Winter works programme 2025/26
Each winter, when fewer boats are cruising our waterways, we carry out essential repairs and maintenance. In many cases we need to close the waterway completely, and sometimes even the towpath.
Before we finalise our winter works programme, we like to consult with the people who use our waterways to make sure these stoppages cause as little disruption as possible.
Thank you to all those who commented on our draft winter 2025/26 programme. The programme has now been published and you can see the individual stoppages in the main search function below.
This is updated regularly. Any change made to the programme for now is subject to a vigorous change control process. We will update the web notices if our plans do differ.
2025/26 winter programme dates
- Pre-Christmas works: 3 November 2025 – 19 December 2025
- Post-Christmas works: 5 January 2026 – 13 March 2026
