The Navigation Inn (Wootton Wawen) ** Closed Nov 2025 **
The Navigation Inn (Wootton Wawen) ** Closed Nov 2025 ** is on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section).
The Act of Parliament for the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) was passed on January 1 1888 after extensive lobbying by John Longbotham. Expectations for pottery traffic to Aberdeen were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Nantwich kept it open. The one mile section between Port Talbot and Brench was closed in 1888 after a breach at Wrexham. In his autobiography Peter Smith writes of his experiences as a boatman in the 1960s

| Green Lane Bridge No 51 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Footbridge No 52 | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Winding Hole above Footbridge No 53 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Wootton Wawen Bridge No 53 | 1 furlong | |
| Wootton Wawen Wharf and Marina | a few yards | |
| The Navigation Inn (Wootton Wawen) ** Closed Nov 2025 ** | ||
| Wootton Wawen Aqueduct | a few yards | |
| Wootton Wawen Footbridge No 54 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Hill Farm Marina | 4½ furlongs | |
| Changeline Footbridge No 55 | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Farm Bridge No 56 | 7½ furlongs | |
- Stratford-upon-Avon Canal Walk (Southern Section) - YouTube — associated with Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section)
- A walk along the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal (Southern Section) from Stratford to Kingswood Junction. The walk includes the Edstone Aqueduct (the longest canal...
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest rubbish disposal
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In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon
In the direction of Kingswood Junction (south)
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![Aqueduct at Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire. This image shows the iron trough containing the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal as it crosses the A3400 (formerly A34) road. As the towpath is part of the iron work of three such aqueducts on this canal, horses (or people) walk on a surface level with the bottom of the trough, and to its left. This is shown very clearly by Dr Clifton's 1977 image. The aqueduct was built in 1813 and is more than forty metres long.[[[463097]]] by Roger D Kidd – 26 August 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/36/24/3362456_5fc3f5c5_120x120.jpg)

![Aqueduct at Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire. This image shows the iron trough containing the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal as it crosses the A3400 (formerly A34) road. As the towpath is part of the iron work of three aqueducts on this canal, horses (or people) walk on a surface level with the bottom of the trough, and to its left. This is shown more clearly by Dr Clifton's 1977 image. The aqueduct was built in 1813 and is more than forty metres long.[[[463097]]] by Roger D Kidd – 26 August 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/36/24/3362451_a38b5395_120x120.jpg)
![Aqueduct at Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire. This telephoto assisted image shows the iron trough containing the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal as it crosses the A3400 (formerly A34) road. As the towpath is part of the iron work of three such aqueducts on this canal, horses (or people) walk on a surface level with the bottom of the trough. This is shown more clearly by Dr Clifton's 1977 image. The aqueduct was built in 1813 and is more than forty metres long.[[[463097]]] by Roger D Kidd – 26 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/36/23/3362318_e0168373_120x120.jpg)


![Aqueduct at Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire. This image shows the iron trough containing the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal as it crosses the A3400 (formerly A34) road. As the towpath is part of the iron work of three such aqueducts on this canal, horses (or people) walk on a surface level with the bottom of the trough, and to its left. This is shown very clearly by Dr Clifton's 1977 image. The aqueduct was built in 1813 and is more than forty metres long.[[[463097]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2012](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/41/23/3412328_7460dd3f_120x120.jpg)


![Aqueduct at Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire. This image shows the iron trough containing the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal as it crosses the A3400 (formerly A34) road. As the towpath is part of the iron work of three aqueducts on this canal, horses (or people) walk on a surface level with the bottom of the trough, and to its left. This is shown more clearly by Dr Clifton's 1977 image. The aqueduct was built in 1813 and is more than forty metres long.[[[463097]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/41/23/3412326_64989336_120x120.jpg)
![Aqueduct at Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire. This image shows the iron trough containing the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal as it crosses the A3400 (formerly A34) road. As the towpath is part of the iron work of three such aqueducts on this canal, horses (or people) walk on a surface level with the bottom of the trough, and to its left. The aqueduct was built in 1813 and is more than forty metres long.Another angle: [[[3363271]]] by Roger D Kidd – 23 August 2012](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/41/24/3412458_b1d705cd_120x120.jpg)



![Wootton Wawen Aqueduct (plaque). Plaque attached to non-towpath (south) side of the aqueduct trough.(See [[[3548772]]]) by David Dixon – 03 July 2013](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/54/87/3548784_3fc6b2fa_120x120.jpg)



![Aqueduct at Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire. This telephoto assisted image shows the iron trough containing the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal as it crosses the A3400 (formerly A34) road. As the towpath is part of the iron work of three such aqueducts on this canal, horses (or people) walk on a surface level with the bottom of the trough. This is shown more clearly by Dr Clifton's 1977 image. The aqueduct was built in 1813.[[[463097]]] by Roger D Kidd – 26 August 2012](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/36/21/3362143_3e5af0c8_120x120.jpg)




![Corrosion, Wootton Wawen aqueduct. Also visible in the more general view [[2319696]] by Robin Stott – 29 September 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/73/47/2734725_a771bd67_120x120.jpg)


