Objective: Take the train from Leamington Spa to Solihull. Cycle back down the grand Union Canal, past Kingswood Junction, and a couple of spectacular sets of locks, through Warwick to back to Leamington Spa. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 22 miles Time to complete: 3 hrs, 7.3 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 3, pp 124-133 (also in Guide 1) Costs: free… Read More Solihull to Leamington Spa
Objective: Cycle from Trent Lock, Long Eaton, along the River Trent, and Trent & Mersey Canal to Burton-on-Trent. Take the train back to Long Eaton. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 22 miles Time to complete: 2 hrs 15 min, 8.5 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 3, pp 175-181 Costs: free parking at Trent Lock. Train from Burton to Long Eaton £4.50… Read More Long Eaton to Burton
Objective: park in between Solihull and Shirley. Cycle the Grand Union Canal from Solihull into Birmingham and up to Salford Junction. Cycle the Birmingham & Fazeley back into the centre of Birmingham, taking in the Digbeth Branch. Cycle the Worcester & Birmingham through Gas Street Basin as far as Kings Norton Junction, and then take… Read More Solihull to Shirley
Objective: take train from Rugby to Leamington Spa, and cycle back along the Grand Union and Oxford canals via Napton Junction to Rugby. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 26 miles Time to complete: 3.5 hrs, 7.4 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 3, pp 119-124, 141-143 Costs: free parking at Rugby. Train from Rugby to Leamington Spa… Read More Leamington Spa to Rugby
Objective: cycle from the River Nene end of the Northampton arm to Braunston. Trip Type: 2 cars required Distance: 23 miles Time to complete: 4 hours, 6.9 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 1, pp 84-92 Costs: free parking at both ends of the ride. There is no convenient train station at the Braunston end. Difficulty: hard… Read More Northampton to Braunston
The ‘London Canals’ as defined here are the Grand Union from Bulls Bridge Junction (Paddington Arm junction) to The Thames, the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union, the Regents Canal, the Hertford Canal, the Lea Navigation, the Limehouse Cut, and various bits of waterway around Stratford Marsh and the Olympic Park. Also the Thames embankment… Read More London Canals
Objective: park at Wendover, take the train to Aylesbury, cycle the Aylesbury and Wendover arms of the Grand Union via Marsworth. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 16 miles cycling Time to complete: 3 hours 20 mins cycling, 6.6 mph, plus train journey (8 minutes) Nicholson Guide: Guide 1, pp 58-59, 62-65 Costs: free parking at… Read More Aylesbury to Wendover
Objective: cycle from Aldbury to the Grand Union, and down to Rickmansworth. Cycle back to Watford Junction and take the train back to Tring Station. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 24 miles cycling Time to complete: 3.25 hours cycling, 7.7 mph, plus train journey (21 minutes) Nicholson Guide: Guide 1, pp 51-56 Costs: free parking… Read More Tring Station to Rickmansworth
Objective: cycle from Lock 1 of the Grand Union Northampton arm to Milton Keynes, return by train back to Northampton Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 26 miles cycling Time to complete: 3.25 hours cycling, 8.0 mph, plus train journey (20 minutes) Nicholson Guide: Guide 1, pp 82-85, 72-73, 76-77 Costs: free parking at Northampton, £10.40… Read More Northampton to Milton Keynes
Objective: park car at Aldbury, cycle to Tring Station, take the train to Milton Keynes, cycle back to Tring Station and Aldbury. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 26.7 miles cycling Time to complete: 3 hours 45 mins cycling, 8.5 mph, plus train journey (25 minutes) Nicholson Guide: Guide 1, pp 56, 59, 67-73 Costs: free… Read More Milton Keynes to Tring Station