Duration: 4 Nights
TOTAL LOCKS: 28
CRUISING TIME PER DAY: 5.5 HOURS (17 HOURS IN TOTAL)
Maps & Guides for this route: P7, N1, N3, L14 | Click here buy maps
Crick and back, along the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section).
This is a peaceful journey of junctions and battles between two rival canals, the Oxford and the Grand Union. A relaxing cruise through open countryside dosed with occasional lock flights and the great engineering drama of a collision between canal, railway and road.
More InformationA journey of world-renowned engineering and mathematics, this route leads from idyllic thatched villages to a booming city. An opportunity to explore the heritage of the canals and ironically the story of our modern world.
More InformationWelford has plenty of overnight mooring places, with a reservoir and a village to explore.
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