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Blisworth Tunnel (northern entrance)

 
Blisworth Tunnel Car Park, Stoke Road, Blisworth NN7 3BT, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Blisworth Tunnel (northern entrance) is a place on the waterways on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Gayton Junction (Junction with Grand Union Northampton Branch) (1 mile and 6¼ furlongs to the northwest) and Stoke Bruerne Waterways Museum (2 miles and 1 furlong to the southeast).
 
It is at one end of Blisworth Tunnel.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Gayton Junction is Milepost - Braunston 18 Miles; 2 furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Stoke Bruerne Waterways Museum is Blisworth Tunnel (southern entrance); 1 mile and 6 furlongs away.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. Moorings have a hard piled edge. See Extra Information.

 
 
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Additional information

Rings, hard piled edge and a car park above this ex-landing stage made it a good place for us. Remote and very shady being deep in the cutting. We were surprised when Nick suggested this as an overnight stop in the canal planner but it is actually not a bad place as long as you don't need a store or a pub.

 
Navigational Notes

All wide beam boat passage through Blisworth Tunnel must be booked in advance so that the tunnel can be closed to other boat traffic. This is managed at either end of the tunnel by colleagues or volunteers to ensure safe passage.

Passage for wide beam boats can be accommodated on a Tuesday and Thursday only, with a maximum capacity for four boats, two in either direction.

Bookings can be made using our online booking system: Wide beam boats must be ready at the entrance of the tunnel for 7:45am prompt. On arrival please wait for instructions from the Trust representative before proceeding through the tunnel.

We kindly request a minimum of 24 hours’ notice for any cancellations.

 
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External websites
 Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
 THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
 The Boatmen's Institute in Brentford — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)
 
Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Gayton Services1 mile, 6¼ furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Gayton Services
Stowe Hill Water Point8 miles, 4½ furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Stowe Hill Water Point
Norton Sanitary Station14 miles and 7 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Sanitary Station
Norton Junction Bridge No 114 miles, 1½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) to Norton Junction Bridge No 1
Northampton Marina6 miles, 7 furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Northampton Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to Northampton Marina
Watford Pumping Station16 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) to Watford Pumping Station
Watford Top Lock No 716 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) to Watford Top Lock No 7
Braunston Stop18 miles, 2½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Stop
Braunston Road Bridge No 9118 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Road Bridge No 91
Braunston Services18 miles, 5½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Turn, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Services
Crick Wharf19 miles, ¼ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) to Crick Wharf
White Mills Marina14 miles, 6 furlongs and 25 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Northampton Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to White Mills Marina

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

The Boat Inn (Stoke Bruerne)2 miles, 1 furlong away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock No 202 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Stoke Bruerne Services2 miles, 7½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Cosgrove Sanitary Station8 miles, 5 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Winding Hole below Cosgrove Lock8 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Giffard Park Sanitary Station14 miles and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Peartree Bridge No 8817 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Fenny Stratford Services19 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Gayton Services1 mile, 6¼ furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Gayton Services
Church Street Aqueduct8 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Church Street Aqueduct
Norton Sanitary Station14 miles and 7 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Sanitary Station
Northampton Marina6 miles, 7 furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Northampton Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to Northampton Marina
Watford Top Lock No 716 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) to Watford Top Lock No 7
Braunston Stop18 miles, 2½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Stop
Braunston Services18 miles, 5½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Turn, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Services
Crick Wharf19 miles, ¼ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) to Crick Wharf
White Mills Marina14 miles, 6 furlongs and 25 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Northampton Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to White Mills Marina

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Waterside Café2 miles, 1 furlong away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Stoke Bruerne Services2 miles, 7½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Cosgrove Sanitary Station8 miles, 5 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Newport Pagnell Road Bridge No 7613 miles, ¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Fenny Stratford Services19 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Gayton Services1 mile, 6¼ furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Gayton Services
Norton Sanitary Station14 miles and 7 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Sanitary Station
Northampton Marina6 miles, 7 furlongs and 17 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Northampton Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to Northampton Marina
Watford Top Lock No 716 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) to Watford Top Lock No 7
Braunston Road Bridge No 9118 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Road Bridge No 91
Braunston Services18 miles, 5½ furlongs and 13 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) to Braunston Turn, then on the Oxford Canal (Northern Section - Main Line) to Braunston Services
Crick Wharf19 miles, ¼ furlongs and 14 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) to Crick Wharf
White Mills Marina14 miles, 6 furlongs and 25 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Northampton Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to White Mills Marina
Wellingborough Embankment Visitor Moorings19 miles, 5 furlongs and 30 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Northampton Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to Wellingborough Embankment Visitor Moorings

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Stoke Bruerne Services2 miles, 7½ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Cosgrove Sanitary Station8 miles, 5 furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Giffard Park Sanitary Station14 miles and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Fenny Stratford Services19 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 9 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Blisworth Marina1 mile, 5½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Gayton Junction1 mile, 6¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Rothersthorpe Top Lock Winding Hole2 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Rothersthorpe Top Lock Winding Hole
Bugbrooke Winding Hole5 miles, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Bugbrooke Winding Hole
Heyford Fields Marina5 miles, 6 furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Heyford Fields Marina
Heyford Winding Hole6 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Heyford Winding Hole
High House Wharf Winding Hole7 miles, 6¾ furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to High House Wharf Winding Hole
Weedon Wharf8 miles, 6½ furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Weedon Wharf
Whilton Marina12 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Whilton Marina
Norton Junction14 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Blisworth Tunnel Winding Hole1 mile, 6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
River Tove Junction3 miles and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Kingfisher Marina5 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Thrupp Wharf Marina7 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Junction with Old Stratford Arm8 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Site of Bridge 1 and End of Navigation8 miles, 7 furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Junction with Old Stratford Arm, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Old Stratford Arm) to Site of Bridge 1 and End of Navigation
Winding Hole below Cosgrove Lock8 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Galleon Wharf9 miles, 4 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
New Bradwell Winding Hole11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Linford Winding Hole13 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Gayton Junction

Blisworth Marina1 mile, 5½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Gayton Junction
Gayton Marina2 miles away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Gayton Marina
Stowe Hill Marina Service Wharf8 miles, 3 furlongs away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Stowe Hill Marina Service Wharf
Welton Hythe Marina14 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) to Welton Hythe Marina
Welton Haven Marina15 miles, ½ furlongs and 7 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Norton to Gayton) to Norton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section - Old Grand Union) to Welton Haven Marina
White Mills Marina14 miles, 6 furlongs and 25 locks away
Travel to Gayton Junction, then on the Grand Union Canal (Northampton Branch) to Northampton Junction, then on the River Nene (main river) to White Mills Marina

In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction

Yardley Wharf5 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Campbell Wharf Marina16 miles, 2½ furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Milton Keynes Marina17 miles, 5 furlongs and 8 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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Blisworth Tunnel is a canal tunnel on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, England, between the villages of Stoke Bruerne at the southern end and Blisworth at the northern end.

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[Blisworth] Union Canal passes through the village and the north portal of the Blisworth tunnel is near Stoke Road. It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Northampton [Stoke Bruerne] village over Blisworth tunnel near the south portal. The station building has been converted to a private house and is along the road to Blisworth just outside [List of canal tunnels in the United Kingdom] list of canal tunnels in the United Kingdom. An adits is a horizontal entrance to a mine: Blisworth Tunnel, Northamptonshire Braunston Tunnel, Northamptonshire [Legging (canals)] money. Blisworth Tunnel Braunston Tunnel Butterley Tunnel Dudley Tunnel Greywell Tunnel Harecastle Tunnels. Note: only the old James Brindley tunnel Islington [Grand Junction Canal] Stoke Bruerne at the south end of Blisworth Tunnel the following year. Thus, with the exception of Blisworth Tunnel, the main line was fully open in 1800 [Kilsby Tunnel] during the construction of Blisworth Tunnel on the Grand Union Canal a few decades earlier. Problems posed by the quicksand at tunnel level were so severe that [Grand Union Canal] shortly by Blisworth Tunnel, at 3,056 yards (2,794 m) one of the longest of UK canals. Once clear of the tunnel, the canal passes Blisworth village and [Whilton Locks] afterwards, it was extended further south to Blisworth, but there were serious problems with Blisworth Tunnel, which had failed in January 1796. William [Northamptonshire] museum at Stoke Bruerne, and a tunnel at Blisworth which, at 2,813 metres (3,076 yd), is the third-longest navigable canal tunnel on the UK canal network. A
 
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