Lapworth lies on the junction of two canals, the Stratford, and the Grand Union which has been returned to its original configuration in recent years. The towpath of the Grand Union Canal is popular with fishermen and walkers, The canal passes through Lapworth on its way from Birmingham to Leamington Spa via Shrewley, Hatton and Warwick and eventually on to London. Although travelling by this route would take considerably longer than our excellent train service run by Chiltern Railways which takes you from Lapworth station to London Marylebone in around two hours with no changes necessary
The Stratford Canal passes through Lapworth on its way from Kings Norton Junction in the suburbs of Birmingham to Stratford, where it joins the River Avon.
A
split bridge.
An unusual feature of the Stratford on Avon Canal is its
split bridges, designed in the days of horse drawn boats to
let the horse cross over the canal without being unhitched
from the narrowboat.
A barrel roofed
cottage.
Several barrel roofed cottages can be seen on the canalside
between Stratford and Lapworth. This cottage is alongside an
old section of canal re-opened in 1995 to provide a route
between the Stratford and Grand Union canals which makes more
efficient use of water resources than the previously used
link.
Lapworth
Flight.
The Lapworth flight of locks drops the canal down from the
Birmingham plateau level. After working a boat through the
flight the thirsty boater would be missing a treat if they
didn't explore the local pubs.