Lock 61, Winkwell Locks

Completed: We are pleased to share that our team has now completed the remedial repair to the balance beam, allowing us to safely reopen the navigation. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding while these works were being carried out.

Type: Navigation Closure

Waterway(s): Grand Union Canal

From: 24 August 2026, 11:35am

To: 25 August 2026, 11:11am inclusive

Region: London and South East

Reason: Repair

Subject to review on: 25 August 2026

Location

Closest waterway	Grand Union Canal
Starts at	Lock 61, Winkwell Locks
Ends at	Lock 61, Winkwell Locks

Descriptions

Update 25 August 2026, 11:10am

We are pleased to share that our team has now completed the remedial repair to the balance beam, allowing us to safely reopen the navigation.

Thank you very much for your patience and understanding while these works were being carried out.

Original 24 August 2026, 11:33am

Due to a broken balance beam we are closing the lock whilst a repair is underway. Please check this notice for further updates, which will be added as soon as they are available. Thank you for your patience and co-operation whilst work is undertaken to fix the issue.