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Brassknocker Basin (end of navigation)

 
Viaduct Hotel, Warminster Road, Monkton Combe BA2 7JD, United Kingdom
 
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Brassknocker Basin (end of navigation) is a minor waterways place at the end of the Kennet and Avon Canal (Somersetshire Coal Canal); past Somerset Coal Canal Junction (3 furlongs to the northeast).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Somerset Coal Canal Junction is Brassknocker Basin; ¼ furlongs away.

There may be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

There is a bridge here which takes a major road over the canal.

 
 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Somerset Coal Canal Junction

Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Somerset Coal Canal Junction Services
Avoncliff Aqueduct Visitor Mooring (east)3 miles, 2 furlongs away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Avoncliff Aqueduct Visitor Mooring (east)
Bathampton Bridge No 1833 miles, 3½ furlongs away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Bathampton Bridge No 183
Bath Top Lock Visitor Moorings5 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Bath Top Lock Visitor Moorings
Bradford on Avon Services4 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Bradford on Avon Services
Seend Wharf12 miles, 6 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Seend Wharf
Wessex Water Services12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to River Avon Junction, then on the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation) to Wessex Water Services
Sells Green Visitor Moorings14 miles, ¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Sells Green Visitor Moorings
Hanham Lock No 117 miles, ¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to River Avon Junction, then on the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation) to Hanham Lock No 1
Devizes Lock 45 Services16 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Devizes Lock 45 Services
Devizes Wharf17 miles, 6½ furlongs and 37 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Devizes Wharf

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Somerset Coal Canal Junction

Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Somerset Coal Canal Junction Services
Bradford on Avon Services4 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
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Abbey View Lock No 115 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 2 locks away
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Seend Wharf Bridge No 15312 miles, 6½ furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Seend Wharf Bridge No 153
Sells Green Visitor Moorings14 miles, ¼ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Sells Green Visitor Moorings
Hanham Lock No 117 miles, ¾ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to River Avon Junction, then on the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation) to Hanham Lock No 1
Devizes Lock 45 Services16 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Devizes Lock 45 Services
Devizes Wharf17 miles, 6½ furlongs and 37 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Devizes Wharf

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Somerset Coal Canal Junction

Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Somerset Coal Canal Junction Services
Bradford on Avon Services4 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Bradford on Avon Services
Seend Wharf12 miles, 6 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Seend Wharf
Wessex Water Services12 miles, 2½ furlongs and 9 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to River Avon Junction, then on the River Avon (Kennet and Avon Navigation) to Wessex Water Services
Caen Hill Marina14 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
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Devizes Lock 45 Services16 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 31 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Devizes Lock 45 Services
Devizes Wharf17 miles, 6½ furlongs and 37 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Devizes Wharf
Devizes Marina19 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 37 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Devizes Marina

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Somerset Coal Canal Junction

Brassknocker Basin¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Somerset Coal Canal Junction
Somerset Coal Canal Junction3 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Somerset Coal Canal Junction
Conkwell Wood Winding Hole5½ furlongs away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Conkwell Wood Winding Hole
Claverton Winding Hole1 mile, 6 furlongs away
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Avoncliffe Aqueduct (northern end)3 miles, ½ furlongs away
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Bathampton Winding Hole3 miles, 1 furlong away
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Avoncliffe Aqueduct (southern end)3 miles, 1 furlong away
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Bathampton Bridge Winding Hole3 miles, 3 furlongs away
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Sydney Wharf Winding Hole5 miles, 1 furlong away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Sydney Wharf Winding Hole
Bradford on Avon Services4 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
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The Old Chandlery Marina5 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to The Old Chandlery Marina
Bradford on Avon Winding Hole6 miles, 1 furlong and 1 lock away
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Pulteney Gardens Winding Hole5 miles, 3½ furlongs and 2 locks away
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Horseshoe Walk Bridge Winding Hole5 miles, 4 furlongs and 3 locks away
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Hilperton Wharf7 miles, 3½ furlongs and 1 lock away
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Hilperton (Staverton) Marina7 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Hilperton (Staverton) Marina
Whaddon Grove Winding Hole9 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
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Semington Junction10 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Semington Junction
Seend Wharf12 miles, 6 furlongs and 5 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Seend Wharf
Seend Winding Hole12 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Seend Winding Hole

Nearest self-operated pump-out

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Somerset Coal Canal Junction

Caen Hill Marina14 miles, 7¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Caen Hill Marina
Devizes Marina19 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 37 locks away
Travel to Somerset Coal Canal Junction, then on the Kennet and Avon Canal (Main Line) to Devizes Marina
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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[Dundas Aqueduct] The short stretch of the Somerset Coal Canal still in water forms Brassknocker Basin, used for boat moorings, cycle hire and a cafe, and is next to Dundas [Kennet and Avon Canal] Coal Canal, a short stretch of which has been restored to create the Brassknocker Basin. Excavations of the old stop lock showed that it was originally a [Somerset Coal Canal] the significance of rock strata. The 1⁄4-mile (400 m) stretch at Brassknocker Basin where the canal joins the Kennet and Avon at Dundas Aqueduct was restored [Wadbilliga River] 0 mi) Basin features River system Tuross River Tributaries    • right Queens Pound River, Lake Creek (New South Wales), Yowrie River, Brassknocker Creek
 
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Kennet and Avon Canal - Wikipedia
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of 87 miles (140 km), made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than ... In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the canal gradually fell into disuse after ...
Somerset Coal Canal - Wikipedia
The Somerset Coal Canal was a narrow canal in England, built around 1800. Its route began in basins at Paulton and Timsbury, ran to nearby Camerton, ... The 1⁄ 4-mile (400 m) stretch at Brassknocker Basin where the canal joins the Kennet ... The entrance to the drydock, at the western end, was surmounted by a bridge, ...
How 9 of Bath's most bizarre street names were coined - Somerset ...
Jun 7, 2018 ... The original sense of the word would not have been "sightless" but "confused," or "closed at one end". Brassknocker Hill. Brassknocker Hill.
Dundas Aqueduct - Wikipedia
Construction end, 1801. Opened, 1805. Rebuilt, 1984. Location. Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap. Dundas Aqueduct (the narrow section of canal in the picture) viewed from the west. Dundas Aqueduct (grid reference ST785625) carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the ... Coal Canal still in water forms Brassknocker Basin, used for boat moorings, ...
Kennet and Avon Canal - Wikishire
Sep 19, 2019 ... In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the canal gradually fell into disuse after the ... This weir is the limit of navigation on the Avon. ... Coal Canal, a short stretch of which has been restored to create the Brassknocker Basin.