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Oakthorpe Country Park and Picnic Site

 
Also known as: Site of Willesley Basin
Willesley Woods, Willesley Lane, North West Leicestershire LE65 2TL, United Kingdom
Address is taken from a point 515 yards away.
 
Information about the place
Oakthorpe Country Park and Picnic Site is a minor waterways place on the Ashby Canal (unrestored) between Site of Proposed Donisthorpe Bridge No 72 (Donisthorpe) (4¾ furlongs to the west) and Measham Wharf Branch Junction (Junction of the Ashby Canal with the Measham Town Wharf Branch) (1 mile and 5¾ furlongs to the south).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Site of Proposed Donisthorpe Bridge No 72 is Site of Proposed Oakshot Footbridge; ½ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Measham Wharf Branch Junction is Site of Oakthorpe Colliery; ¾ furlongs away.

There may not be access to the towpath here.

Mooring here is unrated.

 
 
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Amenities nearby at Site of Oakthorpe Colliery

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In the direction of Brooks Close Terminus

Bath Yard Basin2 miles, ½ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Brooks Close Terminus, then on the Ashby Canal (restored but unconnected) to Bath Yard Basin

In the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation

Measham Wharf Branch Junction1 mile, 5¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation
Site of Proposed Measham Wharf2 miles, ¾ furlongs away
Travel to Measham Wharf Branch Junction, then on the Ashby Canal (Measham Wharf Branch, unrestored) to Site of Proposed Measham Wharf
Faulkes Circular Winding Hole3 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Faulkes Circular Winding Hole
Turnover Bridge Winding Hole3 miles, 5½ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Turnover Bridge Winding Hole
Shackerstone Winding Hole6 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Shackerstone Winding Hole
Carlton Bridge Winding Hole9 miles, 1 furlong away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Carlton Bridge Winding Hole
Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole10 miles, ½ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Bosworth Marina & Wharf Winding Hole
Jackson's Bridge Winding Hole10 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Jackson's Bridge Winding Hole
Shenton Bend12 miles, 2¼ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Shenton Bend
Sutton Cheney Wharf13 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Sutton Cheney Wharf
Basin Bridge Winding Hole16 miles, 7¼ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Basin Bridge Winding Hole
Trinity Marina18 miles, 7½ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Trinity Marina
Hinckley Wharf Arm Junction19 miles, 3½ furlongs away
Travel to Ashby Canal Current Head of Navigation, then on the Ashby Canal (Main Line) to Hinckley Wharf Arm Junction

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Nearest boatyard pump-out

Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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