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Building on the success and importance of access to the thriving port of Bristol, born out of ideas that were being mooted as early as the the 16th century, it took great feats of engineering and more than 80 years for the K&A to become a continuous navigation in 1810. This provided a safe cross-country…

Written on 02/08/11 by Amanda Moore gm in Kennet and Avon Canal, Place of Interest, Routes

Jane Austin Centre

The Jane Austen Centre at 40 Gay Street in Bath is a permanent exhibition which tells the story of Jane’s Bath experience – the effect that living here had on her and her writing. Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath’s many famous residents and visitors. She paid two long visits…

Written on 30/07/11 by Amanda Moore gm in Bath, Buildings, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Jane Austen, John Rennie, John Wood the Younger, Kennet and Avon Canal, Museums, Persons of Interest, Place of Interest, Routes

Royal Crescent Bath

Royal Crescent Georgian architecture at its best you just should not miss it!

Written on 30/07/11 by Amanda Moore gm in Bath, Buildings, Grade I, Grade I, Kennet and Avon Canal, Listed Buildings, Museums, Place of Interest, Routes

Claverton Manor American Museum

Claverton Manor and the American Museum the only museum dedicated to americana outside of europe at Claverton on the run into Bath.

Written on 30/07/11 by Amanda Moore gm in Buildings, Claverton, Kennet and Avon Canal, Museums, Place of Interest, Routes

Bathampton Somerset

Bathampton on the run into Bath from Bradford on Avon, in Somerset

Written on 30/07/11 by Amanda Moore gm in Bath, Bathampton, Batheaston, Kennet and Avon Canal, Place of Interest

Claverton Puming Station

Caverton Puming Station on the K&A restored and open to visitors

Written on 29/07/11 by Amanda Moore gm in Aqueduct, Bradford on avon, Buildings, Kennet and Avon Canal, Navigation, Place of Interest, Pumping Station, Routes

St Georges Church Semington Wiltshire

St George, Semington © Copyright Philip Pankhurst and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Written on 29/07/11 by Amanda Moore gm in Buildings, Churches and Cathedrals, Kennet and Avon Canal, Place of Interest, Routes, Semington

Wootton Rivers K&A

Wootton Rivers is a lovely village near Locks 51 52 and 53 with an equally nice Pub and restaurant the 16th century Royal Oak along the road north of the canal. The village was originally the site of a Saxon manor house. At the start of the 14th century it came into the hands of…