Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust
The Hereford and Gloucester Canal follows almost entirely rural course for 34 miles through the glorious countryside of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
Work started in 1792 reaching Ledbury from Gloucester by 1798. In 1827 Steven Ballard was appointed to oversee the Canal's completion, which, reached Hereford in 1845; this was one of the last major canal routes competed and The canal stretched from the River Severn at Gloucester, via Newent, Dymock and Ledbury to Hereford, using 22 locks and 3 tunnels. It closed in 1881 to allow construction of the Led bury-Gloucester railway which then closed in 1964.
Currently active working sites at Aylestone Park, Kymin, Yarkhill, Monkhill, Ashperton, Dymock, Oxenhall, Malswick, Moat Farm, Over, Llanthony Lock.
Boat Trips 2025, at Over Basin, Gloucester
Over Double Boat Lift. Part 2. Renton.
Over Double Boat Lift. Part 1. Alder.
Digging deep to solve geology issues at Malswick
Malswick Open Day. Sunday 29th September2024. 2pm to 5pm
Malswick. Building a Canal on an Embankment.
Lifting a canal boat from the water at Over Basin, Gloucester
Amphibious Truxor Reed Cutter At Moat Farm
The Mountains of Malswick. What have we done, and WHY?
Over Canal Basin Flooded. January 2024
Malswick Aug 2023. We have 350metres of new canal. But why stop here, and what are we doing now?
H&G Oxenhall 25 July 2023 flyover
Malswick From The Air. Amazing Transformation From 2021 to 2023. 350 Metres Of Canal In Water.
H&G Malswick 18 July 2023 flyover
Malswick. June / July 2023. Extending The Cut. More Canal In Water.
Malswick. May 2023. Getting Part Of The Canal In Water.
Malswick in the snow
WRG Canal Camp at Malswick. Week 3. Part 2.
WRG Canal Camp at Malswick. Week 3. Part 1.
WRG Canal Camp at Malswick. Week 2. Part 2.
WRG Canal Camp at Malswick. Week 2. Part 1.
First traffic on the new cut at Malswick. Strange looking boats!
H&G WRG Canal Camp Time Lapse
Malswick via a time lapse video on 12th July 2022
Further progress by WRG and KESCGR on the Malswick large culvert. July 4th / 5th 2022.
WRG and KESCGR lay the final section of the Malswick large culvert. July 3rd 2022.
KESCRG and HGCT laying a large culvert pipe at Malswick. Day 1. Saturday 11th June 2022.
KESCRG and HGCT laying a large culvert pipe at Malswick. Day 2. Sunday 12th June 2022.
Laying a base for a large culvert junction chamber at Malswick
Launch of Mr Maysey May 2022