Where it is
Map, how to get there, access points etc.
Early Days
How it began, prosperity, decline and dereliction, then the Canal Society was formed to promote restoration to full navigation standard.
Restoration
 After many years of
neglect, much of the canal had become derelict, lock gates had rotted,
the chamber walls crumbling, and the channel overgrown. Restoration
began in the early 1970s and took about 18 years to accomplish.
The History of the Basingstoke Canal
In 1973 the Surrey and Hampshire Canal Society published a very readable history of the canal written by Glenys Crocker.
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Eventful Years
A "potted history". Highspots in the Restoration story.
The Harmsworth Connection
The Harmsworth family has been connected with the canal for a number of generations.
The Royal Re-opening
After the many years of restoration work,
HRH the Duke of Kent, on 10th of May 1991, re-opened the 32 miles of the canal from its junction in the east with the Wey Navigation in Surrey, to Greywell in Hampshire.
200 Years Ago
Records in the County Archives show how the canal was built in the 18th century.
The Houseboats
There have been a number of houseboats on the Basingstoke Canal for many years. The largest community of more than forty converted narrow boats was first established
at Woodham in 1959.
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