Editing River Avon, Warwickshire (section)

==Navigation==
From Alveston weir, which is {{convert|2|mi|km|1}} upstream of Stratford-upon-Avon, downstream to Tewkesbury and the River Severn, the river has been rendered navigable by the construction of [[canal lock|locks]] and [[weir]]s. The [[Stratford-upon-Avon Canal]] links to the Avon through a lock in the park in front of the [[Royal Shakespeare Theatre]] in Stratford-upon-Avon.<ref name=nic>{{harvnb |Nicholson |2006 |pp=28–30}}</ref> The River Avon can be used by boats with a maximum length of {{convert|70|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, beam of {{convert|13|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}}, height of {{convert|10|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and draught of {{convert|4|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} from Tewkesbury to Evesham. Above Evesham, beam is restricted to {{convert|12|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} and draught to {{convert|3|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name=jane>{{harvnb |Cumberlidge |2009 |pp=65–68}}</ref>

The river is crossed by two manually operated pedestrian [[chain ferry|chain ferries]], these being the [[Hampton Ferry (River Avon)|Hampton Ferry]] in [[Evesham]] and the [[Stratford-upon-Avon Ferry]] in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]].

Traffic is now exclusively leisure-oriented. Overnight moorings are available at [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], [[Luddington, Warwickshire|Luddington]], [[Welford-on-Avon]], [[Barton, Warwickshire|Barton]], [[Bidford-on-Avon]], [[Harvington]], [[Offenham]], [[Evesham]], [[Craycombe]], [[Wyre, Worcestershire|Wyre]], [[Pershore]], [[Defford]], [[Comberton]], [[Birlingham]], [[Eckington, Worcestershire|Eckington]], [[Strensham]] and Tewkesbury. There are boatyards at Stratford-upon-Avon, Welford-on-Avon, Barton, Bidford-on-Avon, Evesham, and Tewkesbury.

The river forms part of the [[Avon Ring]], a circular cruising route which is {{convert|109|mi|km|0}} long, and includes 129 locks. From Tewkesbury it follows the course of the [[River Severn]], the [[Worcester and Birmingham Canal]] and the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal to arrive back at the Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon.
[[File:Twyningriveravon.JPG|thumb|none|The Avon viewed from the garden of the Fleet Inn, [[Twyning, Gloucestershire]].]]
[[File:River avon stratford 14a07.JPG|none|thumb|The Avon in Stratford-upon-Avon on a sunny day]]