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Journey to Stanton Low Country Park

Summary

This is a trip of 14 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 5 locks from Leighton Lock No 27 to Stantonbury Bridge No 75 travelling northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford).

This will take 5 hours and 32 minutes.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Leighton Lock No 27 to:
Old Linslade Winding Hole 1 mile, 4¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Soulbury Three Locks Moorings (Above Locks)

48 hour moorings above the lock
1 mile, 3¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Soulbury Top Lock No 26

Also known as Three Locks Bridge No 107
¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Soulbury Bottom Lock No 24 Having passed through Soulbury Three Locks. 1 furlong, 2 locks
Soulbury Three Locks Moorings (Below Locks)

48 hour moorings
¾ furlongs, 1 lock
Willowbridge Bridge No 99 2 miles, 2½ furlongs, 1 lock
Hammonds Bridge No 97 1 mile, 1½ furlongs, 0 locks
Skew Bridge No 94 6¼ furlongs, 1 lock
Bridge No 93 3¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Simpson Bridge No 92

With Pipe Bridge alongside
1¾ furlongs, 0 locks
The Plough PH (Milton Keynes) 3 furlongs, 0 locks
Milton Keynes Marina

Also known as Peartree Marina
7 furlongs, 0 locks
Peartree Bridge No 88 ¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Little Woolstone Bridge No 83

Little Woolstone a quarter of a mile east. Also known as Little Woolstone, Redway Bridge No 83
7¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Blue Bridge Winding Hole 3 furlongs, 0 locks
Campbell Park Visitor Moorings 2 furlongs, 0 locks
Bridge No 78B 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Giffard Park Moorings

7 day moorings
3¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Linford Manor Park Visitor Mooring

48 hour mooring
3¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Great Linford Railway Bridge No 76A (disused) 2½ furlongs, 0 locks
The Black Horse PH (Great Linford) ¾ furlongs, 0 locks
Stantonbury Bridge No 75 4¼ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 14 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 5 locks (not counting Leighton Lock No 27). There are at least 3 small aqueducts or underbridges.

This is made up of 14 miles, 3¾ furlongs of broad canals; 5 broad locks.

This will take 5 hours and 32 minutes.

 

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