Aylesbury & return
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Aylesbury & return from Gayton Marina

Duration: 7 - 10 Nights
TOTAL LOCKS: 84
CRUISING TIME PER DAY: 6 HOURS (46 HOURS IN TOTAL)

Maps & Guides for this route: P7, N1, L18 | Click here buy maps

A good route for the first timer. Through delightful countryside, taking in the Great Ouse Aqueduct at Cosgrove, Milton Keynes.

Then arriving at Aylesbury, with the attractive old town centre just a short walk from the canal basin. 

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