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To the left, a towpath leads up and over a bridge which disappears off, whilst a wide blue canal with boats runs parallel.

Kingswood Arm (North Stratford Canal)

The Kingswood Arm measures just 0.25 miles long, and includes one lock.

This branch is an extremely short section of the Stratford Upon Avon Canal in the West Midlands, linking it with the Warwick & Birmingham Canal (now the Grand Union Canal).

Kingswood Junction

Boating the Kingswood Arm

All you need to know about boating the Kingswood Arm

Things to see and do near the Kingswood Arm

Boat passing through lock into a basin

Stratford upon Avon

Take a visit to Shakespeare's birth place for a day of history and culture

Birmingham

With more miles of canal to explore than Venice has to offer, you won't be short of things to see and do in Birmingham

A butterfly with white wings, grey tips, and a black-grey spot on each wing perches on white flowers

Visit Bancroft Gardens

This beautiful park is a 30-minute drive away and the perfect place for a picnic

Group of male mallard ducks stand and sit on the concrete bank of the canal looking at the water.

Spot wildlife

Download our nature spotters' guide and get ready to see plenty of water birds

Canoeing on the Birmingham Canal Navigation

More from the West Midlands

See what's happening, including our wellbeing activities, on the waterways of the West Midlands

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