Kennet and Avon Canal, Cotswold Water Park

Name: Kennet and Avon Canal
Address: Cotswold Water Park, United Kingdom

#51 among attractions in Cotswold Water Park

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Kennet and Avon Canal, Cotswold Water Park

Facts and practical information

The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of 87 miles, made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section. From Bristol to Bath the waterway follows the natural course of the River Avon before the canal links it to the River Kennet at Newbury, and from there to Reading on the River Thames. In all, the waterway incorporates 105 locks. ()

Alternative names: Length: 87 miCoordinates: 51°22'30"N, 2°18'8"W

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Cotswold Water Park United Kingdom

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Day trips

Kennet and Avon Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dundas Aqueduct, Claverton Pumping Station, Bathampton Down, American Museum in Britain.

1 miS
Outdoor activities, Canal
Dundas Aqueduct, Bath
26 min walk • Dundas Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Wessex Main Line railway from Bath to Westbury. The aqueduct is near Monkton Combe, Somerset, and is about 2+1⁄2 miles southeast of the city of Bath.
~1170 ftN
Museum, Historical place, Science museum
Claverton Pumping Station, Cotswold Water Park
6 min walk • Claverton Pumping Station in the village of Claverton, in the English county of Somerset, pumps water from the River Avon to the Kennet and Avon Canal using power from the flow of the River Avon.
1.3 miNW
Archaeological site
Bathampton Down, Cotswold Water Park
33 min walk • Bathampton Down is a flat limestone plateau in Bathampton, Somerset, England, overlooking the River Avon and the city of Bath. There is evidence of man's activity at the site since the Mesolithic period including Bathampton Camp, an Iron Age hillfort or stock enclosure.
0.4 miW
Museum, History museum
American Museum in Britain, Cotswold Water Park
11 min walk • The American Museum and Gardens is a museum of American art and culture based at Claverton, near Bath, England. Its world-renowned collections of American furniture, quilts and folk art are displayed in a Grade I listed 19th-century house, surrounded by gardens overlooking the valley of the River Avon.
1.2 miN
Natural attraction, Protected area
Browne's Folly, Cotswold Water Park
31 min walk • Brown's Folly or Brown's Folly is a folly tower sitting within a 39.9 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Bathford in Somerset, notified in 1974: the site itself is known as the Farleigh Down Stone Quarry, and is managed as a nature reserve by the Avon Wildlife Trust.
1.3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Bath and North East Somerset, Bath
33 min walk • Bath and North East Somerset is a unitary authority district in England. Bath and North East Somerset Council was created on 1 April 1996 following the abolition of the county of Avon. It is part of the ceremonial county of Somerset.
1 miW
Universities and schools
University of Bath, Bath
26 min walk • The University of Bath is a public research university located in Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1966, along with a number of other institutions following the Robbins Report.
~820 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Warleigh Weir, Bath
4 min walk • Warleigh Weir is a river structure located on the River Avon in Somerset, near Bath. The weir was originally built to supply a head of water to a grist mill in Claverton.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Kennet and Avon Canal?

Nearby attractions include Warleigh Weir, Bath (4 min walk), Claverton Pumping Station, Cotswold Water Park (6 min walk), American Museum in Britain, Cotswold Water Park (11 min walk).

How to get to Kennet and Avon Canal by public transport?

The nearest stations to Kennet and Avon Canal:

Bus

The Avenue • Lines: U18 (25 min walk)
Arrivals Square • Lines: 18, 418, U18 (27 min walk)