INFORMATION
LOCALITY Leicester (South)
Walks in Aylestone Meadows nature reserve, between St. Mary’s Mill and King’s Locks. Aldi waterside near Bridge 107.
Aylestone
Moorings below King’s Lock. Tea-room on lockside (limited opening). Village amenities (Take-aways, P.O, etc) near Bridge 106.
Blue Bank Lock Gee’s Lock Blaby Crow Mills
Moorings below lock. Access to Fosse Retail Park.
Double Rail Lock Kilby Bridge
Moorings above lock.
Bridge 86 - Bridge 87 Newton Harcourt Wistow Park
Moorings between these bridges.
Fleckney Saddington Debdale Foxton
Moorings at Bridge 73. Fair walk over fields to pub, shops, takeaway.
Market Harborough Arm
At Mkt. Harborough enter Basin for water, showers, wc, Elsan, or to wind. Visitor moorings and water points before Basin. About half a mile to town (See Back for more information).
Husband’s Bosworth North Kilworth
Moorings at Honey Pot Bridge (No 46). Half mile to village, garage, 2 shops, pub.
Welford Arm
Village short walk from end of Arm, garage, P.O./ shop. Boatyard, dry-dock, repairs, etc. Pub at Wharf (food). Winding hole on bend above lock, or by dry-dock at terminus. Water point, Elsan. Attractive walks round canal reservoirs. Good Main Line moorings just south of junction.
Yelvertoft Crick
P.O., pub, 2 shops. Water point and refuse disposal north of Bridge 19.
Watford
Flight has staircase locks. Elsan, w.c., refuse by top lock. Water points above and below locks. Winding hole near Bottom Lock.
Bridge 6
Thai Restaurant. Moorings available opposite. Motorway service area adjacent to canal.
Welton Norton Junction
All boatyard facilities at Weltonfields Narrowboats, by Bridge 2.
Moorings between the lock and Bridge 100. County Arms pub closed. Easy walk to town centre. Moorings for access to South Wigston (shops, banks, launderette (via Canal Street). Picnic site.
Moorings opp. CRT Yard. Sanitary station, rubbish, DIY pump-out, showers, water. Food at pub. No shops near.
No shops or pub in village. Moorings south of High Bridge. Wistow Rural Centre (garden centre, cafe, crafts, etc.) via footpath from High Bridge, No. 79. Old church.
Access to village from Bridge 72. Pub but no shops. Saddington Reservoir nearby. Marina, diesel, boatyard facilities, boatbuilding. 2 staircases of 5 locks each. CRT Elsan below locks. Foxton Locks pub and Bridge 61 pub near bottom lock. Museum mid-way up flight. Site of Foxton Inclined Plane, undergoing works. Water points above and below locks. Pubs in village (Shop behind Black Horse Pub - limited hours). Foxton Boat Services shop at Bottom Lock (Provisions, giftware, chandlery, refreshments). Cafe at Top Lock.
Limited moorings. Boatyard (slipway, repairs, diesel, pump-out). Pub, P.O., shops and garage in village.
Diesel, pump-out, gas, solid fuel at Crick Marina. Walk up road to village, P.O., Co-op, pubs.The Moorings Restaurant by Bridge 12. Water point and Elsan near restaurant. Pleasant walk from footbridge north of marina to Cracks Hill, with good views over canal.
Moorings north of Junction. Water point just before Junction. Sanitary station, water point, refuse at Buckby Top Lock.