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Knowle Locks – Knowle Locks loop from Balsall Common

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Knowle Locks – Knowle Locks loop from Balsall Common

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Knowle Locks – Knowle Locks loop from Balsall Common

03:29

13.4km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.36 km

St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall

Highlight • Historical Site

13th century church part of the Knights Templar headquarters. Worth a visit.

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6.81 km

Knowle Bottom Lock No. 47, Grand Union Canal

Highlight • Rest Area

Knowle Bottom Lock No 47 is a place on the waterways on the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line) between Kingswood Junction (Junction of Grand Union and Stratford upon Avon Canals) (3 miles and 3¼ furlongs to the south) and Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole (10 miles and 5½ furlongs and 4 locks to the northwest).

It is at one end of Knowle Locks.

The nearest place in the direction of Kingswood Junction is Winding Hole below Knowle Bottom Lock; ¼ furlongs away.

The nearest place in the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole is Knowle Lock No 48 (Knowle Flight Lock No 2); ½ furlongs away.

Mooring here is impossible (it may be physically impossible, forbidden, or allowed only for specific short-term purposes) .

Facilities: water point.

This is a lock with a rise of 8f4.

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6.89 km

Knowle Locks

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Originally Knowle Locks were a series of six narrow locks but one lock was removed and the remaining five were modernised into wide locks during the 1930 Grand Union Canal Improvement. The lock flight starts off with Knowle Lock 51 (pictures on the left). The remains of the old narrow locks are still evident as can more or less be seen on our Lock 49 photo shown below. Knowle Locks are the northernmost of the widened locks on the Grand Union Canal - i.e. from here going north on into Birmingham all of the Grand Union Canal Locks are the original width.

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7.37 km

Knowle Locks

Highlight • Rest Area

There is a tap here which is useful for refilling water

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8.14 km

Kixley Bridge No. 72 (Grand Union Canal)

Highlight • Bridge

Kixley Bridge No 72 is a minor waterways place on the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section - Main Line) between Kingswood Junction (Junction of Grand Union and Stratford upon Avon Canals) (4 miles and ¾ furlongs and 5 locks to the south) and Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole (10 miles and ¼ furlongs to the northwest).

The nearest place in the direction of Kingswood Junction is Winding Hole near Kixley Bridge (Reported as too silted up for a 65 footer by Al Wright, Summer 2004); ¾ furlongs away.

The nearest place in the direction of Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole is Kixley Footbridge No 72A; 1½ furlongs away.

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10.5 km

The Ford at Barston

Highlight • River

it's a nice walk you can do a small loop around a field and along the river, I've seen family's playing in the water

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11.2 km

The Bull's Head

Highlight • Historical Site

Great pub, and very historical

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11.4 km

St Swithin's Church, Barston

Highlight • Historical Site

In Saxon times Barston, sometimes known as ‘Bertanestone’ or ‘Bercestone’ included almost all of Berkswell. In the reign of Henry II and King John, portions were given to the Knights Templars and on their dissolution to the Hospitallers. The foundations of the former, including alms-houses and the Temple can still be found in nearby Temple Balsall. A tradition suggests an underground passage from the Temple to our Church, but this would run beneath the River Blythe, as in ancient times the land formed part of the forest of Arden. This seems improbable as there would have been no difficulty in moving discreetly between the two places.

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13.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.67 km

3.35 km

1.45 km

354 m

336 m

240 m

Surfaces

5.50 km

4.92 km

1.15 km

943 m

892 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 4 July

27°C

16°C

18 %

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Knowle Locks – Knowle Locks loop from Balsall Common

St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall

Knowle Bottom Lock No. 47, Grand Union Canal

Knowle Locks

Knowle Locks

Kixley Bridge No. 72 (Grand Union Canal)

The Ford at Barston

The Bull's Head

St Swithin's Church, Barston

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