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Up stream towards Bath/Bristol Ufton Nurvet 2 hours Tyle Mill 2.15 Aldermaston 4 Woolhampton 5.25 Midgham Lock 6.5 Thatcham 7.25 Bulls lock 8.5 Newbury wharf 10 Hamstead Marshall 12 Kintbury 14 Hungerford 16 Froxfield Bottom Lock 18 Great Bedwyn 20 Crofton Pumping Station 22 |
Wooton Rivers25.5 Pewsey 27 Devizes 34 Fox Hanger 38 Sells Green Bridge 39 Semington Dry Dock 41 Hilperton 42.5 Bradford on Avon 43 Dundas 44.5 Sydney Wharf, BATH 45.5 Pulteney weir BATH, 47 Bath Marina 48 Hanham Lock 50 Bristol Docks 51.5 |
Route Planner |
The broad rule of thumb when calculating how far you can travel in a day is to count each lock as 1 mile, add this number to the actual miles covered over a given stretch of canal, and then divide the total by 3 to give the total time in hours. The following times, calculated from the pick up point at Burghfield Island, are approximate : |
Down stream towards the Thames County Lock, Reading 1.5 Chestnut walk, Reading 2 Kennet Mouth onto the THAMES 2.5 |
Thames up stream Caversham Lock 2.75 hours Mapledurham 4 Goring Streatly 6 Wallinford 8 Abingdon 12.5 Oxford 14 Oxford canal 15.5 Eynsham 17.5 Radcot 23.5 Lechlade (source of the Thames) 26 |
Thames down stream Sonning 3.25 Wargrave 4.25 Henley on Thames 5.25 Marlow 7.5 Maidenhead 10.75 Windsor 12.75 Staines 14.5 Shepperton 17.5 Sunbury 18.75 Teddington 21.75 Brentford Grand Union Canal Junction 22.75 Westminister 25.5 Limehouse Basin 26.75 |
JOINING THE THAMES Thames Licenses are required to join and cruise on the Thames. This fee is the responsibility of the hirer. There are several different licences available from the Environment Agency for visitors to the River Thames. Depending on how long you wish to stay, you can buy up to six one-day licences or a 15 day licence. The price depends on the size of your boat. A visitors licence can be purchased from Blakes Lock as you join the Thames or at any of the Thames Locks. Alternatively you can buy one in advance. Please call the Thames Craft Registration team on 0118 953 5650 for more details and current prices. You will need the length of your boat: Meander 58ft, Halcyon Days 57ft, Wilmcote 50ft. All boats are 6'11" width. |
Pump out (PO), diesel (D), drinking water (DW) facilities. Kennet and Avon Canal Kennet Cruises - Southcote moorings. 0118 9871115 PO/D/DW Tyle Mill. Lock No: 99. Self Service. Purchase pre paid card from local sellers. PO/DW Reading Marine - Aldermaston. Lock No: 95. 0118 971 3666. PO/D/DW Aldermaston Wharf. Self Service. Purchase pre paid card from local sellers. PO/DW Frouds Bridge 0118 971 4508 PO/D/DW Greenham Canal Services, Newbury 01635 31672 PO/D/DW Kintbury. Lock 78. Purchase pre paid card from local sellers. PO/DW Thames Pump out stations which are provided by the EA, are self service and operate on a pre-paid card system. Cards, which cost £10, can be obtained from the Lock-keeper. Pump out facilities are also available from a number of private boatyards and marinas listed below. Prices start at around £15. Eynsham Oxford Cruisers Binsey Bossoms Boatyard Osney Osney Marine Abingdon Kingcraft Reading Bridge Boats Reading Caversham Boat Services Caversham Better Boating Caversham Thames & Kennet Marina Bourne End Bourne End Marina Windsor Windsor Marina |
What's on in West Berks |
Have a look Jim Shead's website, Waterways Writer and Photographer |
READ ABOUT WHAT YOU WILL SEE AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ON A CANAL BOAT ON THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL. |
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Our own guide to navigating locks. |
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River Thames Conditions |