This November’s Chobham Talks welcomes Liz Dodwell who will be releasing her book all about the trials and tribulations of what happens when your mother purchases a canal in 1949 and in the decades that followed. Why not treat yourself to an early Christmas gift and spend the rainy days curled up with a good […]
An unassuming metal bridge which crosses the Basingstoke Canal at Aldershot is now listed at Grade II thanks to its unusual military history. The bridge near Aldershot is one of only ten Inglis Pyramid Bridges known to have been manufactured during the 1914–1918 conflict and is likely to be the only example still in use […]
Dogmersfield Flower Show We arrived on a dismal day and pitched both our gazebos and the Buzzer Box in our usual place by the fence. Thankfully, the sun came out after the vintage vehicles arrived and brought local visitors to a well-attended country show. Our second gazebo was used to display and sell some green […]
The dry summer has caused the canal water level to decrease, so our 2.5hour trips on John Pinkerton are now taking about 3.5 hours. Please allow extra time for post-trip arrangements. Trips on Kitty are unaffected.
In recent months the Basingstoke Canal Authority (BCA) have welcomed Tarun Ingvorsen as the new Basingstoke Canal Manager – Operations. Tarun has been in his new role looking after the beautiful Basingstoke Canal for just over two months and is enjoying his new challenge. Tarun comes to the BCA from South West London, working on […]
Basingstoke Festival of Transport The events team turned out in force at the Basingstoke Festival of Transport on Sunday 19th of May. After a chilly start, the sun brought out the residents of Basingstoke to view the amazing display of vehicles and the stall was well attended, with people making enquiries and willing to chat. […]
Happy Reopening Birthday to our beautiful Basingstoke Canal! The restored canal opened again on this day in 1991, following a 17-year programme of activity to rescue it from dereliction. It’s original birthday though was on 5 September 1794, meaning it will be 230 years old in September! Did you realise the restoration was largely undertaken […]
The 47th Annual General Meeting of The Basingstoke Canal Society will be held on Saturday 1st June 2024 at the Mytchett Canal Centre, starting at 5.00pm. The Agenda, Minutes of the 2023 Annual General Meeting and Reports and Accounts for 2023 available below for download. All members are welcome to attend. Please RSVP by email […]