Grand Union Canal - Birmingham to Milton Keynes map

This map gives detailed coverage of the Grand Union Canal from Birmingham to Milton Keynes with emphasis on the waterways.

The Grand Union Canal is Britain's longest canal, running 137 miles from London to Birmingham. This map covers the western end from Birmingham to Milton Keynes, a largely rural and peaceful route through Warwickshire and Northamptonshire. A route that starts in the very heart of Birmingham, heading out through the suburbs before turning south towards historic Warwick and the Georgian edifices of Royal Leamington Spa. Onwards to Braunston, Weedon Bec, Blisworth and Stoke Bruerne and its canal museum, before arriving in Milton Keynes. Much of the route through the city hidden by the greenery of parklands.

This tourist map is at 1:50000 scale with an enlarged plan of Birmingham at 1:30000 and detailed town plans of Warwick, Braunston, Weedon Bec, Stoke Bruerne at 1:12500 as well as Kingswood and the Lapworth Link to the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal. An additional plan of the heart of Birmingham at 1:10000 is included, as is the Grand Union Canal Walk, Britain's first national waterways walk.

Includes navigation and historical information, visitor moorings, marinas and boatyards. Information for the tourist includes tourist information centres, places of interest, pubs, nature reserves, parks, churches, national cycle routes, long distance paths.

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Author: Heron Maps

Published: April 2022

ISBN: 9781908851369

Scale: 1:50,000