Opened in 1805, this 100-m long waterway over River Avon is popular for cycling, walking & canoeing.
It's beautiful and well worth a visit if you are in the area, not exactly a ay trip by boat though, Google seems to have a very inflated idea of what this place is! But we went over on a narrow boat which was wonderful, you don't get the views down to the river but it's still beautiful.
This was just a point on the map for us as we walked the Bath to Bristol Railway Path until we got here. Now it is one of our favourite memories from the whole walk. An amazing piece of 19th century construction work, with beautiful views over the Avon, plenty of narrow boat activity, a great walk, and a lovely pub to sit in if you need a break.
A beautiful place. We had walked the canal path from Bradford on Avon, nice and flat and lots of barges along the way. We'll worth a visit especially the aqueduct. Also a great tea room there.
Great place to visit, best by walking, biking or train. Peace & tranquility & great views. Great pub for refreshments.
During construction, stone from a local quarry was used which split when affected by frost. This caused buttresses to collapse and parts of the structure to need rebuilding. Eventually Bath stone from Bathampton Down was used to ensure greater stability. The aqueduct has three arches and is 110 yards (100.6 m) long, with a central elliptical arch of 60 ft (18.3 m) span, and two semicircular side arches each 34 ft (10.4 m) across, all with V-jointed arch stones. The spandrel and wing walls are built in alternate courses of ashlar masonry and rock-faced blocks. The central span sagged soon after it was built and has been repaired many times. As part of the 20th-century restoration of the canal, the aqueduct was lined with a concrete "cradle" and made watertight in 1980. The car park is pay and display (see review on Google maps).
Great bit of history to explore. I parked up and payed almost PS5 for the day. If I had known before park the other side of the river from the pub and there are free spaces. I used the carpark as a base and walked to Bradford upon Avon on the canal then a walk back via the river frome
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It's beautiful and well worth a visit if you are in the area, not exactly a ay trip by boat though, Google seems to have a very inflated idea of what this place is! But we went over on a narrow boat which was wonderful, you don't get the views down to the river but it's still beautiful.
This was just a point on the map for us as we walked the Bath to Bristol Railway Path until we got here. Now it is one of our favourite memories from the whole walk. An amazing piece of 19th century construction work, with beautiful views over the Avon, plenty of narrow boat activity, a great walk, and a lovely pub to sit in if you need a break.
A beautiful place. We had walked the canal path from Bradford on Avon, nice and flat and lots of barges along the way. We'll worth a visit especially the aqueduct. Also a great tea room there.
Great place to visit, best by walking, biking or train. Peace & tranquility & great views. Great pub for refreshments.
During construction, stone from a local quarry was used which split when affected by frost. This caused buttresses to collapse and parts of the structure to need rebuilding. Eventually Bath stone from Bathampton Down was used to ensure greater stability. The aqueduct has three arches and is 110 yards (100.6 m) long, with a central elliptical arch of 60 ft (18.3 m) span, and two semicircular side arches each 34 ft (10.4 m) across, all with V-jointed arch stones. The spandrel and wing walls are built in alternate courses of ashlar masonry and rock-faced blocks. The central span sagged soon after it was built and has been repaired many times. As part of the 20th-century restoration of the canal, the aqueduct was lined with a concrete "cradle" and made watertight in 1980. The car park is pay and display (see review on Google maps).
Great bit of history to explore. I parked up and payed almost PS5 for the day. If I had known before park the other side of the river from the pub and there are free spaces. I used the carpark as a base and walked to Bradford upon Avon on the canal then a walk back via the river frome
