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The Grand ring is an ideal
canal boat holidays cruising route
for you to explore.

Grand ring holiday cruising route.

This is a recommended canal boat holidays route.

This ultimate route takes two weeks to complete, but includes plenty to see and do over a three week cruise. An extra licence is required when joining the Thames.

The river cruising on the Thames is superb, with all locks manned during the daytime. Visit places such as Hampton Court Palace, Windsor, Eton and Henley.

Three weeks gives time to explore The Paddington Arm which goes right up to Little Venice and London Zoo

The Grand Ring Canal Boat Holiday Route

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Grand ring from Gayton

Book From : Gayton Marina

14/21 day canal boat hire.

114 Hours cruising time.

175 Locks.
 

Useful Grand ring information

Stoke Bruerne Canal museum

Website
Silverstone Racing Circuit-

Website
Tel. 0844 3728 200
Woburn safari park

Website
Tel. 01525 290407
Heart of the Shires Shopping Village

Website
Milton Keynes Tourist information

Website
Tel. 01908 677010

Milton Keynes Xscape- home of the real Snow slope where you can toboggan or ski or snowboard, also body flying tunnel & rock climbing.

Website
Tel. 0871 200 3220
www.snozonemiltonkeynes.com  Tel. 0871 2003220
Leighton Buzzard Tourist information Website
Buckinghamshire Tourist information - Website
London Zoo www.londonzoo.co.uk
Kew Gardens London on the River Thames-one of the worlds greatest botanic gardens Website
Tel. 0208-940 1171
Syon House- near Brentford Locks, London, seat of the Duke of Northumberland also contains a  Butterfly House Website
Marble Hill House- Twickenham- a restored Palladian mansion built for George II mistress Website
Ham House- a superb 17th century riverside mansion

Website
Hampton Court Palace- River Thames in London- built by Cardinal Wolsey in 1514 and was the grandest private house in England at the time Website
Thorpe Park – Chertsey- one of the countrys first theme parks Website
Tel. 0870 444 4466
Runnymede- this historic site is associated with the signing of the Magna carta Website
Windsor castle- The largest inhabited castle in the World www.royal.gov.uk
Tel 020 7766 7304
Windsor Tourist information www.windsor.gov.uk
Tel. 01753-743900
Eton College- dates from 1441 Website
Dorney Court & Church- a Tudor manor house built 1440 Website
Tel. 01628 604638
Stanley Spencer Art Gallery- Cookham Website
Tel. 01628 471885
Fawley Court- Henley on Thames  Polish Museum Website
Tel. 01491 574917
Tourist Information for Henley on Thames Website
Tourist information for South Oxfordshire Website
Basildon House- near Goring- the most splendid Palladian mansion in Berkshire Website
The Cholsey & Wallingford Steam Railway Website
Tourist Information- Wallingford Tel. 01491 826972
General Tourist information

www.aboutbritain.com

Website or Website

 

Tourist Information for North oxfordshire

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Banbury Tourist information Website
Cropredy Music Festival Website

Northamptonshire Tourist information

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