Canal Boating Holidays - Oxford Canal (Southern Section) Guide
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Oxford Canal (Southern Section) Location and basic information
The beginning of the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) is at Napton, running
south to Oxford - Categories contents are listed from the beginning of the canal,
canal branch or canal arm.
The Oxford Canal southern section and Oxford
Canal northern section are separated
by a the Grand Union Canal between Braunston Turn and Napton Junction, a distance
of almost five miles.
The southern section of the Oxford Canal is just over 49 miles / 38 locks
from Napton Junction to the River Thames at the Sheepwash Channel, Isis Lock.
The canal passes through rolling open farmland, largely following the contours
in the style of James Brindley.
In the Cherwell Valley the Oxford Canal passes through the centre of historic
Banbury and eventually Inspector Morse's Oxford and its northern environs.
Navigation Notes:
Lift bridges between Haynes Lift Bridge 170 and Chisnell Lift Bridge 193
are usually left open.
The River Cherwell crosses the canal navigation above Anyho
Weir Lock / below Nell Bridge Lock. Check the level indicator board before proceeding.
Oxford Limited Visitor Moorings!
If you are planning on joining the River Thames at Oxford,
please make sure your boat is licensed for passage on the river.
There is a very sharp turn at Isis Lock on/off the Sheepwash Channel to/from
the River Thames!
Boaters Facilities on the Oxford Canal (Southern Section) - Napton to Oxford
Official Moorings
Banbury - Tom
Rolt Bridge through town of Banbury
Oxford - South of Bridge 240 and above Isis Lock (Very limited)
Water Points
Bridge 113
Napton Top Lock
Bridge 136
Bridge 153 (Sanitary Station)
Bridge 221 Thrupp Yard Sanitary Station
Bridge 224
Above Duke's Cut Lock 44A
Toilets
Bridge 153 (Sanitary Station)
Bridge 206
Bridge 221 Thrupp Yard Sanitary Station
Showers
Bridge 221 Thrupp Yard Sanitary Station
Refuse Disposal
Bridge 113
Bridge 136
Bridge 153 (Sanitary Station)
Bridge 221 Thrupp Yard Sanitary Station
Recycling Centres
Elsan / Sewage Point
Bridge 113
Bridge 221 Thrupp Yard Sanitary Station
Diesel
Laundry Facilities
Shops
Banbury - Whatever you need!
Bridge 224 - Shop
Main Cities, Towns and Villages along the Oxford Canal (Southern Section)
Napton on The Hill - MAP - The canal bypasses the village,
skirting round the bottom of the hill. Nice view of a restored windmill from
bridges 111 to 113.
Fenny Compton - MAP
Cropredy - MAP -
Annual Folk Festival, now Europe's largest, held in the second week of August
Narrowboat Holiday Hire on the Oxford Canal (Southern Section)
Black Prince Narrowboats, Napton-on-the Hill
Calcutt
Boats - Napton
(Junction - Oxford Canal [Southern] and Grand Union Canal)
Napton Narrowboats, Napton - From this Napton
Narrowboats base
in beautiful Warwickshire is at the junction of the South Oxford and Grand Union
Canals, Napton Narrowboats offer an excellent choice of routes. Look
at Napton Narrowboats Fleet Online now. Their superb
fleet of extremely quiet and comfortable boats are well known for their innovative
design and quality fittings and furnishings.
Oxfordshire Narrowboats, Canal Wharf, Lower Heyford - This
family run Oxfordshire
Narrowboats company have been leaders in their
field for over 20 years. With professionally finished,
easy to handle boats with airy interiors featuring oak and beech, and in the
personal service which makes this fleet so popular with experienced boaters and
first timers. The combination of this fleet of immaculately maintained top-quality
narrowboats and wonderful cruising opportunities make this the perfect choice.
Lower Heyford offers cruising opportunities to explore the Cotswolds, Oxford,
Banbury and the stunning South Oxford Canal. You can enjoy the numerous walking
opportunities around these waterways and marvel at the excellent wildlife, plus
you will find plenty of canalside pubs and villages. Stunning scenery, the narrow
locks and lift bridges are all added activities which make the recipe to a memorable
holiday.
Look
at Oxfordshire Narrowboats Lower Heyford Fleet now.
Sovereign Narrowboats, Banbury - Tel: 01295 275657
Cruiser Holiday Hire on the Oxford Canal (Southern Section)
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Charter Boats That Cruise The Oxford Canal (Southern Section)
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Oxford Canal (Southern Section) Restaurant Boats
Oxford Canal (Southern Section)side Pubs and Restaurants
Bridge 111 - The Bridge at Napton, Napton-on-The Hill - Tel:01926 812466
Bridge 113 - The Folly, Folly Lane, Napton - Tel: 01926 815185
Bridge 136 - The Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton Wharf - Tel: 01295 770332
Banbury Pubs and Restaurants:
Ye Olde Auctioneer, Parson Street, Banbury - Tel: 01295 251820
Ye Olde Reindeer Inn, Parson Street, Banbury - Tel: 01295 264031
Bridge 190 - The Great Western, Anyho Wharf - Tel: 01869 338288
Bridge 205 /206 - The Bell, Market Square, Lower Heyford - Tel: 01869 347176
Bridge 216 - The Rock of Gibraltar, canalside by bridge - visitor moorings
- Tel: 01869 331373
Bridge 221 - The Boat Inn, canalside pub near bridge - Tel 01865 374279
Bridge 223 - The Jolly Boatman, Banbury Road, Thrupp - Tel: 01865 377800
Bridge 224 - The Wise Alderman, Banbury Road, Kidlington - Tel: 01865 372281
Oxford Canal (Southern Section) Canalside Holiday Cottages /
B&B / Accommodation
Oxford Canal - Canalside Farm B&B - Hill Farm, Priors Hardwick, Nr Southam,
Warwickshire, CV47 7SP - Website
Marinas on the Oxford Canal (Southern Section)
Wigrams Turn Marina, Shuckburgh Road, Southam - Tel: 01926 817175
Fenny Marina, Fenny Compton - Tel: 01295 770461
Places to visit and things to do or see on the Oxford Canal (Southern Section)
Bridge 145 - The Bygones Museum, charges
apply, at Butlin
Farm in Claydon - MAP -
was founded in 1972. This privately-owned museum includes a collection of steam-powered
stationary engines. Tel:01295 690258
Banbury Museum and Visitor Information Centre, Castle Quay,
Banbury - Tel: 01295 259855 - Banbury Museum,
Spiceball Park Road,
Banbury, Oxon OX16 2PQ - Banbury Museum's entrance is inside the Castle Quay
Shopping Centre. Admission Free - (Other
Free Entry Places in Oxfordshire) - Banbury Museum has events and activities
throughout the year and monthly talks by the Friends of Banbury Museum.
With a section reflecting the history of the town's association with the Oxford
Canal. Open Monday through Saturday 09.30 to 17.00 and Sunday and Bank Holidays
10.30 to 16.30. Web: www.Cherwell-DC.gov.uk/BanburyMuseum - Map - The museum includes Tooley's historic boatyard which
is viewed from the Oxford Canal waterside. The boatyard is a working business
operated by Tooley's Boatyard Ltd. Guided tours are are available on Saturdays
from Easter at 15.00 but chargeable. Details from 01295 272917.
Oxford - Oxford has numerous major tourist attractions -
some charges apply, many belonging to the university and colleges. As well as
several famous institutions, the town centre is home to Carfax Tower and the
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, both of which offer views over the spires
of the city. Free
Entry Places in Oxford - Many tourists
shop at the historic Covered Market. In the summer punting on the Thames/Isis
and the Cherwell is popular. Other attractions: Ashmolean Museum, Bodleian Library,
Christ Church Cathedral (Oxford), The Headington Shark (A sculpture situated
at 2 New High Street, Headington, Oxford, depicting a shark embedded head-first
in the roof of the house!), Modern Art Oxford, Museum of the History of Science,
Oxford Botanic Garden, Pitt Rivers Museum, Sheldonian Theatre. Inspector
Morse's Oxford
Chandlers on the Oxford Canal (Southern Section)
Kingsground Narrowboats, Enslow Mill Wharf, Enslow, Kidlington - Tel: 01869
233444
Oxford Canal (Southern Section) Boatyards
Kingsground Narrowboats, Enslow Mill Wharf, Enslow, Kidlington
- Tel: 01869 233444
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