This is a selective list of canal locks in the United Kingdom which have unique features or are notable in some other way. This list is not comprehensive.
| Lock | Canal | Grid Reference | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Locks | Kennet and Avon Canal | Flight of six locks, in a quite ornate setting and including the UK's second deepest lock,[1] two pumping stations and several Grade II listed buildings. | ||
| Bingley Five Rise Locks | Leeds and Liverpool Canal | These staircase locks are the steepest flight of locks in the UK, with a gradient of about 1:5. | ||
| Bow Locks | River Lee Navigation | These locks are bidirectional to connect to the tidal Bow Creek. | ||
| Caen Hill Locks | Kennet and Avon Canal | Flight of 29 locks, 16 of which form an impressively steep flight in a straight line up the hillside. | ||
| Fourteen Locks | Monmouthshire Canal | Dramatic flight of narrow and very deep locks featuring a unique and complex series of interdependent pounds. | ||
| Foxton Locks | Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) | Two "staircases", each of five locks. Alongside the locks is the site of the Foxton Inclined Plane, built in 1900 as a solution to operational restrictions imposed by the lock flight. | ||
| King's Norton Stop Lock | Stratford-upon-Avon Canal | Stop lock with two guillotine gates. | ||
| Neptune's Staircase | Caledonian Canal | Staircase lock of eight locks constructed by Thomas Telford in 1811 lifting boats . | ||
| Tardebigge Locks | Worcester and Birmingham Canal | Longest flight in the UK. 30 locks rising 67m. | ||
| Tuel Lane Lock | Rochdale Canal | Deepest lock in the United Kingdom, with a fall of 19' 8½". | ||
| Watford Locks | Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) | Staircase of four locks, within an overall flight of seven. |