Book Description
This is an essential guide for boaters, walkers, cyclists and armchair travellers to the Oxford, Grand Union and Upper Thames canals.
Author : Michael Pearson
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 18,74 MB
Release : 2013-07-26
Category : Canals
ISBN : 9780956277794
This is an essential guide for boaters, walkers, cyclists and armchair travellers to the Oxford, Grand Union and Upper Thames canals.
Author : Stuart Fisher
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 10,70 MB
Release : 2015-03-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1472918541
This attractive guidebook shows off just how rich our waterways heritage is. Picking out Britain's 50 most beautiful and interesting canals, Stuart Fisher gives a lively background to the history, wildlife, pubs and nearby attractions of each waterway. Each of the 50 chapters also features a map, colour photographs and a handy info box. Through the beautiful cities of London, Bath and Oxford, traversing stunning countryside and national parks, and exploring some of the best Victorian engineering and industry, this book is an inspiring and thoroughly enjoyable read, as well as a perfect resource for anyone thinking about a day out or holiday along Britain's wonderful canals.
Author : Collins Maps
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 17,28 MB
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0007488572
Optimised for colour tablets. This ebook is not suitable for reading on black and white eink devices. Guide covering the canals and waterways between Birmingham and the River Medway.
Author :
Publisher : Geoprojects (UK) Limited
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 46,29 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Canals
ISBN : 9780863511882
This tourist map of the Oxford Canal features the canal corridor at 1:56,500 showing the towpath and facilities available to the boat user with details of boatyards, boat hire and boat trip operators. The illustrated guide to the canal shows features of interest. Side one has canal coverage from Oxford to Banbury; detailed plans of Oxford and Banbury at 1:12,500 showing streets, shopping areas, canal facilities and places of interest; and a diagrammatic section along the canal and introduction to the canal's history and future prospects. Side two has canal coverage from Banbury to Hawkesbury and from Coventry to Bedworth on the Coventry Canal. The detailed plan of Cropredy at 1:12,500 shows streets, shopping areas, canal facilities and places of interest.
Author : L. T. C. Rolt
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,63 MB
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : Boat living
ISBN : 9780750960618
Take a trip down the waterways of England during their hey-day
Author : Steve Davison
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,17 MB
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1783623578
This guidebook to walking along the Kennet & Avon Canal covers the 94 mile (152km) route from Reading to Bristol. The canal walk is split into 7 stages of fairly easy, level walking, of between 9.5 and 18.5 miles, with advice on splitting or shortening the stages if needed. The book also includes 20 easy circular walks, ranging from 4.25to 9 miles, taking in the best sections of the canal and visiting sites nearby, making this two guidebooks in one. Alongside OS map extracts and detailed route descriptions, there are plenty of details on the history, heritage and wildlife encountered along the way. An itinerary planner is included for walkers who want to create longer or shorter stages, and there is useful practical information including details on accessing the walks by public transport and a list of accommodation available along the route. The result is a highly useful and fascinating companion to exploring the canal and its surroundings. In the early 1800s the Kennet and Avon Canal provided an important direct trade route between London and Bristol. Today the waterway weaves its way through the rolling chalk contours of the North Wessex Downs to the southern edge of the Cotswolds, passing vibrant towns and cities as well as picture-postcard villages with thatched cottages, ancient churches and cosy pubs. Fascinating features - such as Crofton Pumping Station and Beam Engines, the impressive Caen Hill flight of locks at Devizes, the aqueducts at Avoncliff and Dundas, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Georgian Bath and Bristol's vibrant Floating Harbour - are explored as the canal makes its journey across southern England.
Author : Mark Davies
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Boatmen
ISBN : 9780953559312
Author : Jennifer Petkus
Publisher :
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 2016-01-28
Category :
ISBN : 9780692608258
From teaching how to steer a narrowboat to how to flush the toilet, Narrowboating for Beginners will help a first-time boater pretend at least a delusional self-confidence when given the keys to a 60-foot-long, 15-ton metal boat. Topics include how to turn a lock, moor, swing a bridge, light the stove, tie a knot and start the engine. Includes many illustrations and diagrams, including a lock flowchart, scannable QR codes and numerous shortened URLs. If you buy the paperback edition at Amazon, the Kindle version is included free. Visit NarrowboatingforBeginners.com for up to date information.
Author : Michael Pearson
Publisher : Central Waterways Supplies - Wayzgoose
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 18,86 MB
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Inland navigation
ISBN : 9780954911676
Part of a series of guides to the inland waterways, this title covers Bristol to Reading on the Kennet & Avon and Oxford to Brentford on the Thames.
Author : Collins Maps
Publisher : HarperCollins (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,49 MB
Release : 2012-03
Category : Canals
ISBN : 9780007452590
"Popular guide covering the canals and waterways in Wales and to the south of Liverpool. Colour Ordnance Survey" -- Publisher description.