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Preferred route from North Kilworth Narrows to Husband's Bosworth Tunnel (northeastern entrance)

Summary of trip

Summary of trip

This is a trip of 1 mile, 4½ furlongs from North Kilworth Narrows to Husband's Bosworth Tunnel (northeastern entrance) travelling northeast on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union).

This will take 37 minutes.

Route

Route

Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union)
From North Kilworth Narrows (Possible site of bridge no 44) to:
North Kilworth Bridge No 45 Esso
North Kilworth half a mile west
 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Husband's Bosworth Tunnel (southwestern entrance) 6¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Husband's Bosworth Tunnel (northeastern entrance) The Bell Inn Golden Bowl Having passed through Husband's Bosworth Tunnel (1166 yards long) 5¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Map of entire trip

Map of entire trip

Totals

Totals

Total distance is 1 mile, 4½ furlongs and 0 locks Today's travel includes 1 tunnel (Husband's Bosworth Tunnel (1166 yards long)).

This is made up of 1 mile, 4½ furlongs of narrow canals.

This will take 37 minutes. For initial calculation purposes (before adjusting for such things as overnight stops) this is taken as 1 day of 37 minutes.
Stoppages affecting trip

Stoppages affecting trip

There are waterway stoppages that affect this trip
Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) – From Watford Lock 1 to Kings Lock 38 – Lock 1 to Lock 38 - Kings Lock — from Tuesday the 29th of July, 2025 until further notice.

We are pleased to let you know that from Monday 27th October at 10am, the Leicester Line from Watford Lock 1 to Kilby Lock 30 will be open to navigation from 10am until 3pm.  Last boat in at Watford and Foxton Lock flights will be 2pm.  Unfortunately, the section from Kilby Lock 30 to Kings Lock 38 will remain closed to navigation as water levels have not yet recovered sufficiently.  We will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates if conditions change. Despite the measures we're taking, there may be extreme local circumstances that require us to take immediate action to temporarily close some stretches to navigation.

Notification sent Tuesday the 15th of July, 2025

This information has been automatically extracted from stoppages emails from the Canal & River Trust website. CanalPlanAC doesn't guarantee the accuracy of the stoppage information, nor that it has not been misinterpreted. You are recommended to always check before acting on this information.

Navigational notes

Navigational notes