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Saul Junction

 
Junction of the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal with the Stroudwater Navigation
Cotswold Canals Trust, Church Lane, Saul GL2 7LA, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Sharpness Barge Arm is Saul Junction Winding Hole; ¼ furlongs away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Gloucester Docks is Saul Junction Footbridge; a few yards away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Whitminster Lock Swing Bridge is Junction House Footbridge; a few yards away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Framilode Junction is Stroudwater Lock No 12 (Out of use, owned by C&RT); a few yards away.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 48 hours. 48 hour moorings in basin. Good 14 day towpath moorings either side of both Junction and Sandfield bridges. .

 
 
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Saul Junction is home to RW Davis & Son Ltd Boat and ship builders, they have dry dock and crane available, repairs painting and blacking provided.

The Stroudwater arm is the access to the Saul Junction Marina with 284 moorings. The Cotswold Canal Trust have the Heritage Centre on the towpath side offering information and detail of the Stroudwater and the Thames Severn restoration projects they champion.

The River Frome passes under the canal on the Gloucester side of the Wycliffe College Rowing Club boathouse which is east of Junction Bridge.

Watch out for rowing eights, fours, pairs and scullers in this area.

Mooring info:Good mooring between Sandfield Bridge and Junction Bridge also Gloucester side of Junction 14 day moorings.

Facilities available at CCT Heritage Centre are Toilets Shower, Elsan empty, Pumpout and Water point.

 
Navigational Notes

The entrance of the Stroudwater Navigation cannot be accessed directly by turning left from the Gloucester direction. The same applies when exiting the Stroudwater Navigation, you cannot turn sharp right. In both cases you must pass through the junction and wind then turn right for the Stroudwater Navigation or pass through the Junction for Gloucester directions.

 
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Nearest water point

In the direction of Walk Bridge

Saul Junction Marina1 furlong away
On the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Navigable Section) in the direction of Walk Bridge

In the direction of Sharpness Junction

Saul Junction Winding Hole¼ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Fretherne Bridge6¼ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Splatt Bridge1 mile, 7 furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Patch Bridge3 miles, 6 furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Purton Lower Bridge6 miles, 1½ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction

In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction

Sellars Bridge3 miles, 6 furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Llanthony Pontoons7 miles, 4 furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Llanthony Road Bridge7 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Gloucester Waterways Museum Arm7 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Gloucester Dock Lock7 miles, 6¼ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Tewkesbury Lower Lode19 miles, 4 furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the River Severn (main river - Worcester to Gloucester) to Tewkesbury Lower Lode

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Walk Bridge

Saul Junction Marina1 furlong away
On the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Navigable Section) in the direction of Walk Bridge

In the direction of Sharpness Junction

Saul Junction Winding Hole¼ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Fretherne Bridge6¼ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Splatt Bridge1 mile, 7 furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Patch Bridge3 miles, 6 furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Purton Lower Bridge6 miles, 1½ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Sharpness Barge Arm7 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction

In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction

Parkend Bridge1 mile, 4¾ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Sellars Bridge3 miles, 6 furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Llanthony Road Bridge7 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Walk Bridge

Saul Junction Marina1 furlong away
On the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Navigable Section) in the direction of Walk Bridge

In the direction of Sharpness Junction

On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Sharpness Barge Arm7 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction

In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction

Llanthony Road Bridge7 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Walk Bridge

The Ocean3 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Un-navigable Section) to The Ocean
Ryeford Winding Hole4 miles, 6½ furlongs and 8 locks away
Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Un-navigable Section) to Ryeford Winding Hole
Brimscombe Port9 miles, 5 furlongs and 19 locks away
Travel to Walk Bridge, then on the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Un-navigable Section) to Site of Entrance to Wallbridge Basin, then on the Cotswold Canals (Thames and Severn Canal - Wide section) to Brimscombe Port

In the direction of Sharpness Junction

Saul Junction Winding Hole¼ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Sharpness Barge Arm7 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction

In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction

Pegthorne Bridge Winding Hole5 furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Quedgeley Oil Depot3 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Monk Meadow Dock7 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Gloucester Docks7 miles, 5½ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction7 miles, 6½ furlongs and 1 lock away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction
Upper Parting Junction10 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 1 lock away
Travel to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the River Severn (main river - Worcester to Gloucester) to Upper Parting Junction
Over Winding Hole9 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 2 locks away
Travel to Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction, then on the River Severn (old river navigation) to Lower Parting, then on the River Severn (Maisemore Channel - Southern Section) to Over Junction, then on the Hereford and Gloucester Canal to Over Winding Hole

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Sharpness Junction

On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Purton Lower Bridge6 miles, 1½ furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction

In the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction

Llanthony Pontoons7 miles, 4 furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Gloucester / Sharpness - Severn Junction

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Walk Bridge

Saul Junction Marina1 furlong away
On the Cotswold Canals (Stroudwater Navigation - Navigable Section) in the direction of Walk Bridge

In the direction of Sharpness Junction

Patch Bridge3 miles, 6 furlongs away
On the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal in the direction of Sharpness Junction
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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Wikipedia has a page about Saul Junction

Saul is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It is in the parish of Fretherne with Saul in the district of Stroud.

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[Saul, Gloucestershire] Saul is a village in Gloucestershire, England. It is in the parish of Fretherne with Saul in the district of Stroud. The village is the junction of the [Stroudwater Navigation] Stroud section will be linked to the national waterways network at Saul Junction by late 2023. Outside the main restoration, the Cotswold Canals Trust [Gloucester and Sharpness Canal] hand-cranked system. The canal links directly to the Stroudwater Navigation at Saul Junction. Motorised Dutch Barge passing a swing bridge on the Gloucester & Sharpness [Cotswold Canals Trust] in 1972, when Michael Ayland investigated canals near to his home at Saul Junction, and discovered that the Stroudwater Navigation was in the process of [Arlingham] bridge over the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, or Sandfield Bridge at Saul Junction. Having the canal on one side and the River Severn on three sides of [Association of Waterways Cruising Clubs] Pewsey Wharf Boat Club Rammey Marsh Cruising Club Sale Cruising Club, Saul Junction Boat Owners Club, Sea Otter Owners Club, Soar Boating Club, South Pennine [Thames and Severn Canal] section, westwards, to the rest of the inland waterways network, at Saul Junction on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. Phase 2 covers work at the eastern [Salmonella] intestinal inflammation and diarrhoea. They are also able to disrupt tight junctions between the cells of the intestinal wall, impairing the cells' ability [Amazon (yacht)] in the Main Basin at Gloucester Docks". 25 May 2013 – via Flickr. "Saul Junction on the Canal". "Gorey Harbour". 22 July 2013 – via Flickr. "AMAZON - [McLachlan-class lifeboat] 1974–1975 1977–2001 Eastney Oban Eastney Humber (Boarding boat) At Saul Junction Marina undergoing restoration A-506 18-006 1972 1972 1972–1979 1979–1980
 
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