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Navigable rivers & canals

Every year more than ten million of us visit Britain’s waterways to fish, cycle or walk the towpath, observe wildlife or go boating and enjoy the UK’s canals and navigable rivers.

EXPLORE YOUR WATERWAYS

Find out about the navigable canals and rivers near you – and the waterways events, activities and groups happening on them.

YOUR WATERWAYS

Canoeists paddle under the Lune Aqueduct

Discover The Waterways

Find out about the larger canals and rivers near you – and all around the UK.

Restoring The Waterways

We have a long history of leading and supporting waterway restoration campaigns.

Adult walking dog by canal with lock gate

Using The Waterways

Relaxing on or near the water is always time well spent, whether you boat, walk, cycle or fish.

Canal & River Map

UK canal and river map of navigable waterways, including those under restoration.

See the waterways

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Ashton Canal

Navigable

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Aire & Calder Navigation

Navigable

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Aire & Calder Navigation – River Aire

Navigable

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Aire & Calder Navigation – Wakefield Branch

Navigable

A moored boat on the Ashby Canal
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Ashby Canal

Navigable

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River Ancholme

Navigable

Moorings & Dwellings on the River Adur
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River Adur

Navigable

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River Avon – Warwickshire

Navigable

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Bedford to Milton Keynes Waterway Park

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Black Sluice moorings
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Boston to Peterborough Wetland Corridor

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River Avon – Bristol

Navigable

Moored boats on the Basingstoke Canal in Surrey
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Basingstoke Canal

Navigable

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Grand Union, Oxford & the South East No.1 (Nicholson)

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Severn, Avon & Birmingham No.2 (Nicholson)

£16.99

Birmingham & Heart of England No.3 (Nicholson)

£16.99

Four Counties & Welsh Canals No.4 (Nicholson)

£16.99

North West & Pennines No.5 (Nicholson)

£16.99

River Thames & Southern No.7 (Nicholson)

£16.99

Map of Inland Waterways Of Great Britain (Imrays)

£9.95

Map of the Inland Waterways of France (Imray)

£6.45

Love your waterways

Together we can protect and restore our waterways; the UK’s 6,500 miles of canals and rivers need your help.