Watford Lock Flight

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal)

From: 23 July 2026, 2:45pm

To: On-going

Region: East Midlands

Reason: Repair

Subject to review on: 27 July 2026

Location

Closest waterway	Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal)
Starts at	Lock 1
Ends at	Lock 7

Watford Lock Flight has been closed due to an issue at Lock 3. A broken paddle means that the lock is inoperable.

We anticipate that the earliest the repair can be completed will be Monday.

We will update this notice when further information is available.