Tuel Lane Lock
📍 Sowerby BridgeWest Yorkshire
The deepest canal lock in the UK, with a 6 metre drop, on the Rochdale Canal in Sowerby Bridge
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What’s free
Free to watch from the towpath and lockside
About
Tuel Lane Lock was built in 1996 when the Rochdale Canal was restored, and with a fall of about 6 metres it is the deepest lock in the UK. It sits next to a short tunnel and is worked by a lock keeper, so if you time it right you can watch boats rise and fall. It is a short stroll from Sowerby Bridge town centre and the canal basin.
Opening times
- Boat passages are run by a lock keeper at set times
Times can change, so check with the venue before a special trip.
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