Enjoy a relaxing canal boat trip on Kitty along the Basingstoke Canal on a summer’s evening, starting from The Lightbox Woking at 6.00pm. The Basingstoke Canal was voted the 13th most beautiful of 100 UK canals and this excursion with the Basingstoke Canal Society will stop off at the Muslim Burial Ground’s memorial Peace Garden […]
As usual there is plenty going on along the canal to maintain it for future generations to enjoy. From tree surveys, lock gate replacements, tow path clearing and much more, the work to preserve this wonderful amenity never stops! If you have some spare time and would like to volunteer to help maintain the canal, […]
2022 Season Update We are very pleased to be able to offer a full programme of boat trips for the coming season with John Pinkerton Cruises on the Basingstoke Canal from Odiham, Hampshire. We hope you will take a look at the wide selection of themed trips offered and organise a trip with friends or family. […]
Cruises are now available for booking for April onwards. During March 2022 crew members are doing refresher training in preparation for the 2022 boating season. The booking schedule shows pre-booked charter trips (in red on the calendar). If your chosen date for a charter is shown in green, then at least one trip is available […]
A special exhibition showcasing the best works by national and local artists inspired by the Basingstoke Canal is currently running at The Lightbox gallery in Chobham Road, Woking between Tuesday 22nd February and Sunday 6th March. The exhibition forms part of the Basingstoke Canal Society’s fundraising campaign to replace its ageing canal community trip boat […]
A special exhibition showcasing the best works by national and local artists inspired by the Basingstoke Canal is coming to The Lightbox gallery in Chobham Road, Woking between Tuesday 22nd February and Sunday 6th March. The exhibition will run for two weeks and feature pieces from Brenda Ord, Charles Duncan Twigg and Christopher Wright to […]
We have received the following from the Canal Manager Fiona Shipp: “Due to ongoing leak issues at Crookham Deeps Embankment (between Chequers bridge Crookham Wharf and Poulters Bridge in Hampshire) We will be reducing the water levels over the next few days to -150mm on the Hampshire Pound between Greywell and Ash Lock. This is […]
As you may know, we’re raising funds to replace Kitty, our trip boat that operates from Woking. It’s going to cost about £200,000 to replace Kitty with an electric-powered boat and put charging infrastructure in. The new Kitty will be more environmentally friendly and better adapted to less-abled passengers. We’ve entered an application in Your […]