The Fourteen Locks Centre and Dadford Tea Room is open every day 9.30am - 4pm. Please note that Cwm Lane when approaching from Cwmbran is temporarily closed at Groes Road. There is a fully signposted diversion through the estate onto the High Cross to Risca Road.
Hot food served until 3:00. Takeaway only after 3:30. Except Wednesdays until 1st April when we will close at 3pm with hot food until 2pm takeaways after 2.30 pm. This to enable essential maintenance.*Our Winter Warmer menu is now available.*
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In order to complete essential maintenance the Centre will close early on Wednesdays until Easter. We will stop hot food at 2pm, and serve takeaway after 2-30 pm. Hopefully this will not be too much of an inconvenience, and we will return to normal opening after 1st April. We have been advised that the access to the Centre will change as Welsh Water move their works along Cwm Lane. Please … Read more
Notice is hereby given that the 39th Annual General Meeting of the Trust will be held at 6pm on Monday 19th January 2026 in person at Fourteen Locks Canal Centre, Cwm Lane, Rogerstone, Newport NP10 9GN and online by Zoom. If you would like to attend online by Zoom please email rick.longford@btinternet.com and we will forward you the Zoom link nearer the date of the meeting. Copies of the agenda … Read more
MBACT are pleased with the agreement between Canals and Rivers Trust and Welsh Government which has secured funding for the water supply to the Mon and Brec for five years. Please see Future of historic Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal secured | GOV.WALES for further details.
We are offering a hot drink and cake for £3.50, over the Remembrance weekend and until 11th November, and will make a donation to the RBL from each sale. Please note that access to the Centre is from High Cross only, Cwm Lane is closed near the Centre, and access from Cwmbran is by a diversion through the estate. The Centre is open every day 9.30 till 4.00, with hot … Read more
The 2025 Torfaen Voluntary Alliance (TVA) Community and Volunteer Awards were presented at the Parkway Hotel on 17th October and MBACT Cwmbran Maintenance Group were awarded the winner in the Environmental Volunteer Group of the Year section. Dave Carsley and Dave Hyde accepted the award, in recognition of their work during the year, also being mindful of the work of all our volunteers who improve the canal both in appearance … Read more
This weekend 27th and 28th September is the last weekend we will be running trips this year. We would like to thank everyone who joined us on our trips this year and thank you for your support. We look forward to hopefully seeing you all again next year! We will be running our boats again from next March. We will be now focusing our attention on the winter maintenance of … Read more
Despite the work being carried out on the pound, and work being done in the lane on behalf on Welsh Water the Centre remains open. Drop in to enjoy our autumn warmer specials, or simply a coffee you will be very welcomed. To get to us from Cwmbran you will need to follow the diversions through the estate onto the High Cross – Risca Road toward Newport then take a … Read more
Despite road closure signs on Cwm Lane the road from Cwmbran to Rogerstone is currently OPEN. Rumours are that Welsh Water may start work in October, we will post details as soon as we are notified.
Canal Information August 2025 Improvement work at Fourteen Locks Pond Behind the scenes, Newport City Council has been working towards further developments to the canal network. This project has been planned for some time and we are pleased to announce that construction will start within the next few weeks on upgrading the pond at Fourteen Locks. The work is the latest in a series of improvements the Council has made … Read more
The 29th Newport Scouts volunteered with MBACT on the canal at Ty Coch. The weather held out for the morning and the enthusiastic team split up into 3 groups. The first group did a litter pick along the canal towpath from Pentre Lane to Ty Coch. The second group cleared one of the the spillways – – and the third group painted the top gates at Ty Coch. Whilst all … Read more