movement |
6½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Rugby Club Bridge No 2 A new bridge on a slightly diverted canal route |
1 mile and ¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Droitwich Spa Marina | 1 mile and ¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Hanbury Lock No 3 | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Hanbury Lock No 2 | 1 mile and 2¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Hanbury Lock No 1 Read the text with photo 5 on how to use the side ponds |
1 mile and 2¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| Hanbury Junction Bridge No 1 | 1 mile and 3¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Hanbury Junction Junction with Droitwich Junction Canal (Restored - Opened 1/July/2011). Hanbury Wharf |
1 mile and 4 furlongs | 7 locks |
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Wikipedia has a page about Droitwich Canals
The Droitwich Canal is a synthesis of two canals in Worcestershire, England; the Droitwich Barge Canal and the Droitwich Junction Canal. The Barge Canal is a broad canal which opened in 1771 linking Droitwich Spa to the River Severn at Hawford Bottom Lock, Claines. The Droitwich Junction Canal is a narrow canal, opened in 1854, which linked Droitwich to the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. Both were built to carry salt, and were abandoned in 1939. They have been the subject of a restoration plan since 1973, and the Barge Canal was officially reopened in 2010, while the Junction Canal reopened in July 2011. Following the opening of the canal, ownership transferred to the newly created Canal and River Trust