Summary
This is a trip of 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 13 locks from Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45 to Braunston Marina Western Entrance.
This will take 7 hours and 4 minutes which is 1 day, 4 minutes at 7 hours per day.
From Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45 travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Norton to Gayton) for 11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks to Norton Junction, then travel west on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Braunston to Norton) for 4 miles, ¾ furlongs and 6 locks to Braunston Marina Western Entrance.
Route
| Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Norton to Gayton) | |||
| From Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45 to: | |||
| The Wharf PH | 2 miles, 3½ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Bugbrooke Bridge No 36
Bugbrooke village half a mile east
|
a few yards, 0 locks | ||
| Heyford Fields Marina
@Heyford Fields Farm, Bugbrooke Road, Nether Heyford, Northants.
|
3½ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Heyford Wharf Bridge No 32
Nether Heyford village half a mile northeast. Many moored boats in this area. Furnace Lane
|
7½ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Stowe Hill Marina Service Wharf | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| The Narrow Boat PH (Stowehill) | ½ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Weedon Wharf | 3¼ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Weedon Bec Visitor Moorings | 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Weedon Station Bridge No 24
A45
|
3¾ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Whilton Marina
48 hours mooring on the towpath side
|
3 miles, 1 furlong, 0 locks | ||
| Buckby Top Lock No 7
The New Inn is sited alongside the lock. Also known as The New Inn (Long Buckby)
Having passed through Buckby Locks. |
1 mile, 3¼ furlongs, 6 locks | ||
| Norton Junction
Junction of Grand Union Leicester Section with Main Line
|
1½ furlongs, 1 lock | ||
| Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Braunston to Norton) | |||
| From Norton Junction (Junction of Grand Union Leicester Section with Main Line) to: | |||
| Braunston Tunnel (East end) | 1 mile, 6 furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Braunston Tunnel (West end) Having passed through Braunston Tunnel. | 1 mile, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Braunston Top Lock No 6 | 2¼ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Braunston Bottom Lock No 1
The Boat Shop is in front of the lock
Having passed through Braunston Locks. |
4¼ furlongs, 5 locks | ||
| Union Canal Carriers Ltd
Home of Adventure Fleet
|
¼ furlongs, 1 lock | ||
| Braunston Visitor Moorings (Marina End)
48 hour moorings (April-September) / 14 day moorings (October-March)
|
2½ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Braunston Marina Western Entrance
Entrance for Marina Services and Brokerage
|
¼ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
Totals
Total distance is 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 13 locks. There are at least 5 small aqueducts or underbridges and 1 tunnel (Braunston Tunnel. ).
This is made up of 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs of broad canals; 13 broad locks.
This will take 7 hours, 4 minutes which is 1 day, 4 minutes at 7 hours per day.
