Discover Stoke Bruerne Northampton Stoke Bruerne is the best Blisworth Tunnel & Blisworth entrance place on the canal system to explore canal life in the past. Horse stable You’re sure to find out that Woodland Walk & wire sculptures it’s much more fun on the waterways today! Canal Museum
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Pond dipping
STAY SAFE: Stay Away From the Edge Map not to scale: A508 covers approx 1¼ miles/2km roadbridge
Our ‘Places to Visit’ app can be downloaded FREE from the App Cosgrove & Store or Google Play™ Milton Keynes canalrivertrust.org.uk A little bit of history When work began on the Grand Union Canal at Stoke Bruerne in 1793, the main village street was diverted, cutting the village in half. But, after much grumbling no doubt, the villagers found they could make money by supplying food, drink and trades to the navvies who built the canal, and then to the boaters.
Best of all it’s FREE!* Information Five things Stoke Bruerne to d nr Towcester o at Stok Northants. NN12 7SE e Bruerne Pop into the Canal Museum and find out all about Parking narrowboats and the people who worked on them. Toilets (in the Take a boat trip into the Blisworth Tunnel. In the early museum) days of canals, boats had to be ‘legged’ through while the horse was led over the top. Café Stroll down the towpath and watch the boats working Pub the locks. Take a walk Picnic area in the woodland walk and look out for the sculptures of wildlife. Boat trips Make a simple net at home and go pond dipping from Path the special platforms. Allow half a day for this visit
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