Gongoozler's Rest Café Boat is on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton).
Early plans of what would become the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) were drawn up by John Harding in 1888 but problems with Thurrock Embankment caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. The canal joined the sea near Doncaster. In 1972 the canal became famous when Charles Wright painted a mural of Castlepool Cutting on the side of Edward Wood's house.

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring).
| Braunston Turn | 3 furlongs | |
| The Boathouse PH (Braunston) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Braunston Visitor Moorings | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Braunston Road Bridge No 91 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Braunston Stop | a few yards | |
| Gongoozler's Rest Café Boat | ||
| Braunston Marina (western entrance) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Braunston Visitor Moorings (marina end) | ½ furlongs | |
| Butcher's Bridge No 1 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Braunston Marina (eastern entrance) | 1½ furlongs | |
| Union Canal Carriers Ltd | 2¾ furlongs | |
A great little cafe on a narrow boat moored (permanently?) near Braunston Marina. They do cooked breakfast, sandwiches, toasties and cakes. All food is cooked to order. Opening hours are 9 am to 2 pm.
- 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.
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Norton Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Norton Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Norton Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Norton Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Norton Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Norton Junction
In the direction of Braunston Turn
Wikipedia has a page about Gongoozler's Rest Café Boat
A gongoozler is a person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate.






![Detail of plaque on The Stop House, Braunston. Detail of a cast information plaque on The Stop House shown in [[3813809]]. by Christopher Hall – 21 April 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/81/38/3813813_4675e5df_120x120.jpg)



![Bridge over the entrance to Braunston Marina. This is a close up of the bridge seen in this view: [[7567920]]. A clump of rosebay willowherb appears to have found a foothold on the deck. by Stephen McKay – 11 August 2023](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/56/85/7568513_33932071_120x120.jpg)



![The Stop House, Braunston. The Stop House was originally the Toll House at the junction between the Grand Junction Canal (now Grand Union) and Oxford Canal which originally made a junction just to the east shown in [[3813796]].The Grand Junction Canal was authorised by Act of Parliament in I793 and the Braunston section had been completed by 1796 when this building dates from. In 1929 the GJC was taken over by the Grand Union Canal Company. by Christopher Hall – 21 April 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/81/38/3813809_de6bb9dc_120x120.jpg)
![A boater's view of the Stop House, Braunston. Where boaters paid tolls, at the original junction of the Oxford Canal and the Grand Junction [now Grand Union] Canal. by Christine Johnstone – 02 September 2017](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/53/70/5537085_6e2833c1_120x120.jpg)



![Braunston, Bridge No 91a. An alternative view of [[1954225]]; the bridge was manufactured by Horseley Ironworks, Wolverhampton, and is listed by English Heritage: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=360957&mode=adv by Mike Faherty – 06 May 2016](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/94/27/4942740_8bf1d6b4_120x120.jpg)




![Bridge over towpath, Braunston Wharf. The bridge takes the towpath over the canal arm into Braunston Wharf and marina. The Grand Junction Canal (now the Grand Union) originally met the Oxford Canal near this bridge. In 1829-34 the course of the Oxford canal was altered to join the Grand Junction Canal further west at Braunston Turn, where there are two more cast iron bridges by Horseley Ironworks shown in [[3813779]]. The arm into Braunston Wharf is a truncated part of the original alignment of the Oxford Canal which contoured round up the valley of the River Leam to Wolfhamcote. by Christopher Hall – 21 April 2011](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/81/37/3813796_86cdfe2a_120x120.jpg)





