The Oxford Canal is a 78 mile (130 km) long narrow canal in
central England linking Oxford with Coventry via Banbury and Rugby.
It connects with the River Thames at Oxford, to the Grand Union
Canal at the villages of Braunston and Napton-on-the-Hill, and to
the Coventry Canal at Hawkesbury Junction just outside Coventry.
The Oxford Canal passes mainly through the Oxfordshire,
Northamptonshire and Warwickshire countryside, and is often
considered to be one of the most scenic canals in Britain. The
canal was once an important artery of trade between the English
Midlands and London, but is now highly popular among pleasure
boaters.
A new series of canal side caches is springing up along the
banks of the Oxford canal to join those that already take us there.
If you place a cache along the Oxford canal feel free to use any
components from my pages that you feel is appropriate and contact
Messe to have your cache added to the Bookmark list.
The container is a 35mm canister near the white footpath gate.
Everyone who hates ivy will love this one. Log book but no pen
within, so please supply your own. Whilst here, why not use the
time to wander down the canal to find, an aquaduct, a viaduct, two
railways, a river and a canal .. and just to top it off .. a county
boundary as well. (Watch out for the next to be published)
The nearby pub serves a decent pint, I am told and used to serve
one of the railway stations nearby. Today its nearest business is
the chandlers yard and a canal side shop where ice-creams and teas
can be found as well as some maritime goods.
Below you will see a stylised map of this stretch of the canal
from Oxford up to Banbury.