River Avon - Warwickshire (Upper Avon Navigation)
Early plans of what would become the River Avon - Warwickshire (Upper Avon Navigation) were drawn up by Cecil Wood in 1835 but problems with Eastpool Locks caused delays and it was finally opened on January 1 1888. From a junction with The River Bernigo Navigation at Sheffield the canal ran for 23 miles to Taunington. The canal between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Salisbury was obliterated by the building of the Manchester to Exeter railway in 1972. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1990 after a restoration campaign lead by Newcester parish council.
The River Avon - Warwickshire (Upper Avon Navigation) is a small river and is part of the River Avon - Warwickshire.
It runs for 19 miles and 6½ furlongs through 10 locks from Evesham Lock (where it joins the River Avon - Warwickshire (Lower Avon Navigation)) to The Red House (where it joins the River Avon - Warwickshire (Higher Avon Navigation)).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 70 feet long and 12 feet and 6 inches wide. The maximum headroom is 10 feet. The maximum draught is 3 feet.
It has a junction with the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) at Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon.
The navigational authority for this waterway is Avon Navigation TrustRelevant publications — Waterway Maps:
- Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map
- Waterway Routes 90M - Avon Ring Map (Downloadable)
- Waterway Routes 44M - River Avon (Stratford) Map (Downloadable)
Relevant publications — Waterway Guides:
| Evesham Lock Junction of Upper and Lower Avon Navigations |
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| Evesham Marina | 3 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Even Railway Bridge | 3½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Simon de Montford Bridge | 1 mile and 1¾ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Bridge Inn (Offenham) | 1 mile and 4½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Valley Moorings – Evesham Country Park | 2 miles and ½ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| George Billington Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
3 miles and 6 furlongs | 1 lock | |
| George Billington Lock Named after a man whose donation enabled volunteers to build the lock. He died of an incurable disease within a week of the lock's opening. |
3 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 1 lock | |
| Footbridge upstream of George Billington Lock Fish and Anchor Pub not accessible from this footbridge |
3 miles and 7 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| George Billington Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
3 miles and 7½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Robert Aickman Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
4 miles and 1½ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Robert Aickman Lock Winding Hole | 4 miles and 3 furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Robert Aickman Lock | 4 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 2 locks | |
| Old Lock Entrance (Harvington) Channel leading to the old lock (now a dry dock) |
4 miles and 3½ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Abbots Salford Holiday Park Marina | 6 miles and 2 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| Avon - Arrow Junction Junction of the River Arrow with the River Avon |
7 miles and ¼ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| I.W.A. Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
7 miles and 3 furlongs | 3 locks | |
| I.W.A. Lock | 7 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 3 locks | |
| I.W.A. Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
7 miles and 4¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Bidford on Avon Visitor Moorings | 8 miles and 5½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| Bidford Bridge Bridge built in 1482 |
8 miles and 6½ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| E and H Billington Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
9 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| E and H Billington Lock Elsie and Hiram Billington Lock |
9 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 4 locks | |
| E and H Billington Lock Winding Hole | 9 miles and 4 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| E and H Billington Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
9 miles and 4½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Barton Moorings Off-River Moorings |
9 miles and 5½ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Barton Moorings Entrance | 9 miles and 6¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Barton Moorings Exit | 9 miles and 7 furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Pilgrim Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
10 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Pilgrim Lock Named after the Pilgrim Trust |
10 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 5 locks | |
| Pilgrim Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
10 miles and 3¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| W A Cadbury Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
12 miles and ¾ furlongs | 6 locks | |
| W A Cadbury Lock | 12 miles and 1 furlong | 6 locks | |
| W A Cadbury Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
12 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Avonside Marina | 13 miles | 7 locks | |
| Binton Bridge Upstream Channel Entrance Keep right when entering channel going upstream, No Access to the left. |
13 miles and 1½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Binton Bridge | 13 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| The Four Alls PH Riverside |
13 miles and 1¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Binton Bridge Downstream Channel Entrance Keep left when entering channel going downstream, No Access to the right. |
13 miles and 2 furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Luddington Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir |
15 miles and ½ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Luddington Lock | 15 miles and ¾ furlongs | 7 locks | |
| Luddington Lock Wharf | 15 miles and 1 furlong | 8 locks | |
| Luddington Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
15 miles and 1 furlong | 8 locks | |
| Avon - Stour Junction Junction of the River Avon and the River Stour |
16 miles and 2½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Stratford Cycle Path Bridge Disused railway bridge (Stratford to Honeybourne) |
16 miles and 5½ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Weir Brake Lock Weir Exit Channel leading to the Weir - No Access |
17 miles and 3 furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Weir Brake Lock | 17 miles and 3¼ furlongs | 8 locks | |
| Weir Brake Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
17 miles and 4 furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Shakespeare Marina Now open (July 2023). |
17 miles and 4¾ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Seven Meadows Road Bridge | 17 miles and 5½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Seven Meadows Footbridge | 17 miles and 5½ furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Colin P Witter Lock | 17 miles and 7 furlongs | 9 locks | |
| Colin P Witter Lock Weir Entrance Channel leading to the Weir |
17 miles and 7¼ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | 17 miles and 7½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Royal Shakespeare Theatre | 18 miles and 2 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Junction of Stratford Canal and River Avon | 18 miles and 2½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Old Tramway Bridge - Stratford Carried an early tramroad, now a footpath |
18 miles and 2¾ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Stratford Bridge | 18 miles and 3 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Holiday Inn Arm | 18 miles and 3½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| The Old Bathing Place | 18 miles and 7½ furlongs | 10 locks | |
| Stratford Caravan Park Bridge | 19 miles and 3 furlongs | 10 locks | |
| The Red House Limit of Navigation |
19 miles and 6½ furlongs | 10 locks |
- Avon Navigation Trust — associated with River Avon - Warwickshire
- Navigation Authority
- The Four Alls Pub — associated with The Four Alls PH
- Public House
- Shakespeare Marina Website — associated with Shakespeare Marina
- Shakespeare marina on the river Avon at Stratford
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