History of the Basingstoke
Canal
The Basingstoke Canal is in the south east of England and flows
through the counties of Hampshire and Surrey. It originally ran
from the Hampshire town of Basingstoke to its junction with the
River Wey Navigation in Surrey, 37 miles away.
Today, 32 miles of the original navigation have been restored, from
the Wey Navigation as far as North Warnborough in Hampshire, as a
public amenity catering for boaters, walkers, canoeists, anglers
and naturalists.
It has 29 locks, all but one in Surrey, which together raise the
canal 204ft from the River Wey. You can find more about the
Basingstoke Canal here.
Fox and Hounds
This cache is very close to a commercial premises which
apparantly dispenses alcholic beverages which is literally on the
canal itself. For those with a good memory we held our
Meet in Fleet It Can't Be Beat Event cache here last August
(and we hope to do the same this August). Anyway from here you can
go East and do the Westie Walker series of Basingstoke Canal
Caches, or go West and do mine. Either way it's a nice walk and
plenty of caches to be found. Needless to say there is parking at
the commercial premises and very nearby off road.