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Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Once the broadest, deepest canal in the world, the Gloucester & Sharpness is even today an impressive feat of waterway engineering.
The 16-mile waterway starts at Gloucester's Historic Docks and ends in the commercial port of Sharpness, bypassing a perilous stretch of the River Severn. The canal has an identity all of its own, differing from most navigations by its sheer scale. Its immense swing-bridges and ornate bridge-keepers' houses are unique to the canal.
The National Waterways Museum at the refurbished Gloucester Docks and Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust are just two of its numerous attractions.
Download a visitor guide to the River Severn and the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
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