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- Angling reservoirs in Central Shires
- Facilities Guide
- London by Water
- London Tideway Handbook 1 - Upstream: Limehouse to Brentford & Teddington
- London Tideway Handbook 3 - Estuary: Thames Barrier to Limehouse
- London Tideway Handbook 2 - Downstream: Teddington & Brentford to Limehouse
- Engineer's Wharf moorings
- London Tidal Lock Availability Leaflet 2008 – includes Tide Tables
- Days out - a guide to London and the surrounding area
- Moorings in London: April 08 - March 09
- Boating in London
Grand Union Canal
The trunk route of Britain's canal network, the picturesque Grand Union links London through the Chilterns with Birmingham via the longest single canal in Britain.
The Grand Union is a 1920s marriage of historic waterways that even now impresses with the scale of its vision. The attractive 137-mile main line has many branches to towns along the way. The longest of these, the Leicester Line, runs to Leicester, from where the River Soar continues to Nottingham.
As the main line from London to the Midlands, the Grand Union Canal was once one of the busiest in the country. Today, its charm lies in its diversity: from the centre of London through the Chiltern Hills, rural Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, and into the suburbs of Birmingham, it offers a wide variety of landscapes, wildlife, architecture, historic craft and buildings.
Download a Guide and map to West London's Canals
Download a Guide and map to Birmingham and the West Midlands’ Canals
Download a Guide and map to Nottingham and the East Midlands’ Canals & Rivers
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