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Monday 12th May 2008

Places to go along the Grand Union Canal

Local attractions

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These ancient woodlands offer scenic and varied walking routes for people of all abilities. The 5000-acre Ashridge …

  • Historic structure
  • Country park

This flight on the Grand Union Canal, just west of Warwick, delivers 21 locks in less than two miles and provides a …

  • Leisure attraction

The Lapworth Link is a short stretch of canal that links together the Grand Union and Stratford-on-Avon Canals, …

  • Leisure attraction

Little Venice is an oasis of leafy calm, just minutes from Paddington Station. Technically, it is the point where …

  • Leisure attraction

The National Waterways Museum is in a restored corn mill beside the Grand Union Canal in the beautiful village of …

  • Museum

Blisworth Tunnel is one of the longest in Britain. 3076 yards long and broad throughout - so that two narrowboats …

  • Historic structure

Originally the site of a Victorian glue factory, the warehouses lining Bow Wharf have seen massive change and …

  • Historic building
  • Leisure attraction

This historic gallery, situated in a former paper-making factory, showcases contemporary modern art from the local …

  • Gallery
  • Historic building

The Iron Trunk Aqueduct carries the Grand Union Canal over the River Great Ouse. It stands at 10.8 metres high and …

  • Historic structure

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