Guide to the Kennet and Avon Canal

Step onto the towpath and 12/06/2012 10:16 connect... with the great outdoors with your great-great grandfathers Our canal system is a vital part of the nation’s heritage, dating back to the Industrial Revolution. Think of your canals and rivers and the And it still helps make Britain great today. Locks, aqueducts, tunnels and incredible boat lifts surrounding hedgerows as long, winding nature are all testament to the golden age of British engineering, and most of it is beautifully preserved. reserves. An ideal habitat for tiny creatures like dragonflies and butterflies, birds such as kingfishers and herons, and even larger mammals such as badgers, stoats or water voles, it’s a great way to enjoy the Great British Get involved, join us countryside right on your doorstep. In fact, a In an increasingly fast-paced and crowded A £3 text from you could help our team recent wildlife survey spotted over 60 different world, our historic canals and rivers are a plant wildflowers and grow a fruit orchard, species, and that’s not including the fish! local haven for people and nature. The Canal full of apple, damson and greengage trees. So make sure that you keep your & River Trust is the new charity entrusted The orchard will enhance the beauty of this eyes peeled as you amble through with the care of 2,000 miles of waterways in glorious waterside spot – as well as providing the scenery. England and Wales. food and shelter for threatened birds, bees Donate time – volunteer! and butterflies for many years to come. with great times Fancy getting involved with the valuable work So please text a gift of £3 today – every of the Trust? Whether you want to get stuck in penny you give will help make Caen Hill If you’re looking to break from routine, to at your local canal or take on more of an office- a very special place to spend time. escape the hustle and bustle of everyday based role, look at our website to find out Text BATH to 70007 to give £3 to our life or to find a peaceful place to enjoy a what’s happening in your area; there’s never Caen Hill project.* spot of lunch, your local canal is just a been a better time to get involved. stone’s throw away. With so much to do Plant some honeysuckle with and see, your canal is ideal for meeting friendly, like-minded people or spending your mobile quality time with your family and friends. We are undertaking 50 amazing projects to Or just bring yourself and a book for a help celebrate our launch. And we promise moment of peaceful solitude. that 100% of your donation will go directly to your local project. The handy map inside this leaflet is full of information on the unique activities Text today to help volunteers plant fruit trees and attractions that you’ll find on your at Caen Hill – one of the ‘Wonders of the Open up for your local map local waterway. So if you’re after some Waterways’ on the Kennet & Avon Canal. fresh air and freedom, grab the kids or grandparents and get out on the towpath! For more information go to canalrivertrust.org.uk

*You will be charged £3 plus one message at your standard network rate of which the Canal & River Trust will receive a £3 donation, except from O2 customers where the donation received will be £2.96. If we receive more money than we need then the extra

donations will be used on similar work. By using this service, you agree that we may contact you in the future. If you’d rather we didn’t, reply ‘DECLINE to 70007’. Charity number: 1146792

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i i B1W_M152_A5DD_Bath.indd 1 Step onto the towpath and 12/06/2012 10:16 connect... with the great outdoors with your great-great grandfathers Our canal system is a vital part of the nation’s heritage, dating back to the Industrial Revolution. Think of your canals and rivers and the And it still helps make Britain great today. Locks, aqueducts, tunnels and incredible boat lifts surrounding hedgerows as long, winding nature are all testament to the golden age of British engineering, and most of it is beautifully preserved. reserves. An ideal habitat for tiny creatures like dragonflies and butterflies, birds such as kingfishers and herons, and even larger mammals such as badgers, stoats or water voles, it’s a great way to enjoy the Great British Get involved, join us countryside right on your doorstep. In fact, a In an increasingly fast-paced and crowded A £3 text from you could help our team recent wildlife survey spotted over 60 different world, our historic canals and rivers are a plant wildflowers and grow a fruit orchard, species, and that’s not including the fish! local haven for people and nature. The Canal full of apple, damson and greengage trees. So make sure that you keep your & River Trust is the new charity entrusted The orchard will enhance the beauty of this eyes peeled as you amble through with the care of 2,000 miles of waterways in glorious waterside spot – as well as providing the scenery. England and Wales. food and shelter for threatened birds, bees Donate time – volunteer! and butterflies for many years to come. with great times Fancy getting involved with the valuable work So please text a gift of £3 today – every of the Trust? Whether you want to get stuck in penny you give will help make Caen Hill If you’re looking to break from routine, to at your local canal or take on more of an office- a very special place to spend time. escape the hustle and bustle of everyday based role, look at our website to find out Text BATH to 70007 to give £3 to our life or to find a peaceful place to enjoy a what’s happening in your area; there’s never Caen Hill project.* spot of lunch, your local canal is just a been a better time to get involved. stone’s throw away. With so much to do Plant some honeysuckle with and see, your canal is ideal for meeting friendly, like-minded people or spending your mobile quality time with your family and friends. We are undertaking 50 amazing projects to Or just bring yourself and a book for a help celebrate our launch. And we promise moment of peaceful solitude. that 100% of your donation will go directly to your local project. The handy map inside this leaflet is full of information on the unique activities Text today to help volunteers plant fruit trees and attractions that you’ll find on your at Caen Hill – one of the ‘Wonders of the Open up for your local map local waterway. So if you’re after some Waterways’ on the Kennet & Avon Canal. fresh air and freedom, grab the kids or grandparents and get out on the towpath! For more information go to canalrivertrust.org.uk

donations will be used on similar work. By using this service, you agree that we may contact you in the future. If you’d rather we didn’t, reply ‘DECLINE to 70007’. Charity number: 1146792

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find out more at canalrivertrust.org.uk at more out find

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with a time time a with with a breath breath a with

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Bridge Street Visitor Centre town dating back to the 11th of Caen Hill. The area has 5 4 Sally Narrowboats St Margaret’s The Dolphin Inn century, full of impressive a wealth of cycle trails and N 4 Kennet & Avon Canal O V A 5 R 6 Trip Boats from the To Bath E The Hop Pole IV Trust Museum architecture and Norman walking routes out into the R Connect with people K&A Canal Trust 7 Picnic in the Park 5 The Caen Hill Café and churches. Pack a shopping surrounding countryside, or Belcombe Road 6 FromeRoad The Lock Inn Café 8 Information Centre bag too and see what you stay close to the canal and Kindling Coffee Co In its Georgian heyday, Bath of the rich and famous. Now

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Canal Trust Tea Room shops hidden away in the many waterfowl. You can also go 1 7 the day came to see and be viewpoint for seeing Bath. The 10 The Artichoke Inn The George Inn 8 The Canal Tavern courtyards and alleyways. pond-dipping from one of 6 Claverton seen, and the canals played Thermae Bath Spa, the stylish KENNET & AVON CANAL A361 8 9 The Barge Inn the platforms or just relax 3 One sight not to be missed their part by transporting shops, the busy bars and 1 Claverton with a cup of tea at the A361 4 2 here is the impressive 16-lock huge amounts of coal by trendy restaurants re-create Pumping Station Caen Hill Café. 5 Caen Hill Lock Flight. It still barge to heat the mansions the buzz of the Georgian era. 7 A36 2 American Museum

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footsteps of your ancestors. remains of a former pumping Long Street Look out for original features station and say “cheese” in Canal, River or Dock Railway Station Marina like the elegant cast-iron front of Cleveland House, one Southbroom Road KENNET & AVON CANAL Lock Pub, Restaurant or Café Picnic Area bridges in Sydney Gardens of the most photographed Sat Nav: SN10 1QR Sat Nav: BA2 7BH A360 Bridge Place of Interest Information that were designed ‘in the features, built half on land and manner of the Chinese’. half over the canal. © Crown copyright and database rights, 2012, Ordnance Survey 100019843. Note: Sat Nav postcodes take you to a central point. Canal Towpaths Boat Trip & Hire Parking

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donations will be used on similar work. By using this service, you agree that we may contact you in the future. If you’d rather we didn’t, reply ‘DECLINE to 70007’. Charity number: 1146792

To the best of our knowledge correct at time of print of time at correct knowledge our of best the To

find out more at canalrivertrust.org.uk at more out find

gone by gone of fresh air fresh of

with a time time a with with a breath breath a with

Connecting you Connecting Connecting me Connecting

Bath, Bradford-on-Avon and Devizes’ canals Devizes’ and Bradford-on-Avon Bath, Bath, Bradford-on-Avon and Devizes’ canals Devizes’ and Bradford-on-Avon Bath,

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