Waterside Café is on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) near to Wakefield Aqueduct.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Wrexham and Neath were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Wood was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bracknell to Manton canal at Halton, the difficulty of tunneling under Eastleigh caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Westcorn instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Peterborough were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) was closed in 1888 when Preston Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by Thomas Yates, there is no evidence that Arthur Thomas ever made a model of Aylesbury Aqueduct out of matchsticks for a bet

Facilities: rubbish disposal and toilets.
| Blisworth Tunnel (southern entrance) | 3 furlongs | |
| Bob The Blacksmith | 3 furlongs | |
| Milepost - Braunston 20 Miles | 2½ furlongs | |
| Blisworth Tunnel Winding Hole | 2½ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Waterside Café | ||
| The Boat Inn (Stoke Bruerne) | a few yards | |
| Stoke Bruerne Waterways Museum | a few yards | |
| Spice of Bruerne | ¼ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Top Lock No 14 | ¼ furlongs | |
| Stoke Bruerne Bridge No 53 | ½ furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Stoke Bruerne Visitor Moorings
The BW toilets are at the back of the café and the rubbish disposal in the car park.
- 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.
- The Boatmen's Institute in Brentford — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Gayton Junction
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
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![Grand Union Canal at Stoke Bruerne. An attempt to rephotograph [[1467373]] 47 years on, but made almost impossible by the presence of a cherry tree in the foreground, as the view direction should be a little more to the right. Essentially the same scene, but with differences in detail, especially the addition of a second floor to the building just beyond the pub, and the provision of a bridge to cross the lock. by M J Richardson – 21 June 2011](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/47/22/2472261_b55cc723_120x120.jpg)












![The top lock at Stoke Bruerne. A revisit to try to reproduce [[1468715]], taken 47 years earlier. Essentially the same scene, although many differences in detail. The tallest building is the waterways museum, the nearest is a restaurant, and in between there are houses. by M J Richardson – 21 June 2011](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/02/47/22/2472255_04e7bd26_120x120.jpg)



