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The Basingstoke Canal Society is a registered charity and your valued donations will help us fund vital works to maintain this beautiful and valued space for us all to continue to enjoy.
Your membership will make a difference. Become a member for as little as £15 per year. Your annual donation helps us continue our work and projects to maintain the Canal.
Enjoy the Canal from a different angle. Find out more and book your tickets online to experience the Basingstoke Canal at a peaceful pace from Woking or Odiham.
DONATE
The Basingstoke Canal Society is a registered charity and your valued donations will help us fund vital works to maintain this beautiful and valued space for us all to continue to enjoy.
BECOME A MEMBER
Your membership will make a difference. Become a member for as little as £15 per year. Your annual donation helps us continue our work and projects to maintain the Canal.
BOOK A BOAT TRIP
Enjoy the Canal from a different angle. Find out more and book your tickets online to experience the Basingstoke Canal at a peaceful pace from Woking or Odiham.
Discover the Basingstoke Canal
Volunteer with us
Join over 300 other volunteers, meet new people, make friends and support this beautiful green space.
Whether you'd like to be out in the fresh air or help more behind the scenes, check out our latest openings or get in touch to find out how you could help.
Visit our online shop
If you're looking for a gift for a loved one or even yourself, take a look in our online shop for useful publications, books, tea towels, jigsaws and more!
Even better, all sales provide vital funds for us to continue our work.
Latest news
Volunteers come in all shapes, sizes & ages but this has to be one of the youngest (unofficial) canal volunteers.
Apparently she likes nothing more than doing her bit by litter picking along the canal with her dad near where they live & what a fantastic job they are doing.
Thank you Remi for all your hard work to keep the area clean which she does because she loves the wildlife and nature and doesn’t like to see litter spoiling the canal.
It’s such a shame to see so much litter though.
Well done 👏👏👏👏 Remi.
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The Basingstoke Canal played an important part in the defence line protecting London and the Midlands during World War II. Many of the defensive features have survived, especially between Crookham Wharf and Winchfield, and make for an interesting and educational walk.
Here are two listed in our 60th Anniversary "60 things to do" within easy reach of the car park at Crookham Wharf GU51 5SZ:
# 49. Count the dragon’s teeth
# 50. Go inside a pillbox - spare a thought for the soldiers who spent hours in the dark, dank and cramped conditions.
If you'd like to know more about the Wartime Defences on the Basingstoke Canal, we have a booklet: basingstoke-canal.org.uk/product/wartime-defences-on-the-basingstoke-canal-2nd-edition-tim-denton/
If you'd like more ideas what to do with your children during the summer holidays, take a look at our "60 things to do": basingstoke-canal.org.uk/documents/basingstoke-canal-60-things-to-do-2026.pdf
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What a lovely post from Chris Hartman following a recent trip onboard our all new electric boat Kitty II. Only saw this post recently!
We are absolutely indebted to all the donors & volunteers who made the purchase of Kitty II possible.
Trips & charters on Kitty II can be booked via our website:-
basingstoke-canal.org.uk/book-a-boat-trip/kitty/
Or if you prefer the John Pinkerton II also has trips/charters running from Colt Hill near Odiham:-
basingstoke-canal.org.uk/book-a-boat-trip/
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Wow! - what a fantastic response to this year's calendar competition. We had a record-breaking 150 entries - amazing! Thank you to everyone who sent in their photos. The judging team have a difficult job ahead of them.
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STILL TIME TO BOOK! Our next 60th anniversary cruise and talk on the John Pinkerton II is on August 13th at 2pm. As you cruise between Colt Hill, Odiham and Barley Mow, Peter Whitlock will share his knowledge of the history and construction of the bridges of the Basingstoke Canal as you pass under them.
For more information and to book your place: basingstoke-canal.org.uk/events/cruise-and-talk-bridges-of-the-basingstoke-canal-jp-6j13g2/
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UPDATED - further information on the BCA website, link below.
Much though we hate to mention the “C” word in early August, here’s an important date for your diaries 📆🎅
Heads up for the booking date for this year’s Christmas Santa Cruises!!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🎅🚤 Santa Cruises 2026 🚤🎅
🎄 Dates, times and prices are now available on the BCA website.
🔗https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/culture-and-leisure/countryside/sites/visitor-information/basingstoke-canal/santa-cruises
📅 Spaces go on sale at 9am on Monday 28th September
To book: 📞 Call us on 01252 370073 OR🏡 Visit the Canal Visitor Centre, Mytchett, GU16 6DD to book in person.
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#bcs60🎅🎄 Santa Cruises 2026 Exciting Information! 🎄🎅
We've had special confirmation direct from Father Christmas' elves that Father Christmas will be returning for his annual visit to the Canal Centre this year!✨
🎟️ Tickets go on sale at 9:00am on Monday 28th September
We'll be sharing all the important details, including dates, times and prices, over the next few weeks, so make sure you keep an eye on our page for updates!
Would you like to join us as a Volunteer?
We are currently recruiting a new volunteer to assist with our BCS Social Media.
We are looking for someone with social media skills to join our social media and marketing team to help plan and send out regular communications to the community.
This is an interesting and exciting opportunity to help grow our social. media presence.
We currently have nearly 10,000 followers on Facebook alone.
If you’d like to find out more please use our “Apply to Volunteer” page on our website:-
basingstoke-canal.org.uk/volunteer/apply-to-volunteer/
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The Tuesday Volunteer group have been hard at work keeping the towpaths cleared and cut back.
This was a recent session at Hermitage working upstream towards Brookwood.
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This week's Friday Find It ...
Where can you find this remembrance memorial?
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