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Leighton Buzzard To Braunston
Please note that these route pages are a work in progress. The figures below indicate route length; however, not all locks and bridges are included currently, so the time required may be underestimated.
Departure Point:"Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire Hire Base", Rothschild Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2TF
Cruising Hours: This route consists of 92.463 miles, 54 locks and 4 tunnels. Which will take 5 days, 6 hours and 57 minutes when travelling for 7 hours per day at our default speeds.
Travel north along the Ouzel Valley through the parks of Milton Keynes and over the Aqueducts at Wolverton Cosgrove and then on to the picturesque Northamptonshire village of Stoke Bruerne. Take your boat up through the flight of seven locks and on through the nearly two mile long Blisworth Tunnel and on to Gayton Junction.
Continue on through Northamptonshire and its attractive stone villages to Weedon, reputed to be the centre of England. Then on to Braunston junction where the Oxford to Coventry Canal crosses the London to Birmingham Grand Union Canal.
Braunston village grew up around the canal and became well known for the building of wooden narrowboats. The church steeple can be seen for miles around. This cruise gives the perfect introduction for a week's canal cruising.
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Further reading and learning about the Leighton Buzzard To Braunston route
Guides / Offline Canal Maps
Related Nicholson Guide:
Grand Union, Oxford & the South East - Nicholson Guide No 1
Available at Canal Shop or
on Canal Junction
Videos
Useful youtube videos covering some or all of this route.
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