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Places to go along the Oxford Canal

A boat approaching a lock at Cropredy on the Oxford Canal

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  1. Image for Banbury Museum & Tooley's Boat Yard

    Principal attraction marker image Banbury Museum & Tooley's Boat Yard »

    Really, this brand new museum (01295 259855) is two attractions in one - on either side of the Oxford Canal, linked …

  2. Aynho Wharf. © David Luther Thomas - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Aynho Village »

    Formerly known as the 'Apricot Village' because Squire Cartwright encouraged his tenants to grow apricot trees, …

  3. Image for Aynho Wharf

    Aynho Wharf »

    Set in the Cherwell Valley on the Oxford Canal, about a mile below Aynho village. There is a large wharf and …

  4. Blenheim Palace. © Ben Gamble - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Blenheim Palace »

    Home of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim Palace is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill and was awarded …

  5. Canal Boats at Rest (Sheepcote Street Bridge, Birmingham). © John Twinning

    Canal boats at rest - prints for sale »

    Artist John Twinning has exhibited and sold his work at exhibitions throughout the country. You can see examples of …

  6. Hillmorton Paired Locks »

    An interesting set of three 'paired' narrow locks. Originally there was just a flight of three narrow locks here …

  7. St Peter and St Paul Parish Church, King's Sutton, © Julian Dowse - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

    Kings Sutton Village »

    Lies about one mile from the canal, with its church, pub and attractive houses set round the village green. The …

  8. Rousham House »

    Famous William Kent landscape gardens, just off the Oxford Canal at Lower Heyford. Open all year.

  9. Image for Sutton Stop Lock

    Sutton Stop Lock »

    Sutton Stop Lock, at Hawkesbury Junction, was built to stop the Oxford Canal losing precious water to the then …

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