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Pictures of the Grand Union Canal,

Leicester section.

Foxton to Leicester.

This section of the Grand Union, Leicester section is the old Leicester to Northampton junction canal. It provides a broad connection, 14 ft wide locks from the foot of Foxton down to Leicester. A key feature being overhanging trees and great banks of reeds.

The first four miles are on the level. It is very quiet and isolated with the tunnel at Saddington,880 yards, providing extra interest. Then eleven locks, generally well spread out lower the canal down to Kilby Bridge which marks the outskirts of Leicester. This stretch is very rural.

The last day you go down another fourteen locks. The canal is generally still very rural in character but the suburbs of Leicester are not far away but until the last mile totally hidden by the trees which surround the canal. The final mooring is on protected moorings right in the heart of Leicester.

More pictures of this canal?

Norton to Foxton / Foxton to Market Harborough / Welford Arm

A history of this canal. / General information on the canal.

Find our information about other canals on the canal index page.

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