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The Kennet and Avon Canal - The full canal walk and 20 day walks (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 2 910
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The Kennet and Avon Canal - The full canal walk and 20 day walks (Paperback)
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List price R393
Loot Price R291
Discovery Miles 2 910
You Save R102 (26%)
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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
93/4 and 181/2 miles, with advice on splitting or shortening the
stages if needed. The book also includes 20 easy circular walks,
ranging from 41/4 to 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.
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