Our Structure
British Waterways is managed through its headquarters based in Watford and through thirteen local waterways. Each waterway is headed by a waterway manager. Contact British Waterways.
Download our waterway map here (2MB PDF).
The Chief Executive and Executive Directors are based at our Head Office in Watford, along with the marketing & customer services, finance, technical, ICT and legal departments.
At a strategic level, the organisation is overseen by the Board, comprising the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Non-Executive Directors, who are appointed by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and (in the case of two Board Members) by Scottish Ministers.