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South West Gloucestershire | Wiltshire | Worcestershire | Somerset Discover little adventures on your doorstep

Take a picnic and watch the boats crossing Avoncliff Aqueduct

Watch out for wildlife such as swans, coots, moorhens and ducks

Take a boat trip. It’s a great way to explore the Kennet & Avon canal

Spot the old crane at Bridgwater Docks

Sit beside a side pond at Caen Hill Locks flight and see how many water birds you can spot

Check out the brightly coloured boats and chat to a boater

Check out the Diglis River Lock, the largest and deepest river lock on the English inland waterways

Discover more about Gloucester Docks in the Waterways Museum

Cycle long the towpath to Bridgwater Docks, then reward yourselves with a rest in a canal side pub

Watch the boats passing through the locks

Stourport Basins, Diglis, Gloucester Docks, Saul Junction, Bath, Bathampton, Dundas Aqueduct, Avoncliff Aqueduct, Bradford-On-Avon Wharf, Seend Locks, Caen Hill Locks, Devizes Wharf, Pewsey, Crofton, Bridgwater Docks, Huntworth , Maunsel Lock Are you looking for inspiring places to visit with the family? Then look no further than your local canal or river. This guide features a selection of our best waterside places to visit in London – whatever the weather! Each location includes a map, suggestions of fun-packed activities you can do and useful information on where to park, places to eat, toilets and boat trips.

1. Stourport Basins 2. Diglis 3. Gloucester Docks 4. Saul Junction 5. Bath 6. Bathampton 7. Dundas Aqueduct 8. Avoncliff Aqueduct 9. Bradford-On-Avon Wharf 10. Seend Locks 11. Caen Hill Locks 12. Devizes Wharf 13. Pewsey 14. Crofton 15. Bridgwater Docks 16. Huntworth 17. Maunsel Lock

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* This map shows waterways managed by members of the Association of Inland Navigation Authorities (AINA). We have not featured places to visit on waterways managed by these organisations. There are other inland waterways that have not been shown, the information on this map is for guidance only, for accurate information please visit our website.

Little adventures Wolverhampton on your doorstep & Kidderminster Explore Stourport on Severn Canal and River Basins Stourport was built as an inland port over 250 years ago. It’s the only town in Britain to be made as a result of a canal.

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STAY SAFE: Stay Away From the Edge Worcester Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km A little bit of history Stourport on Severn is where sea, river and canal traffic meet. Exotic goods were brought up river from the great seaports of Bristol and Gloucester. Here, they were exchanged with manufactured goods brought from Birmingham and the Black Country via the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal.

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Five thing s to do on Sev at S ern C tourp anal ort Information and R Explore the town. It was built in theive midr B a1700ssins so For Riverside parking: there are lots of lovely buildings to see. DY13 8UJ Discover the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal Parking and the original Basins once lined with warehouses and inns. Toilets Check out the wide locks built to take huge, flat- Café bottomed wooden sailing ships called Severn Pub trows. Picnic area Picnic beside the River Severn, Britain’s longest river. Each year, salmon and eels swim up the river Boat trips to spawn. Path Take a boat trip and discover more about Allow a half to Stourport and the River Severn. full day for this visit

* Don’t forget: Although the site is always Can you name the different parts open the facilities and boat trips may not be and some of a narrowboat? may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses 1 2 3 before setting out.

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Tewkesbury Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km A little bit of history The Worcester & Birmingham Canal starts at Diglis Basin and ends at Gas Street Basin, Birmingham. A major user of the canal was Cadburys who imported cocoa beans via the Sharpness Docks and River Severn. Today, the Basin is part of 3 popular cruising rings, so there are always boats to spot.

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Five things to do at Digli Information s Basin Check out the Diglis River Lock, gateway to the Diglis Basin Severn, and the largest and deepest river lock on Diglis Road Worcester WR5 3BW the English inland waterways. Stand on the banks of the River Severn, view one Parking of England’s greatest rivers. Look out for the swan Toilets sanctuary too. Explore the circular walk starting from Worcester Café Bridge. Pub Take a break on the Floating Café. Picnic Visit Worcester Cathedral built on the banks of Boat trips the River Severn. King John, who died in 1216, is buried there. Path Allow 2-3 hours for this visit

Did you know?... * Don’t forget: Although the site is always It’s best to feed ducks tasty open the facilities and boat treats like: trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please • porridge oats check with local businesses • rice before setting out. • peas • chopped lettuce • birdseed Whilst they will gobble up white bread, crisps and chips its junk Sign up for our newsletter and get regular food for you and ducks! updates and offers from the Canal & River Trust.

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© Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Visit Gloucester Docks Once a busy industrial site, Gloucester Docks has been regenerated and is

now Britain’s best Victorian Little adventures Worcester inland port. A great family on your doorstep day out!

Customs House Mobile Atlas Soldiers of crane Bell Gloucester Gloucester Lock Museum

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Gloucester Llanthony Warehouse Cinema Quays Waterways Museum, Gloucester Gloucester & Sharpness Sharpness Canal

Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km A little bit of history Cargo was delivered to Gloucester Docks from all over the world and then to the Midlands via the River Severn, a notoriously tricky river. The Gloucester & Sharpness Canal opened in 1827, made this journey much safer. Huge crowds cheered when the first ships entered the basin.

Best of all it’s FREE!* ve thi Fi ngs to d o at G louc ester D Information Stop by the Mariners’ Chapel where sailors,oc ks boaters and dockers worshipped. Gloucester Docks GL1 2EH Discover more about the docks in the Waterways Museum housed in the Llanthony Warehouse. Parking (pay & display) Take a boat trip and discover more about the docks and the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal. Toilets Look for the Custom House. Here, cargo was Café checked and duties were collected. Today, it houses the Soldiers of Gloucester Museum. Pub Take a break in a dockside cafe and spot different Boat trips types of boats. Path Allow half a day for this visit

* Don’t forget: Although the site is always open the facilities and boat trips may not be and some Can you name the different parts may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses of a narrowboat? before setting out. 1 2 3

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© Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Explore Saul Junction Saul Junction is where the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal meets the rural Stroudwater Canal. Once an important connection, it’s now a great place for wildlife.

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Five thing s to do at Sa ul Jun Check out the Cotswold Canal Trustc Visitortion Centre and discover more about the restoration of the Information Stroudwater Canal. Saul Junction Church Lane, Saul Bike down to the ‘boat graveyard’ at Purton. Old boats Gloucs. GL2 7LA were beached here to help protect the canal banks from erosion by the River Severn. Parking Go on a boat trip and discover more about the canals. Toilets Take a break in the Stables Café that once provided Café stabling for the horses towing the boats. Pub Cycle down to the Wetlands and Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge. Information Picnic Boat trips What to Spot Path Allow 2-3 hours Explore the waterside together. for this visit How many of these can you spot? * Don’t forget: A duck quacking Although the site is always open the facilities and boat trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please The number of a  A fascinating insect check with local businesses  bridge or lock  before setting out.

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Pulteney Gardens Pulteney Thimble Mill Road A36 Washouse Lock Widcombe Lock Bath Deep Lock - the 2nd deepest Bath Spa lock in the country! Bristol STAY SAFE: Stay Away From the Edge

Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km A little bit of history Minutes from the magnificence of Bath and overlooked by most of the millions of tourists that flock to the city each year, is the hidden world of the Kennet & Avon Canal. Here in this great city, the canal joins the River Avon to complete the once important trade route from Bristol to London.

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Five things to do at Bath Take a boat trip. It’s a great way Lo tock explores this beautiful canal and admire the fabulous views of the city. Information Look out for Cleveland House and the square hole Sydney Road Bath in the roof of the tunnel. Nobody knows what it BA2 6NT was used for! Have a picnic in Sydney Gardens. There’s a great Street parking museum and good play area there too. only Discover the crossover bridge. It was built so that Toilets when the towpath changed sides, the horses towing Café boats didn’t have to be unhitched. Picnic area Download audio trails which explore the canal between Halfpenny Bridge and Darlington Wharf. Play area There’s also a two mile circular trail that links with Path key features in the city centre. Allow 3-4 hours for this visit

* Don’t forget: Did you know?... Although the site is always open the facilities and boat Our lock gates are handbuilt trips may not be and some by skilled carpenters in may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses our workshops in the West before setting out. Midlands and Yorkshire, from FSC Green Oak. Each one is unique and can take up to a month to make. Once built they last for about 25 years. Sign up for our newsletter and get regular updates and offers from the Canal & River Trust.

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Map not to scale: covers approx 0.5 miles/0.8km A little bit of history Bathampton was once a busy wharf where Bath stone quarried nearby was loaded on to canal barges. From here, it was delivered to building projects in Bath and Bristol, and as far east as London. Today, Bathampton is the perfect starting point to discover the canal and Bath stone buildings.

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Five thing s to do at Ba thamp Walk down the towpath into Bath andto nlook out for Information the elegant buildings built of golden Bath stone. Mill Lane Bathampton BA2 6TR Cycle up the towpath to Claverton Pumping Station, built by John Rennie to supply water to Parking the canal. Toilets Discover the pretty village of Bathampton, much Café of it built in Bath stone. Picnic on the banks of the canal and watch boats Pub pass through the peaceful countryside. Picnic Watch out for wildlife such as swans, coots, Path moorhens and ducks. Allow 1-2 hours for this visit

* Don’t forget: Although the site is always open the facilities and boat trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please Can you name the different parts check with local businesses of a narrowboat? before setting out. 1 2 3

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© Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Discover Dundas Aqueduct The spectacular Dundas Aqueduct on the Claverton Kennet & Pumping Kennet & Avon Canal Bath Avon Canal Station is a Scheduled Ancient 6 3 Monument. That means A

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Brass Knocker Basin STAY SAFE: Stay Away From Brassknocker the Edge Hill

Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km A little bit of history John Rennie designed the Dundas Aqueduct and it’s regarded as his finest architectural achievement. He built it to carry the Kennet & Avon Canal across the wide Avon valley without the need for locks. Opened in 1805, it’s named after Charles Dundas, first chair of the Kennet & Avon Canal Company.

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ve thi Fi ngs to d o at D unda s Aque Information Walk down into the valley and view the aqueductduct Brassknocker Hill from below. It’s built of Bath stone that was Monkton Combe transported by the canal from local quarries. Bath BA2 7JD Look out for old canal features such as the crane for loading and unloading goods, and the lift bridge Parking at the entrance to the Somerset Coal Canal. Toilets Hire a bike and visit Avoncliff Aqueduct also built Restaurant by John Rennie and opened in 1801. Information Have a picnic and watch the boats crossing Picnic the aqueduct. Cycling/hire Explore Somersetshire Coal Canal built to transport coal from local coalfields to Bath Boat/canoe and much of Bristol. hire Path Allow 2 hours for this visit * Don’t forget: Although the site is always open the facilities and boat Did you know?... trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please Coots have a white spot on check with local businesses the front of their head and before setting out. moorhens have a bright red beak tipped with yellow, and a white stripe on their side. Sign up for our newsletter and get regular updates and offers from the Canal & River Trust.

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Little adventures on your doorstep Explore Avoncliff Aqueduct The Avoncliff Aqueduct on the Bradford-on-Avon Kennet & Avon Canal is one of two magnificent aqueducts Turnleigh side Avoncliff oad within walking distance of each e R omb other. Why not visit them both! Belc Avoncliff Aqueduct

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Map not to scale: covers approx 0.5 miles/0.8km A little bit of history John Rennie designed the Avoncliff Aqueduct to carry the Kennet & Avon Canal across the wide Avon Valley without the need for locks. Opened in 1801, it was his first across the canal (the second being the Dundas Aqueduct nearby). Almost immediately, the central arch sagged! Best of all it’s FREE!*

Five things t o do at Av oncli ff Aqueduct Walk to the tiny hamlet of Avoncliff and view the Information aqueduct from there. It’s built of Bath stone that Avoncliff Aqueduct was transported from local quarries by the canal. Avoncliff BA15 2HB Take a picnic and watch the boats crossing the aqueduct. Parking Cycle up the towpath and visit the even more Toilets magnificent Dundas Aqueduct, opened in 1805. Café Spot the modern mason’s marks on the aqueduct made when it was repaired. Pub you’re really quiet kingfishers can often be seen If Picnic in this area. Be quick or you’ll miss them! Path

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What to Spot * Don’t forget: Explore the waterside together. Although the site is always How many of these can you spot? open the facilities and boat trips may not be and some A duck quacking may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses before setting out.

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© Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Visit Bradford-on-Avon Wharf Bradford-on-Avon Wharf Tithe Barn To w n was once the busiest & Avoncliff Lower Wharf centre wharf on the Kennet & Aqueduct Avon Canal. Today, it’s a great place to spot Cycle & B3109 historic canal features. canoe hire F ro m e

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Best of all it’s FREE!* Information Five things to Canalside car park do at Brad Baileys Barn ford (off Moulton Drive) -on-Avon Wharf Watch boats passing through Bradford-on-Avon Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1BX Lock, one of the deepest on the canal. Bike to Avoncliff Aqueduct designed by John Parking Rennie, the famous canal engineer (1.4 miles/2.3km). (pay & display) Spot old canal features such as the lock keeper’s Toilets house, now the café. Café Check out the gauging dock where the toll Pub keeper calculated the amount of toll to be Picnic paid to use the canal. Walk up the towpath to the medieval Tithe barn Play area owned by Shaftesbury Abbey. (A tithe was one Cycling tenth of produce given to the Church.) Boat trips Path Allow 2-3 hours for this visit

Can you name the different parts * Don’t forget: of a narrowboat? Although the site is always open the facilities and boat 1 2 3 trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses before setting out.

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© Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Discover Seend Locks Seend Locks on the Kennet & Avon Canal were once crammed with canal barges laden with iron ore from local quarries. Today, it’s a great place to start exploring the beautiful Kennet & Avon Canal.

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Map not to scale: covers approx 0.5 miles/0.8km A little bit of history It’s possible that iron ore has been extracted and smelted at Seend since the Iron Age – but only on a small scale. In Victorian times, it was quarried on a commercial scale and sent to Wales to be smelted via the Kennet & Avon Canal. Iron ore continued to be quarried here on and off until 1946.

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Five things to do a t See nd Lo Check out cks Seend Park swingbridge and notice that the chains and ironwork are marked ‘K.A.C. 1800’. Pack a picnic near the swingbridge.and go for a lovely woodland walk Information Cycle a mile along the towpath to Semington Seend Cleeve Bottom Lock, the junction with Wilts & Berks Canal. SN12 6QB Long abandoned, this canal is now being restored. Parking The Kennet & Avon conservation. Look outis important for kingfishers, for wildlife mute swans, Pub coots, moorhens and herons. Cycling Walk along the towpath and watch boats passing Path through the locks and making their way sleepily Allow 1 hour along the canal. for this visit

* Don’t forget: Although the site is always open the facilities and boat trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses Did you know?... before setting out. Coots have a white spot on the front of their head and moorhens have a bright red beak tipped with yellow, and a white stripe on their side. Sign up for our newsletter and get regular updates and offers from the Canal & River Trust.

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Lock 45 Explore Kennet & Caen Hill Locks Caen Hill Café Avon Canal The Kennet & Avon Canal has awesome examples of canal engineering. At Caen Hill, you can see the Lock 44 longest continuous flight of locks in the country.

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Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km A little bit of history Caen Hill Locks were built over 200 years ago. John Rennie, a famous canal engineer, wanted to take the canal the shortest route – uphill! There are 16 locks each with a massive side pond to prevent the canal running out of water. Best of all it’s FREE!* ve thi Fi ngs to d o at C aen H Help boaters to work the locks. It icanll L otakeck sfour hours to complete the flight, so they need all the help they can get! Always ask first and Information follow instructions carefully. The Locks, Take a break in the café – it’s an old lock keeper’s Devizes SN10 1QR cottage. In the 1890s, Mr Crouch, Lock keeper, Parking lived there. Sit beside a side pond and see how many water Toilets birds you can spot and name in five minutes. Café Each side pond stores water the equivalent of two Olympic-sized swimming pools. They are great Picnic table places to go pond dipping. Cycling The side ponds are teaming with wildlife. In summer, Path look out for dragonflies and the much smaller damselflies. Allow 1-2 hours for this visit What to Spot * Don’t forget: Although the site is always Explore the waterside together. open the facilities and boat How many of these can you spot? trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses A duck quacking before setting out.

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Caen Hill 1 mile/1.6km STAY SAFE: Stay Away From Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km the Edge A little bit of history Devizes stands on the banks of the Kennet & Avon Canal. In the past, this wharf was busy with workers loading and unloading goods such as coal, timber and bricks. On market days, passengers arriving by boat got off here too. Today, it’s just the place to sit outside the café and enjoy the view.

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Five things t o do at De vizes Information Whar Devizes Wharf Check out the brightly coloured boats andf chat to Couch Lane a boater. Wiltshire SN10 1EB Visit the museum, once a bonded warehouse where goods were stored before duty was paid on Parking them. Toilets (in café) Look for the grooves worn by wet towropes on Café Cemetery Road Bridge. Walk down the towpath and discover the pill box, Shop/ Information part of defences built along the Kennet & Avon Centre Canal during the Second World War. Spot the arch on the far side of Town Bridge which Cycling allowed horses towing the boats, to pass through. Boat trips Path Allow 1-2 hours for this visit Can you name the different parts * Don’t forget: Although the site is always of a narrowboat? open the facilities and boat trips may not be and some 1 2 3 may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses before setting out.

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© Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Discover Pewsey Wharf Once a busy industrial canal wharf, Pewsey Wharf is now a picture of tranquility. And a Wilcot/Woodborough great place to start exploring the beautiful Ladies Bridge Marlborough A345 Kennet & Avon Canal! 1.9 miles (3.1km)

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Pewsey village & Salisbury STAY SAFE: Stay Away From Map not to scale: covers approx 0.5 miles/0.8km the Edge A little bit of history Pewsey Wharf wasn’t always peaceful. It was once the centre of trade for the local community. Here, grain and flour, coal ashes for roads, coal, timber and gravel were unloaded on to the wharf. Today it provides a great day out in the country for families.

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Relax with a picnic and watch boats making their Toilets way sleepily along the canal. Bistro Walk to Ladies Bridge and the Wide Water, near Wilcot. It’s said that Mrs Wroughton and her two Pub daughters, who owned the land, would only sell Path part of it to the canal company on condition this bridge was built and the canal made to look like an Allow one hour for this visit ornamental lake.

* Don’t forget: Although the site is always open the facilities and boat Did you know?... trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please It’s best to feed ducks tasty check with local businesses treats like: before setting out. • porridge oats • rice • peas • chopped lettuce • birdseed Whilst they will gobble up white bread, crisps and chips its junk Sign up for our newsletter and get regular food for you and ducks! updates and offers from the Canal & River Trust.

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© Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 C r of Bedwyn ton Road Great Bedwyn Little adventures on your doorstep Explore Crofton Lock 61 The Kennet & Avon Canal has brilliant examples of early canal engineering. The magnificent Crofton Pumping Station is one of the best!

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k r a D Wilto n Map not to scale: covers approx 0.5 miles/0.8km A little bit of history All canals need a water supply. The challenge at Crofton was to get water to the western end of the Kennet & Avon Canal, as it reached the summit. John Rennie, the famous canal engineer, built a pumping station with two steam pumps to lift water 40 feet (12 m) to the summit of the canal. Opened in 1809. It’s still Best of all going strong today! it’s FREE!*

Five things to do a t Cro A visit to the pumping stationft iso nalways a great day out but it’s especially good when the engines are ‘in steam’. Check steam days croftonbeamengines.org. Information Off Crofton Road Visit Wilton Water, a reservoir fed by natural Crofton SN8 3DW springs – that Rennie created to supply water to the pumping station. Parking (pay & display) Watch boats passing through the locks. Have a picnic overlooking the canal. Toilets Cycle along the towpath to Bruce Tunnel Café (1.3 miles/2 km) named after the Earl of Ailsbury, the local landowner who insisted on a tunnel Information instead of a deep cut. Cycling

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Allow 3-4 hours What to Spot for this visit Explore the waterside together. * Don’t forget: How many of these can you spot? Although the site is always open the facilities and boat A duck quacking trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses before setting out. The number of a  A fascinating insect  bridge or lock 

© Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Discover Bridgwater Docks When the Bridgwater Docks were built, thousands of people lined the docksides Little adventures and the day was declared a on your doorstep Bank Holiday. Tidal Basin

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Taunton STAY SAFE: Stay Away From Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km the Edge A little bit of history Bridgwater was once Britain’s fifth most important port. The docks were built so that ships could load or unload at any stage of the tide, so that cargo could be transferred onto barges on the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal. Today, it’s a peaceful place where people enjoy activities such as walking and cycling.

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ve thi Fi ngs to d o at B Information ridgw ater Docks Admirals Court Check out quirky bridges such as the Bascule The Marina Bridge and the Telescopic Bridge (designed Bridgwater TA6 3EX by Isambard Kingdom Brunel) for ocean-going Parking ships entering the docks. Explore Newtown Lock connecting the docks to the Toilets Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, and the Old Lock linking Café to the River Parrett. Pub Spot the old crane at the dockside. Information

Look for Admiral’s Court where valuable goods were Centre stored before duty was paid on them. Picnic Walk round to Albert Street Cutting and look for the poem inscribed into the wooden beams. Cycling Path Allow 1-2 hours for this visit Can you name the different parts * Don’t forget: Although the site is always of a narrowboat? open the facilities and boat 1 2 3 trips may not be and some may be chargeable. Please check with local businesses before setting out.

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© Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Explore Huntworth Huntworth, on the Bridgwater Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, is just minutes from where the busy y a M5 motorway lies. The canal rw to o is one of the best for country m 5 walks and wildlife. M

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Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km A little bit of history When the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal was opened in 1827, it joined the River Parrett at Huntworth. It was later extended to Bridgwater Docks. Today, Huntworth is a great place for country walks and bird spotting as the canal cuts through the beautiful Somerset Levels.

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Five things t o do at Hu ntwo Take binoculars and look out for uncommonrth birds such as bittern, kingfishers and osprey. Watch out Information for other wildlife such as otters, water voles and Meads Crossing insects such as damselflies and dragonflies. Huntworth TA7 0AQ Cycle long the towpath to Bridgwater Docks, then reward yourselves with a rest in a canal side pub. Parking Pack wellies and splash in puddles along Toilets the towpath. Pub Have a picnic overlooking the canal and feed the ducks. Cycling Watch boats passing the swingbridge and Path chat to boaters. Allow 1-2 hours for this visit

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© Canal & River Trust Charity no. 1146792 A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped produce these. 02/18 Discover Bridgwater Maunsel Lock Maunsel Lock was Little adventures once busy with boats on your doorstep plying their trade to and from Bridgwater Docks. Today, it’s a great place to start exploring the Bridgwater & Maunsel Lock Canal Centre Maunsel Taunton Canal. Lock

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STAY SAFE: Taunton Stay Away From Map not to scale: covers approx 1.4 miles/2.4km the Edge A little bit of history Maunsel Lock, on the Bridgwater & Taunton Canal, is a picture of peace. During the Second World War however, it formed a line of defence known as the Wessex Stop (or Taunton) Line and all the swing bridges were removed. Many have now been reinstated as part of a programme of restoration.

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Five things to do a t Mau nsel L Look out for Second World War pillboxesock where Information anti-tank equipment was stored. Maunsel Lock Canal Centre Maunsel Lock is on the edge of the Somerset Bankland Levels – a great place for wildlife. Look out for North Newton TA7 0DH kingfishers, herons, dragonflies and damselflies. T 01278 663 160 Enjoy a traditional cream tea in the Maunsel Lock Tea Rooms over looking the canal. Parking Take a boat trip and discover more about the Toilets Bridgwater & Taunton Canal. Café Starting at Maunsel Higher Lock, explore the Picnic Somerset Space Walk. Scale models of the planets are positioned along the canal to represent the Boat trips solar system. Path Allow 1-2 hours for this visit

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