Trips
The Canal and River Trust seem to be slowly removing all the useful information provided by BWB and replacing it with links to external web sites. So far we have lost the individual canal cruising guides, the interactive map and the facilities listings. Their web site now redirects you to other organisations for similar information. Its a sad day when an organisation has to rely on 3rd party information, some of it provided as a hobby, to document its own resources.
For an overview Map of the canals click here Provided by the Inland Waterways Association
For route Planning try canaplan.org.uk provided by Nick.
For Live Location Tracking try Waterexplorer
2020 Cruising Plans
As the lock down restrictions ease we finally have a cruising plan for this year
Cropredy to Oxford, Lechlade, Teddington, Oxford and back to Cropredy
9th August to 13th September 2020
Week-1
Sun 9- Sat 15th August
From Cropedy Marina south on the Oxford canal through Banbury, to Oxford. Overnight stops planned for Banbury (sun), Nell Bridge (mon), Upper Hayford (tue), Kitlington Quarry (wed) Thrup (Thur), Oxford (Fri)
Week-2
Sun 16th - Sat 22nd August
From Oxford onto the River Thames upstream to Lechlade and then returning to Oxford. Overnight stops planned for Kelmscott (tue), Tadpole Bridge (Thur), Godstow (Fri)
Week 3
Sun 23 - Sat 29th August
From Oxford downstream on the Thames to joint the Grand Union at Brentford. Overnight stops Shillingford Bridge (mon), Reading (tue), Hampton Court (Fri) Bulls Bridge (GU) Sat.
Week 4
Sun 30th August to Sun 5th September
North on Grand Union from Bulls Bridge to Leighton Buzzard. Overnight stops planned for Harefield (mon), Abbots Langley (tue), Hemel Hempstead (wed), Berkhampstead (thur), Marsworth (fri) Leighton Buzzard (sat).
Week 5
Sun 6th to Sat 12th September
North on Grand Union to join the Oxford Canal at Braunston, then to Napton and over the summit of the Oxford Canal through Fenny Compton to Cropredy. Overnight stops planned for Milton Keynes (Sun), Stoke Bruerne (Mon), Bugbrooke (Tue), Norton Junction (Wed), Napton (below locks) (Thur), Fenny Compton (Fri), Cropredy (Sat)
All locations are approximate.
Details on the crew page, please log in to view.
