Foxhangers --- Kennet and Avon



Website: http://www.foxhangers.co.uk/
Email: boatingholidays@foxhangers.co.uk
 

Address:
Foxhangers Canal Holidays
Lower Foxhangers Farm
Nr Rowde
Devizes
SN10 1SS

 Marina: Foxhangers Wharf
 

Telephone:  +44(0)1380828795     Fax +44(0)1380827805
Types of Boat: Cruiser Stern, 5* widebeams

Periods of Hire: Short Breaks, Weeks, Cruiser Stern

Comments and Reviews:
up to two Dogs @ £20 each

Routes:
Bradford-on-Avon - 5 hours from Foxhangers, precariously perched on Avon’s valley side, Bradford on Avon has small version off Bath .  14th-century Tithe Barn and 8th-century  Saxon Church of St Lawrence.

Bath Valley - most attractive section of the Kennet & Avon canal is the Bath Valley. The canal passes through wooded hillside twice changing sides of valley accross  the River via the Aqueducts at Dundas and Avoncliff. f Avoncliff, Dundas Aqueducts and Claverton pumping station are also must-sees.

Bath - 10 hours from Foxhangers, a beautiful and historic small city noted for its architecture and parks, stone terraces rising from the river on steep hillsides. Visit the Roman Baths and take an open top bus tour through the city.

River Avon -  A day to cruise from  Bath to Bristol wpresents a wide range of  differing scenery. But watch the water levels which can rise swiftly after heavy rain.

Bristol- 19 hours from Foxhangers, Bristol : Major city and historic sea port. Visit Brunel's SS Great Britain and the Matthew moored in the docks.

East of Foxhangers Wharf


Caen Hill Locks - a marvel of canal engineering raising boats 240ft in 29 locks over two miles. The last section of the K&A to be re-opened by the Queen in 1990.

Devizes- 5 hours from Foxhangers, a Wiltshire market town home of Wadworth 6x real ale, which is brewed alongside the canal and delivered by traditional, dray horses to the local pubs.  12th century castle,  medieval streets & buildings.

Pewsey - 10 hours from Foxhangers, in the heart of the vale, Pewsey is a charming village which boast many half-timbered houses and thatched cottages.
Hungerford & Newbury - 19 & 25 hours from Foxhangers, the two largest towns in the Kennet Valley offering full amenities, with Hungerford particularly noted for its Antique shops.

Reading - 33 hours from Foxhangers, look for Abbey Ruins for a peaceful mooring off the main line of the river Kennet.







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