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THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL
THE FULL CANAL WALK AND 20 DAY WALKS
by Steve Davison
2 POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA LA7 7PY
About the Author
Steve Davison is a writer and photographer who has lived in Berkshire for over 25 years. He has written a number of books, as well as articles for outdoor magazines and other publications, including local and national newspapers. He specialises in hillwalking and European travel, with interests in nature, geology and the countryside. A keen hillwalker for many years and a Mountain Leader, Steve has also worked as a part-time outdoor education instructor. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild. Find out more about him at www.steve-davison.co.uk.
Other Cicerone guides by the author
Walking in the North Wessex Downs
The Great Stones Way
Walking in the Chilterns
The Ridgeway National Trail
Walking in the New Forest
Walking in the Thames Valley
© Steve Davison 2016
First edition 2016
ISBN: 978 1 85284 786 9
Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.
Updates to this guide
While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/786/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom.
Front cover: A narrowboat negotiates Wire Lock (76), between Kintbury and Hungerford (Stage 2, Walk 6)
CONTENTS
Getting to and around the canal
Waymarking, access and rights of way
Walking the canal from Reading to Bristol
Stage 1 Reading to Woolhampton
Stage 2 Woolhampton to Hungerford
Stage 3 Hungerford to Pewsey Wharf
Stage 4 Pewsey Wharf to Devizes
Stage 5 Devizes to Bradford-on-Avon
Stage 6 Bradford-on-Avon to Bath
Stage 7 Bath to Bristol
Between Reading and Hungerford
Walk 1 Reading – canal and river
Walk 2 Aldermaston – wharf and village
Walk 3 Greenham Common
Walk 4 Newbury and Donnington
Walk 5 Kintbury and Hamstead Marshall
Walk 6 Hungerford and Kintbury
Walk 7 Hungerford, Freeman’s Marsh and Standen Manor
Between Great Bedwyn and Devizes
Walk 8 Great
