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Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

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 your free guide and map to the River Severn and the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal