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Services near Weired Lock 28 next to Hatton Lock 28

Find businesses, services and amenities near Weired Lock 28 next to Hatton Lock 28 on the Grand Union Canal.

Part of a dramatic flight of 21 locks climbing Hatton Hill, often nicknamed the "Stairway to Heaven." The original narrow locks were built in 1799 as part of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal, then widened in the 1930s during the Grand Union Canal modernisation programme to accommodate wider barges. The flight lifts boats approximately 45 metres over about 2 miles and typically takes 3 to 5 hours to navigate.

Grand Union CanalLock #28CRT District: GU52.28906, -1.61692View on Google Maps

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Canal
Grand Union Canal
Lock Number
28
CRT District
GU

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