Navigation  and Towpath Closure Update – Bosley Lock 4 – Posted 3 October 2025

Lock 4, Bosley

Programme: Winter works  /  Type: Navigation Closure
Waterway(s): Macclesfield Canal
From: 13 October 2025, 8am  /  To: 31 October 2025, 4pm inclusive
Closest waterway: Macclesfield Canal
Starts at: Bosley Lock 1  /  Ends at: Bosley Lock 12
Upstream winding hole: Oakgrove  /  Downstream winding hole: Winding Hole 200m West of Br 63

Original 3 October 2025, 4:47pm  –  We apologise for the need to add a navigation closure to carry out essential repairs on the lock. This has become necessary following damage caused to the cill by a boat strike. As a result, the planned lock gate stoppage at nearby Lock 7 will now commence on 10/11/2025 to open the navigation and provide a 10-day window for boat movements between stoppages.