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Napton Base Information 1 (pdf file 592 Kb)
Napton Base Information 2 (pdf file 545 Kb)
Napton Routes Information 1 (pdf file 633 Kb)
Napton Routes Information 2 (pdf file 658 Kb)
Click here for Suggested Routes
Click here for Boats Availability
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Napton Base Ideally situated at the head of the Oxford Canal, Napton is a base for a large number of interesting routes. The Warwickshire Ring, for the more energetic, contrasts the beautiful countryside around Warwick with city life and industry through Birmingham and Spaghetti Junction.
Trips of beauty and interest can also be achieved, including Stratford Upon Avon, Oxford, Snarestone, or a visit to the Waterways Museum at Stoke Bruerne, depending on the number of locks you wish to negotiate.
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National Rail Enquiries: www.nationalrail.co.uk
Tel: 08457 484950
www.thetrainline.com Tel: 0871 244 1545
Nearest Airport: Birmingham International-www.bhx.co.uk Tel.
0121 767 5511
Nearest Railway Station: Rugby |
Curtis Cars Tel: 01926 811517 / curtiscars@fsmail.net
Exec Cars Tel: 01926 817878 / executivecars@aol.com
Cardalls Cars Tel: 01926 812145 / www.airporttransferssoutham.co.uk
Approximate prices: (Prices courtesy
of Curtis Cars subject to change)
Rugby railway station to Napton: £20
Birmingham International Airport
to Napton: £50
Stanstead or Heathrow Airport to
Napton: £110
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Tarsus
Hotel - Daventry Road, Southam,
Warks, CV47 1NW Tel: 01926
813585
Double rooms - £70, single
rooms - £55. Rates include
breakfast. www.tarsusrestaurant.co.uk
The Red Lion - Hellidon, Nr. Daventry,
NN11 6LG Tel: 01327 261200
Double rooms - £55, single
rooms - £45. Rates include
breakfast. www.theredlionathellidon.com
The Stoneythorpe Hotel - Warwick
Road, Southam, Warks, CV47 0HN Tel:
01926
812365
Double rooms - £65, single
rooms - £50. Rates include
breakfast. www.thestoneythorpehotel.co.uk
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There is a large Budgens supermarket
in Southam .
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From
Heathrow airport, get the London underground
tube to Euston station.
From Gatwick airport, get the Gatwick
Express to London Victoria station, then
get a London underground
tube to London Euston.
From Stansted airport, get the London
underground tube to London Euston.
From Euston, get a train to Rugby station
(approx. 10 miles from Napton).
From Paddington, get a train to Leamington
Spa station (approx. 9 miles from Napton).
Get a train to Leamington Spa station
(approx. 9 miles from Napton).
Napton is situated 2 miles east of Southam,
Warwickshire, midway between Banbury
and Coventry.
M1: Exit at Junction 16 onto the A45
to Daventry. Take the A425 towards Leamington
and Southam. The
entrance to the base is on the right
hand side.
M6: Exit at Junction 2 and follow the
signs for Coventry East (A46). At Ryton
roundabout, follow the signs
for Banbury (A423) until you reach Southam.
At the second roundabout turn left towards
Daventry (A425).
The entrance to the base is on the left
hand side.
M40 South: Exit at Junction 11 (Banbury)
and follow the signs for Southam on the
A423.
M40 North: Exit at Junction 12 (Gaydon)
and follow the signs for Southam on the
B4451. At the second
roundabout turn right onto the A425 towards
Daventry. The entrance to the base is
on the left hand side
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| Suggested
Routes from Napton | Short
Routes (see below) |
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A)
An easy route for the first timer
with only a few locks through rural
England. Leaving the broad Grand
Union Canal at the busy junction
of Braunston, turning up the North
Oxford Canal into narrow locks near
Rugby at Hillmorton, where the British
Waterways Architectural Unit is based.
At Hawkesbury you encounter the lock
with the smallest lift on the system
at 6 inches. The lock-free, rural
Ashby Canal is very quiet and extremely
peaceful, with few boats to disturb
you. |
(ROUTE
B)
Sometimes
known as the Midlands Ring, this
is a route of contrasts. Starting
on the wide locks of the Grand
Union Canal to the Hatton Flight,
you continue
into Birmingham. Alternatively
you can divert at Kingswood via
the North
Stratford Canal through Kings Norton
and onwards into the city. Leaving
the city via narrow canals to Fazeley,
you return southwards past Coventry.
Diversions into Coventry, Stratford
Upon Avon, or onto the Ashby Canal
should be considered but don’t
forget to allow extra time for this. |
(ROUTE
C)
Another pleasant and easy route cruising
on the broad Grand Union Canal where
the locks are 14 feet wide, allowing
you to share the work with another
boat. The start of this trip is lock-free
until you get to Braunston Junction;
a hive of activity. Cruising onwards
you encounter more locks and the turning
to Northampton before entering the
3,056 yards Blisworth Tunnel which
opens out into the canal village of
Stoke Bruerne with its Waterways Museum. |
(ROUTE
D)
A busier week down the meandering Oxford
Canal, which is one of the oldest in
the country and follows the contours
of the land. The only town on the way
is Banbury and there are some lovely
villages such as Thrupp, Lower Heyford
and Shipton-on-Cherwell, with stone
built houses, cosy pubs, ancient churches
and village greens. |
Why
not try a short break from Napton?
You can enjoy 3 or 4 days from either
Saturday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon,
Wednesday morning to Saturday morning,
Friday afternoon to Monday morning
or from Monday afternoon to Friday
morning.
Prices start from as little as £75
per person.
Locks: 26 Cruising Time: Around 22hrs
return
Through Braunston on the Grand Union
Canal, taking the Leicester arm and
branching off to Welford. Lovely countryside
with a few villages, encountering a
tunnel and a mix of broad and narrow
locks.
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