Three or Four Day Cruises North
Watford Staircase
from Leighton Buzzard Travel north along the Ouzel Valley
Braunston Tunnel
Norton Junction
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through the parks of Milton Keynes and over the Aqueduct at Cosgrove and onto the picturesque Northamptonshire village of Stoke Bruerne.
Moor at the bottom of the Stoke Bruerne GAYTON
Gayton Junction
Rothersthorpe Lock Flight
locks and enjoy a short walk up the locks to the famous canal village with its shops, pubs, restaurants and Waterways Museum.
For the more energetic take your boat up
Blisworth Tunnel
South from
Leighton Buzzard Head south towards the beautiful village of
Marsworth keeping an eye out for the lion cut in the chalk on the side of Whipsnade hill.
The reservoirs at Marsworth, which were
built to supply water to the canal summit, are now also used as extensive nature reserves. Wildlife is in abundance and it is very rewarding to have an afternoon or evening’s stroll around the lakes and to study the bird life.
At Marsworth either cruise on for Berkhamsted or turn right for Aylesbury.
Berkhamsted From Marsworth travel up the seven locks to
Bulbourne. The canal then enters a three mile cutting past Tring Station to Cowroast. Be on special alert as kingfishers are often spotted in the cutting.
At Cowroast the canal starts its descent to
London, passing through Berkhamsted close to the old castle, outdoor swimming pool and leisure parks.
Aylesbury Arm This canal runs from Marsworth to
Aylesbury and is just 6 miles long with 16 narrow locks, only inches wider than your boat. Aylesbury has a small basin with visitor moorings close to the market town centre.
Wendover Arm The first 1.5 miles of this canal is now
open from Bulbourne to Tringford pumping station where water is pumped from the canal reservoirs into the canal. It is a narrow canal that meanders past Heygates Mill, terminating at the newly made winding hole at Little Tring.
Hours Cruising each way to :
North Bottom of Stoke Bruerne: 10 hrs. (Ideal for a weekend cruise)
Gayton Junction: 13 hrs. (Ideal for a midweek cruise)
South Aylesbury: 10 hrs. Berkhamsted: 10 hrs. Little Tring: 8 hrs.
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Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
AYLESBURY TRING
Cowroast Top Lock
Castle (Ruins)
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Marsworth Junction
Great Ouse Aqueduct
OLD STRATFORD
MILTON KEYNES
Fenny Stratford Lock
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This is an ideal mini-break cruise for the novice with plenty of entertainment for your children, some locks, two aqueducts and many good pubs and restaurants.
Woburn Abbey
Canal Museum
the flight of seven locks and on through the nearly 2 mile long Blisworth tunnel, through Blisworth village and on to Gayton Junction.
You can turn all our boats below and above
the locks at Stoke Bruerne and at Gayton Junction.
Wyvern Shipping
Gauge Railway Narrow WYVERN SHIPPING
KEY Aquaduct Marina
Pubs serving meals. Most with moorings and childrens play area.
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Entertainment Guide All boats carry a local entertainment
manual which lists many local facilities and attractions between Watford and Braunston.
The manual also includes details of canal-
side pubs (including phone numbers), shops, swimming pools and churches as well as many leaflets on local amenities.
Also listed are fresh water taps, turning places and refuse disposal points.
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