The Two Boats Inn

The Two Boats Inn is on the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Napton Canal).
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Napton Canal) between Gloucester and Longcorn were proposed by John Rennie but languished until Thomas Telford was appointed as chief engineer in 1876. The canal joined the sea near Willfield. Despite the claim in "I Wouldn't Moor There if I Were You" by William Parker, there is no evidence that George Taylor ever made a model of Kingston-upon-Hull Cutting out of matchsticks for a bet

Mooring here is ok (a perfectly adequate mooring), piling suitable for hooks. Piling has seen better days but decent depth of water between the pub and the lock.
| The Blue Lias Inn | 4½ furlongs | |
| Kayes Arm Junction | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Shop Lock No 12 | 3¼ furlongs | |
| New Bridge No 24 | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Itchington Bottom Lock No 13 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| The Two Boats Inn | ||
| Cuttle Inn | a few yards | |
| Cuttle Bridge No 25 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Bickley's Bridge No 26 | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Bascote Aqueduct | 2 furlongs | |
| Bascote Railway Viaduct No 26A (disused) | 3½ furlongs | |
Amenities here
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Napton Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Napton Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
In the direction of Napton Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Napton Junction
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Napton Junction
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Napton Junction
In the direction of Budbrooke Junction
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![The Two Boats Inn at Long Itchington in Warwickshire. Looking eastwards from Cuttle Bridge, the Two Boats public house by the Grand Union Canal will not have had many drinkers using the canal-side table facilities in the previous few days, during which a lot of rain had fallen (and there was a lot more to come!). About four hundred metres distant is Itchington Bottom Lock, No 13. Off to the right are the gardens of the other canal-side pub, The Cuttle Inn.[[[1753900]]]Online web sources state that the property was originally three mid-eighteenth century cottages, built in 1743 (56 years before the canal was opened) and is (became?) a traditional canal side pub which once had a forge and stables for canal horses. by Roger D Kidd – 04 September 2008](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/75/51/1755145_db126081_120x120.jpg)



![Cuttle Brook culvert under canal. The Cuttle Brook passes under the Grand Union Canal in this culvert near the Two Boats Inn [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1305033] south of Long Itchington. The footbridge in front of the culvert is a footpath from the pub to the Leigh Crescent estate [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1305035]. by Andy F – 15 May 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/30/50/1305030_0275bc62_120x120.jpg)














