Great Britain » Grand Union Canal - Leicester Section | England

At Norton Junction it turns off the main line of Grand Union and goes over River Soar to Trent Navigation in the north.


Grand Union Canal - Leicester Section | England: Characteristics & Overview

Rating of waterway

Degree of difficulty:
For beginners (many locks)

Requirements:
no rating

Character of waterway:
back to nature, old waterway, to be rediscovered

Profile of waterway:
Used by tourists only

Facilities groundside:
Good



Grand Union Canal - Leicester Section | England: Tips & Detailed information

Wharfs, Marinas, Harbors, Facilities, Houseboat hirers, Restaurants and Shops.

Facts to this waterway:

124 km
21.30 x 2.10 m
92
0.80 m
2.10 m


Lahn River | Germany, Trent & Mercey Canal | England, Trent River & Trent Navigation | England


Grand Union - Leicester Section
The canal parts from the Grand Union Main Line at Norton Junction, west of Northampton and continues by way of Leicester and the Soar Navigation northwards to the River Trent. The major branches are the Welford, 2.6 km long with one lock and Market Harborough, which also has one lock but is 7.7 km long.


Housebaot & Narrow Boat Hirer / Grand Union Canal - Leicester Section

Anglo-Welsch waterway holiday

Foxton Boat Services Ltd.


No. 3 Birmingham and the Heart of England  /  Nicholson


Author: Harper Collins / Editor: Nicholson / Language: English
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Navigational notes include: Planning a cruise, using a lock and bridges, winding holes, boatyards and local services. Covers the Birmingham Canal Navigations, Ashby, Birmingham & Fazeley, Coventry, Erewash, Northern Stratford-upon-Avon, Grand Union (Norton Junction to Salford Junction, Leicester section and River Soar), Oxford (Braunston to Hawkesbury Junction), Staffs & Worcester (north of Autherley Junction) and Trent and Mersey (Derwent Mouth to Great Heywood) canals Also: The history of each canal, places of interest, pubs and restaurants, opportunities for walking and cycling. Spiralbounding, size: A5

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