Kennet and Avon Canal

Links

• Jim Shead's site contains lots of information about this waterway, including a brief history, links to related sites of interest and route tables
• Greg Chapman's Waterways Guide Updates site has a page on this waterway with changes to the published guides

Places of Interest

• Newbury
  Pubs
  • The Lock Stock and Barrel
• Kintbury
  Pubs
  • The Dundas Arms
• Kintbury Lock No 78
  Pubs
  • Blue Ball
  • Prince of Wales
• Hungerford Town Bridge
• Hungerford Church Bridge No 50
• Hungerford Marsh Lock No 73
  Pubs
  • Marshgate Cottage Hotel
• Froxfield Bridge No 55
  Pubs
  • Pelican
• Great Bedwyn Wharf
• Wootton Bottom Lock No 51
  Pubs
  • The Royal Oak  Food: Lunchtimes and Evenings
• Pewsey Wharf
  Pubs
  • The French Horn
• Wilcot Bridge No 117
  Pubs
  • Golden Swan
• Honey Street Wharf
  Pubs
  • The Barge Inn
• All Cannings Bridge No 127
• Bishops Canning Swing Bridge No 133
• Horton Bridge No 134
  Pubs
  • Bridge Inn
• Devizes Wharf
• Sells Green Swing Bridge No 150
  Pubs
  • The Three Magpies
• Rusty Lane Swing Bridge No 151
• Seend Top Lock No 21
  Pubs
  • Bell Inn
• Seend Wharf
  Pubs
  • The Barge Inn
  • The Brewery
• Semington Top Lock No 16
  Boatyards
  • Boatyard: Tranquil Boats
• Semington Junction
• Hilperton Bridge No 166
• Bradford and Frome Road Wharves
  Pubs
  • The Barge Inn
• Avoncliffe Aqueduct
  Pubs
  • Cross Guns
• Dundas Aqueduct
  Pubs
  • Viaduct Hotel
• Claverton Pumping Station
• Bathampton Bridge No 183
  Pubs
  • The George
  • Bathampton Mill
  • George Inn
• Cleveland House Tunnel
  Boatyards
  • Boatyard: Bath Boating Station
• Bath Top Lock No 13
  Pubs
  • Royal Oak
• Pulteney Gardens Winding Hole
  Pubs
  • Golden Fleece Bar
• Bath Bottom Lock No 7

Kennet and Avon Canal: Table of distances		Miles	Locks	Grid Reference
Newbury	Junction with the River Kennet	0	0	SU470672
Newbury Lock No 85		0.13	1	SU469672
Winding Hole above Newbury Lock		0.16	1	SU468671
West Mills Swing Bridge No 33		0.22	1	SU467671
Northcroft Footbridge No 63		0.47	1	SU463671
Newbury West Fields Winding Hole		0.72	1	SU461671
Guyers Lock No 84	Enborne Bridge No 64	1.12	2	SU453669
Newbury Bypass Bridge		1.50	2	SU448668
Higgs Lock No 83		1.62	3	SU446668
Pickletimber Railway Bridge No 65		1.79	3	SU444666
Benham Bridge No 66		2.08	3	SU438666
Benham Lock No 82	Bridge to Benham Park (north of canal)	2.12	4	SU438666
Winding Hole below Hamstead Lock		3.61	4	SU422670
Hamstead Bridge No 68		3.62	4	SU422671
Hamstead Lock No 81		3.62	5	SU422671
Benham Marsh Winding Hole		3.75	5	SU419670
Copse Lock No 80		4	6	SU416670
Winding Hole below Drewitts Lock		4.49	6	SU409673
Drewitts Lock No 79	or Dreweat's Lock	4.50	7	SU409673
Dreweat's Footbridge No 72		4.53	7	SU408673
Shepherds Bridge No 73		5.26	7	SU397672
Newmans Bridge No 74		5.89	7	SU387672
Kintbury	Kintbury Bridge, Dundas Arms and Railway Station	6.06	7	SU384672
Kintbury Lock No 78		6.12	8	SU384672
Vicarage Bridge No 42		6.18	8	SU381671
Vicarage Footbridge No 77		6.39	8	SU380671
Orchard Meadow No 78		6.85	8	SU376672
Brunsden Bridge No 79		7.60	8	SU370676
Brunsden Lock No 77		7.62	9	SU370676
Brunsden Railway Bridge No 80		7.89	9	SU365679
Wire Bridge No 81		8.11	9	SU361681
Wire Lock No 76		8.12	10	SU361681
Kintbury Gate Winding Hole		8.37	10	SU357682
Denford Mill Winding Hole		8.61	10	SU353682
Dunn Mill Lock No 75		8.62	11	SU350682
Dunn Mill Winding Hole		8.63	11	SU349682
Station Road Bridge No 48		9	11	SU339687
Hungerford Town Bridge	Hungerford Town Centre. Post Office, shops, garage and station in Hungerford	9.06	11	SU337687
Hungerford Lock No 74		9.12	12	SU335688
Hungerford Church Bridge No 50		9.25	12	SU332687
Hungerford Marsh Lock No 73	Swing bridge over lock	9.75	13	SU325685
Cobbler's Lock No 72		10.25	14	SU320684
Picketfield Railway Bridge		10.75	14	SU316682
Picketfield Lock No 71		11.25	15	SU314681
Froxfield Bridge No 55		11.56	15	SU304678
Froxfield Bottom Lock No 70		11.62	16	SU302677
Froxfield Middle Lock No 69		11.74	17	SU300674
Frith Copse Winding Hole		11.93	17	SU299673
Oakfield Down Lock No 68		12.12	18	SU298672
Little Bedwyn Lock No 67	Little Bedwyn Bridge and Village	12.99	19	SU289660
Little Bedwyn Field Lock No 66	Commonly called Potters Lock	13.24	20	SU287655
Burnt Mill Lock No 65	Also called Knight's Mill Lock	13.74	21	SU282649
Great Bedwyn Wharf	Bedwyn Wharf Bridge No 60	14.24	21	SU279645
Great Bedwyn Church Lock No 64		14.49	22	SU277641
Mill Bridge No 97		14.87	22	SU274637
Crofton Bottom Lock No 63		15.24	23	SU270632
Crofton Lock No 62		15.49	24	SU267629
Crofton Lock No 61		15.87	25	SU263625
Crofton Lock No 60		15.99	26	SU261622
Crofton Lock No 59	Crofton Pumping Station	16.12	27	SU258621
Crofton Lock No 58		16.24	28	SU256621
Crofton Lock No 57		16.37	29	SU253622
Crofton Lock No 56		16.62	30	SU250623
Crofton Top Lock No 55		16.74	31	SU247623
Winding Hole above Crofton Top Lock		16.76	31	SU247623
Wolfhall Bridge No 103		17	31	SU243625
Savernake Tunnel (East end)	Also called Bruce Tunnel	17.74	31	SU236631
Savernake Tunnel (West end)		18.03	31	SU233633
Burbage Wharf Bridge		18.72	31	SU223635
Wootton Rivers Top Lock No 54	Top of Wootton Rivers flight of 4 locks, called Cadley Lock	19.47	32	SU210634
Brimsdale Lock No 53	Brimsdale Bridge	19.59	33	SU208634
Heathy Close Lock No 52	Heathy Close Bridge	20.09	34	SU200632
Wootton Bottom Lock No 51	Wootton Rivers	20.59	35	SU197629
Wooton Rivers Bridge No 110		21.03	35	SU192625
New Mill Bridge		21.46	35	SU182621
Milkhouse Water Winding Hole		21.96	35	SU177618
Milkhouse Water Bridge No 112		22.20	35	SU173617
Pain's Bridge No 113		22.92	35	SU163612
Pewsey Wharf	Pewsey Bridge	24.29	35	SU156611
Pewsey Winding Hole		24.71	35	SU152612
Bristow Bridge No 115		25.59	35	SU149614
Stowell Park Suspension Bridge No 116		25.78	35	SU144615
Wilcot Bridge No 117		25.96	35	SU139613
Wilcot Swing Bridge No 118		26.09	35	SU138612
Bowden's Bridge No 119		26.31	35	SU133611
Wilcot Wide	Ornamental Lake	26.56	35	SU129606
Lady's Bridge No 120		26.59	35	SU127606
Woodborough Fields Bridge No 121		27.34	35	SU112607
Alton Valley Bridge No 123		28.09	35	SU106613
Honey Street Wharf	Honey Street Bridge No 124	28.46	35	SU102616
Stanton Bridge No 125		29.17	35	SU092616
England's Bridge		29.55	35	SU088620
All Cannings Bridge No 127	All Cannings village 1 mile south	30.46	35	SU075623
Woodway Bridge No 128		30.71	35	SU072625
Allington Swing Bridge No 129		30.96	35	SU066626
Allington Bridge No 130		31.46	35	SU058624
Horton Fields Swing Bridge No 131		31.84	35	SU061623
Horton Chain Bridge No 132		32.34	35	SU052634
Bishops Canning Swing Bridge No 133		32.84	35	SU042638
Horton Bridge No 134	Bishops Cannings village 1 mile north	33.21	35	SU037632
Laywood Bridge No 135		33.84	35	SU030627
Devizes Marina		34.21	35	SU023625
Coate Road Bridge No 136		34.73	35	SU017623
Brickham Bridge No 137		35.02	35	SU013621
London Road Bridge No 138	Caution - blind bend	35.39	35	SU010617
Park Road Bridge No 139		35.80	35	SU005618
Cemetery Road Bridge No 140		35.90	35	SU003618
Devizes Wharf		35.96	35	SU003618
Devizes Top Lock No 50		36.21	35	ST999617
Devizes Bottom Lock No 22	Lower Foxhanger Bridge	38.21	64	ST964617
Martinslade Bridge	A365 road	38.96	64	ST954619
Scotts Wharf Bridge No 149		39.24	64	ST950618
Sells Green Swing Bridge No 150		39.59	64	ST943617
Rusty Lane Swing Bridge No 151		39.84	64	ST939616
Seend Top Lock No 21	Post Office, shops and garage in Seend	40.09	64	ST936615
Seend Lock No 20		40.18	64	ST934614
Seend Lock No 19	Seend Wharf Bridge No 153	40.28	64	ST931614
Seend Wharf		40.34	66	ST930614
Seend Lock No 18	Seend Lock Bridge No 154	40.48	66	ST929614
Seend Bottom Lock No 17		40.71	69	ST926614
Seend Park Swing Bridge No 155		41.34	69	ST919613
Lowes Swing Bridge No 157		41.84	69	ST913609
Newton Swing Bridge No 158		42.34	69	ST906609
Semington Top Lock No 16		42.59	70	ST902609
Semington Bottom Lock No 15		42.71	71	ST899610
Semington Junction	Junction of (disused) Wilts and Berks Canal with Kennet and Avon	42.74	71	ST903609
Semington Road Bridge No 160	A350	42.76	71	ST898610
Semington Swing Bridge No 161		43.17	71	ST891609
Whaddon Grove Winding Hole		43.61	71	ST886608
Whaddon Grove Bridge No 162		43.91	71	ST881607
Whaddon Lane Bridge No 163		44.12	71	ST878607
Hilperton Marsh Bridge No 165		44.99	71	ST863604
Hilperton Bridge No 166	B3105 road through Hilperton Marsh to Hilperton	45.21	71	ST860603
Hilperton (Staverton) Marina	Alvechurch Boat Centres	45.40	71	ST858600
Parsons Bridge No 167	Hilperton Wharf	45.46	71	ST857598
Ladydown Bridge No 169		45.90	71	ST851595
Bradford on Avon Bridge No 170	A363 to Trowbridge (A363 road)	47	71	ST833597
Bradford on Avon Bridge No 171		47.50	71	ST825598
Bradford and Frome Road Wharves	Bradford On Avon	49.68	71	ST824601
Bradford on Avon Lock No 14		49.84	72	ST824603
Bradford on Avon Footbridge No 173		50.59	72	ST814603
Avoncliffe Aqueduct	Station in Avoncliffe	51.34	72	ST803600
Freshford Bridge No 174	Also known as Winsley Bridge	52.11	72	ST796603
Murhill Quarry		52.34	72	ST795605
Limpley Stoke Road Bridge	B3108 road	53.34	72	ST782613
Conkwell Wood Winding Hole		53.96	72	ST784620
Dundas Aqueduct	Junction with the Somerset Coal Canal. Garage in Viaduct Hotel	54.34	72	ST783625
Dundas Bridge No 177		54.40	72	ST783626
Claverton Swing Bridge No 178	Providing access to the Pumping Station from the car park	54.80	72	ST786632
Claverton Bridge No 180	Ferry Lane	55.44	72	ST789642
Claverton Pumping Station		55.59	72	ST789644
Holcombe Bridge No 181	Also called Harding's Bridge	55.85	72	ST786647
Holcombe Swing Bridge No 182	also known as Bathampton Swing Bridge	56.84	72	ST781660
Bathampton Bridge No 183	Post Office, shops and garage in Bathampton	57.34	72	ST776665
Candy's Bridge No 184	Meadow Lane	57.83	72	ST768662
Follyfoot Swing Bridge		58.21	72	ST762659
Sydney Gardens Footbridge No 186		58.61	72	ST757653
Cleveland House Tunnel		58.65	72	ST757652
Sydney Wharf Winding Hole		58.71	72	ST757650
Sydney Wharf Bridge No 188		58.84	72	ST757649
Bath Top Lock No 13	Bath or Widcombe flight of 6 locks Nos 7 to 13. Locks 8 and 9 have been combined into a single deep lock	58.96	73	ST757647
Pultney Lock No 12		59	74	ST757646
Pulteney Gardens Winding Hole		59.02	74	ST757645
Abbey View Lock No 11		59.04	75	ST756645
Horseshoe Walk Bridge No 190		59.05	75	ST756645
Wash House Lock No 10		59.09	76	ST755643
Bath Deep Lock Nos 8 and 9		59.34	77	ST754643
Pulteney Road Bridge No 192		59.34	77	ST754643
Rossiter Road Bridge No 193		59.40	77	ST753643
Bath Bottom Lock No 7	Junction with the River Avon - Bristol	59.46	78	ST752643

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