Grand Union Canal Main Line - Braunston to Warwick

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IWA Branch

Warwickshire Branch - Braunston Turns to Camp Hill Top

Navigation Authority

From Braunston to Napton Junction

British Waterways, Witan Gate House, 500-600 Witan Gate, MILTON KEYNES, MK9 1BW. T: 01908 302500, F: 01908 302510

enquiries.hq@britishwaterways.co.uk

www.britishwaterways.co.uk

From Napton Junction to Warwick

British Waterways, Peel's Wharf, Lichfield Street, Fazeley, TAMWORTH, B78 3QZ. T: 01827 252000
F: 01827 288071
enquiries.hq@britishwaterways.co.uk

www.britishwaterways.co.uk

The stretch from Napton Junction to Camp Hill is 33.5 miles with 51 locks.

Length

Beam

Height

Draught

Locks

Miles

71ft 6in

12ft

7ft

3ft 6in

51

33.5

21.76m

3.65m

2.13m

1.06m

 


53.9km


Boaters’ Services

Hire Boat Companies

Calcutt Boats
Calcutt Top Lock, Stockton, SOUTHAM, CV47 8HX
Tel: 01926 812075
Fax: 01926 814091
boats@calcuttboats.com

www.calcuttboats.com

Kate Boats Warwick
The Boatyard, Nelson Lane, WARWICK, CV34 5JB
Tel: 01926 492968
Fax: 01926 419314
enquiries@kateboats.co.uk

www.kateboats.co.uk

Union Canal Carriers
Bottom Lock, Braunston, DAVENTRY, NN11 7HJ
Tel: 01788 890784
Fax: 01788 891950
bo@unioncanalcarriers.co.uk

www.unioncanalcarriers.co.uk

Boatyards

Calcutt Boats (Napton Junction) Ltd
Repairs, emergency call out, pump out, diesel, gas, cranage, slipway, chandlery
Tel: 01926 812075
Fax: 01926 814091
boats@calcuttboats.com

www.calcuttboats.com

Kate Boats
Repairs, emergency call out, pump out, diesel, gas, chandlery
The Boatyard, Nelson Lane, WARWICK, CV34 5JB
Tel: 01926 492968
Fax: 01926 419314
enquiries@kateboats.co.uk

www.kateboats.co.uk

Ventnor Farm Marina
Repairs, emergency call out, pump out, diesel, gas, slipway
Ventnor Farm, Calcutt Lane, Stockton, RUGBY, CV23 8HY
Tel: 01926 815023

Warwickshire Flyboat Co
Repairs, emergency call out, pump out, diesel, gas, dry dock, chandlery
Shop Lock Cottage, SOUTHAM, CV47 8LD
Tel: 01926 812093

Visitor Attractions

Warwick Castle
WARWICK, CV34 4QU
Tel: 0870 4422000
customer.information@warwick-castle.com

www.warwick-castle.co.uk

Oken's House and Doll Museum
Castle Street, WARWICK

www.warwick-uk.co.uk/places-of-interest/okens-house.asp

Historical Information

By amalgamating various canal companies, the Grand Union Canal was formed to link London with the Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire coalfields and Birmingham under single ownership. The canal between Warwick and Napton was authorised in 1794 and completed in 1800. the canal between Braunston and Napton is part of the earlier Oxford Canal.

Further Information

For books, maps, guides, videos, DVDs and gifts on this canal, click

here

Local Government Links

Warwickshire CC



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