Caen Hill Flight

Further to the notice below, we are pleased to advise that the repairs have now been completed at Lock 28, Caen Hill.

Normal opening hours will resume from tomorrow (Wednesday 29th July ) from 8 am.

Thank you for your patience whilst we carried out these important works.

Further to our previous notice, our construction team and engineers have been working closely with specialist contractors to progress the repair works at the lock.   We are currently addressing a number of technical challenges that must be resolved before the works can be completed safely and effectively.   Should the works be delayed further, an assisted passage service will be provided on Wednesday 29 July, from 8:00am to 12:00pm for narrow beams only.   We will provide an update as soon as more information becomes available.   We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank our customers for their patience and understanding while we work to restore normal operations as quickly as possible.

  Further to the notice below, please be advised that contractors will be on site on Monday 27th July to commence repair works at Lock 28, Caen Hill.

We anticipate that the works will be completed early next week.

We  will provide a further update once the works have been completed.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Further to the notice below, engineers are continuing to assess the repairs required at Lock 28.

Caen Hill Flight will be open with assisted passage through Lock 28 for narrowboats only on Wednesday 22 July, from 8:00am to 12:00pm.

We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Further to the notice below, please be advised that Lock 23 (Foxhangers Lock) is currently inoperable due to a paddle failure.

This will affect the scheduled assisted passage arranged for tomorrow, Wednesday 15th July.

Assisted passage will only be available down the flight tomorrow from 8 am until midday.

On Thursday 16th July, assisted passage will be available up the flight from 8:00 am until midday.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Further to the notice below, please be advised that the essential maintenance works which were due to be carried out at Lock 28 w/c 13th July are taking longer than originally planned to complete, which has caused a delay in the works starting.

For next week the lock will only be open on Wednesday 15th July - from 8:00am until 12:00pm.

The last entrance to the flight will be at 12:00pm.

There will be assisted passage through the lock (for narrow boats only) on approach to the lock, please wait for instructions from the team, who will be on hand to assist boating customers through the affected area.

Our maintenance team is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

Further updates will be provided as soon as more progress has been made.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and understanding.

Further to the notice below, Caen Hill Flight will be open with assisted passage through Lock 28 for narrow boats only on Thursday 9th July and Friday 10th July, from 8:00am until 12:00pm.

The last entrance to the flight will be at 12:00pm.

On approach to the lock, please wait for instructions from the team, who will be on hand to assist boating customers through the affected area.

The permanent repair will be undertaken during the week commencing 13th July.

We will update this notice when further information becomes available.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience and cooperation.

Further to the previous notice, please be advised that Lock 28 remains inoperable due to a failure of the mitre beam.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will provide further updates as they become available.

You are welcome to contact us at [email protected] or 03030 404040 if you would like to discuss this information with a member of our Customer Service Team.

We would like to sincerely apologise for the conflicting messages recently shared regarding the Caen Hill flight.

Following further engineering assessments, we regret to inform you that the flight must now be closed until further notice.

We understand this may be frustrating and appreciate your patience and understanding while essential works are carried out.

We will provide further updates as soon as more information becomes available.

You are welcome to contact us at [email protected] or 03030 404040 if you would like to discuss this information with a member of our Customer Service Team.