Interactive Canal Map

The Grantham Canal stretches for 33 miles from the River Trent at Nottingham through to Grantham in Lincolnshire. This map offers a visual reference for the canal's route, helping boaters, walkers, and visitors orient themselves along the waterway.

Overview map of the Grantham Canal — showing the full route from the River Trent to Grantham.

The map highlights key points of interest along the canal, including lock locations, bridge crossings, and nearby villages. Use it to plan your journey or simply to learn more about this historic waterway.

For further information about the canal, its restoration, and current activities, visit granthamcanal.org.

The interactive map on this page serves as a practical companion for anyone exploring the Grantham Canal, whether by boat, on foot, or from the comfort of home. By tracing the waterway's full length, the map helps visitors understand how the canal connects the landscape, weaving through countryside and past settlements that grew up alongside it over the centuries. Lock locations and bridge crossings are clearly identified, giving navigators a sense of the rhythm of the route before they ever set out. For walkers following the towpath, the map offers a useful way to break the journey into manageable sections, while casual visitors can simply enjoy discovering the villages and landmarks that make this historic waterway so distinctive. Whatever your reason for visiting, the map is designed to make the whole canal feel approachable and easy to understand.