As the basingstoke canal does not have a major water source there is a need to conserve water this means the locks have restricted opening times. Wey river freelance community.
River wey basingstoke canal map. It then meanders north and joins the river thames at weybridge. Site history 2020 16 june 6 april 6 march 3 february 1 2019 11 november 2 october 1 august 3 june 1. It passes through wonderful countryside in surrey and hampshire.
You will enter the canal at woodham junction on the river wey just between the railway bridge and the m25 overhead. 2020 the basingstoke canal society registered in england as the surrey and hampshire canal society limited. The basingstoke is short of water.
Wey navigations full map last updated by on 21 may 2016. What people are saying about us. It is now and it always was.
A superb river if you re looking for a picturesque paddle the wey has a lot to offer for nature and countryside lovers. Map of the wey navigations please allow this map time to load explore the map for hotspots to provide you with a springboard to dive into your selected part of the river. It forms where two streams join near guildford forming the wey.
The basingstoke canal is a broad canal and is part of the waterways of mainland britain it runs for 30 miles and 4 furlongs through 29 locks from woodham junction where it joins the river wey wey navigation to odiham castle stop which is a dead end. The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 72 feet long and 13 feet and 6 inches wide. The basingstoke canal.
Site map here s an easy view of the structure of this web site. The basingstoke canal was opened in 1794 to carry agricultural produce from basingstoke to london via the rivers wey and thames. From basingstoke the canal passes through or near greywell north warnborough odiham dogmersfield fleet farnborough airfield aldershot mytchett brookwood knaphill and woking its eastern end is at byfleet where it connects to the wey.
The basingstoke canal is a british canal completed in 1794 built to connect basingstoke with the river thames at weybridge via the wey navigation. There are no reservoirs to feed the waterway only springs. Measuring 87 miles the river wey is a river in the south east of england.
Lock 1 is ahead but first a few words about this canal. By the mid 1960 s the canal had fallen derelict and the campaign for restoration began. There is a total of 29 locks arranged in flights locks 1 to 6 is the woodham flight locks 7 to 11 is the st johns flight and locks 12 to 28 are the brookwood and deepcut flights and lock 29 is in ash.
The canal which joins the wey navigation at woodham was excavated in an era when water transport was a proven method of moving commodities quickly and cheaply and followed in the wake of the success of the wey navigations.
