Napton to Norton Junction

Locks, tunnels and a historic Canal village.

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Napton to Norton Junction

Locks: 12
Hours (Approx.): 13
Tunnels: 2
A nice Friday to Monday Short break, with Locks, a Tunnel and a vibrant and historic canal village.

Napton Marina to Braunston

Pick up boat at 2.30pm, have instruction and proceed to Braunston where you can moor for the night and visit one of the excellent pubs in the village
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Section Summary: 5 miles, 0 locks and 2 Hours Cruising

Braunston to Norton Junction

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Section Summary: 4 & 1/2 miles, 6 locks and 3 hours cruising.

Norton Junction to Flecknoe

An easy days boating, retracing your steps towards Napton Marina to hand your boat back tomorrow morning
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Section Summary: 7 miles, 6 locks, 1 Tunnel and 3 & 1/2 hours cruising

Flecknoe to Napton Marina

A short stretch that is ideal for your last morning of your trip. Allow an hour to ensure you arrive back in time
Section Summary: 3 miles, 0 locks, 1 hour cruising

Guidebooks / Maps

Heron Maps: Grand Union Canal, Birmingham to Milton Keynes

Tourist map of the Grand Union Canal from Birmingham to Milton Keynes at 1:50,000, with an enlarged plan of Birmingham at 1:30,000 and detailed town plans at 1:12,500 and 1:10,000. Includes navigation and historical information, visitor moorings, marinas and boatyards, boat hire centres, facilities for the boat user, shops, post offices and distance markers. Information for the tourist includes tourist information centres, places of interest, pubs, nature reserves, parks, churches, national cycle routes, long distance paths, public toilets and caravan and camp sites.

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Pearson's Guide: Oxford & Grand Union Companion

The Ninth Edition of the Oxford & Grand Union Canal Companion has been extended to an unprecedented 176 pages. Routes covered include the hugely picturesque and justifiably popular Oxford Canal between Hawkesbury Junction (on the outskirts of Coventry) and the University City of Oxford; the whole of the Grand Union Canal from Birmingham to London (Brentford/Paddington) including its branches to Northampton, Aylesbury, Wendover (under restoration) and Slough; the Regent's Canal (with large scale mapping to do justice to central London) between Paddington and Limehouse; and the complete Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal, including the arms to Welford and Market Harborough.

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