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Journey to Uxbridge Boat Centre

Summary

This is a trip of 17 miles, ½ furlongs and 1 lock from Meanwhile Gardens Moorings to Uxbridge Boat Centre.

This will take 5 hours and 30 minutes.

From Meanwhile Gardens Moorings travel west on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) for 11 miles, 7¾ furlongs to Bull’s Bridge Junction, then travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford) for 5 miles, ¾ furlongs and 1 lock to Uxbridge Boat Centre.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch)
From Meanwhile Gardens Moorings to:
Kensal Green Bridge No 4

B450
4¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Kensal Green Stop & Shop Moorings

4 hours moorings
¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Kensal Green Visitor Moorings

14 day moorings (14 days in one year – £25 per day for overstaying)
2 furlongs, 0 locks
Grand Junction Arms

Young’s
1 mile, 7¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Grand Junction Arms Visitor Moorings

7 day moorings (£25 per day for overstaying). @Disraeli Road, Harlesden, London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
½ furlongs, 0 locks
North Circular Road Aqueduct 7¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Sainsburys Alperton Moorings [see navigational note 1 below]

Also known as Alperton
1 mile, ¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Piggery Bridge No 12

Alperton
¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Black Horse Bridge No 15 [see navigational note 2 below] 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs, 0 locks
The Black Horse PH (Greenford)

Fuller's
a few yards, 0 locks
Greenford Visitor Moorings

14 day moorings (£25 per day for overstaying). Also known as Black Horse Visitor Moorings
½ furlongs, 0 locks
Northolt Boatyard

High Line Yachting (Northolt). Also known as High Line Yachting (Northolt)
7¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Engineer’s Wharf Moorings

Residential Moorings
1 mile, 1 furlong, 0 locks
Willow Tree Open Space Moorings

Also known as Site of Yielding Dock
3¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Willowtree Marina 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Uxbridge Road Visitor Moorings

7 day moorings
6½ furlongs, 0 locks
Bull’s Bridge No 21 [see navigational note 2 below]

Although now a footbridge it used to carry Bull’s Bridge Road
1 mile, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Bull’s Bridge Junction

Junction with Grand Union Paddington Branch. Opposite is a dry dock.. Also known as Bull’s Bridge Wharf, Bull’s Bridge Dock
a few yards, 0 locks
Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Bull’s Bridge Junction (Junction with Grand Union Paddington Branch. Opposite is a dry dock.. Also known as Bull’s Bridge Wharf, Bull’s Bridge Dock) to:
The Old Crown PH 4½ furlongs, 0 locks
The Woolpack PH 4¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Tesco Yiewsley Moorings 2 miles, 0 locks
Cowley Peachey Junction

Junction with Grand Union Slough Branch
1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
High Line Yachting Chandlery (Cowley) ¼ furlongs, 0 locks
The Water’s Edge Bar

Bar and Restaurant
¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Cowley South Visitor Moorings

7 day moorings (£25 per day for overstaying)
4¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Cowley Lock No 89

Towpath crosses over lock gates
½ furlongs, 0 locks
Toll House Bistro a few yards, 1 lock
Cowley Sanitary Station

Also known as Cowley Services
¼ furlongs, 0 locks
The Malt Shovel PH

Vintage Inns<BR>Braunston 83 miles
a few yards, 0 locks
Uxbridge Boat Centre

Also known as Uxbridge Boatyard Dock
7¼ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 17 miles, ½ furlongs and 1 lock. There are at least 4 small aqueducts or underbridges.

This is made up of 17 miles, ½ furlongs of broad canals; 1 broad lock.

This will take 5 hours and 30 minutes.

 

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