List of Canal Tunnels in The United Kingdom

List Of Canal Tunnels In The United Kingdom


This is a list of canal tunnels in the United Kingdom.

Tunnel Canal Length Designer Coordinates Notes Image
Ashford Tunnel Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal 375 yards (343 m) Thomas Dadford 51°53.195′N 3°16.525′W / 51.886583°N 3.275417°W / 51.886583; -3.275417 Powys, Wales Tunnel narrows considerably between northern and southern portals due to repairs to its fabric but is nevertheless navigable by a narrowboat with relative ease.
Blisworth Tunnel Grand Union Canal 3,057 yards (2,795 m) Northamptonshire
Braunston Tunnel Grand Union Canal 2,042 yards (1,867 m) Jessop & Barnes 52°16.976′N 1°10.041′W / 52.282933°N 1.167350°W / 52.282933; -1.167350 Northamptonshire
Bruce Tunnel Kennet and Avon Canal 502 yards (459 m)
Butterley Tunnel Cromford Canal 53°3.3841′N 1°22.3994′W / 53.0564017°N 1.3733233°W / 53.0564017; -1.3733233 Derbyshire
Chirk Tunnel Llangollen Canal 459 yards (420 m) 52°55′46.91″N 3°3′46.77″W / 52.9296972°N 3.0629917°W / 52.9296972; -3.0629917 Near Chirk, Wales
Drakeholes Tunnel Chesterfield Canal 154 yards (141 m)
Dudley Tunnel Birmingham Canal Navigations 52°31′18″N 2°04′42″W / 52.52173°N 2.07840°W / 52.52173; -2.07840 Part of Dudley Canal Line No 1
Greywell Tunnel Basingstoke Canal Closed to traffic following cave-in. Now home to Europe's largest bat colony.
Harecastle Tunnels Trent & Mersey Canal James Brindley/ Thomas Telford 53°4′27″N 2°14′11″W / 53.07417°N 2.23639°W / 53.07417; -2.23639 Staffordshire
Hollingwood Common Tunnel Chesterfield Canal
Lapal Tunnel Birmingham Canal Navigations 52°26′42″N 2°00′06″W / 52.4450°N 2.0017°W / 52.4450; -2.0017 Part of Dudley Canal Line No 2
Lord Ward's Tunnel Birmingham Canal Navigations
Norwood Tunnel Chesterfield Canal 2,893 yards (2,645 m) 53°20′06″N 1°16′11″W / 53.33501°N 1.26971°W / 53.33501; -1.26971 Derbyshire
Netherton Tunnel Birmingham Canal Navigations 52°30′25″N 2°03′25″W / 52.50697°N 2.05708°W / 52.50697; -2.05708
Sapperton Canal Tunnel Thames and Severn Canal 53°35′29″N 1°57′36″W / 53.591283°N 1.95996°W / 53.591283; -1.95996 Gloucestershire
Standedge Tunnels Huddersfield Narrow Canal 5,686 yards (5,199 m) 53°35′29″N 1°57′36″W / 53.591283°N 1.95996°W / 53.591283; -1.95996 West Yorkshire to Greater Manchester
Worsley Navigable Levels Bridgewater Canal 53°30′2.2″N 2°22′52.2″W / 53.500611°N 2.381167°W / 53.500611; -2.381167 Greater Manchester

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