The Canal Story Where is the Basingstoke Canal?

INFORMATION A map of the Basingstoke Canal is published by GEOprojects (UK) Ltd 9-10 Southern Court South St Reading Berkshire RG1 4QS (UK) Also available from the Canal Visitor Centre.

The Basingstoke Canal is in the south east of England and flows through the counties of Hampshire and Surrey. It originally ran from the Hampshire town of Basingstoke to its junction with the River Wey Navigation in Surrey, 37 miles away. Today, 32 miles of the original navigation have been restored, from the Wey Navigation as far as North Warnborough in Hampshire, as a public amenity catering for boaters, walkers, canoeists, anglers and naturalists. It has 29 locks, all but one in Surrey, which together raise the canal 204ft from the River Wey. The locks are grouped into five flights -         Woodham (3 locks) with a total rise of 19ft         Sheerwater (3 locks) a total rise of 32 1/2ft         St Johns (5 locks) a total rise of 35ft         Brookwood (3 locks) a total rise of 18 1/2ft         Deepcut (14 locks) a total rise of 90 1/2ft Ash Lock (Lock 29) is the only one in Hampshire, and provides a rise of 8ft. By train, the canal can be reached from West Byfleet, Brookwood, and Ash Vale stations. BACK

  May 2000 (revised August 2004)