"Our" Canal - the Stratford upon Avon Canal

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There are many books and magazines that have described the route of the canal from Kings Norton to Stratford-upon-Avon mile by mile - the familiar cruising or towpath guides. On this page we have chosen to take a different slant and describe the features of the waterway in a different way. Several of these features, such as certain of the bridges and cottages, are types which are unique to this canal. We fight fiercely to retain all these features which together bring to life the special character of the canal. We note that the length of the canal in the area of Warwick District Council was designated in 2019 as a Canal Conservation Area.

All directions in these articles start from Kings Norton, where construction and navigation began; occasionally a post code is given for land based explorers (work in progress).