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. Refer to the Surrey and Hampshire Canal
Society for more information.
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.
Bird Song Place
This is an interesting bit of the canal as it is almost
completely urbanised either side. Note the small wooden house just
down from here, a 1 bedroom over a garage - what people will do to
live next to the canal. You can also see how many people own long
boats although I wonder how much they really use them ? Anyway this
place is very noisy with birds I guess as there is a small copse
and plenty of nearby water.