CRUISE AND RAMBLE, RAMBLE AND CRUISE OR CRUISE RETURN WITH PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH
Enjoy an autumn day along the canal. The trip starts and ends at Colt Hill wharf. Walk and ride back or ride and walk back. If you just want to enjoy cruising through nature, then a return ticket is available.
A ploughman’s lunch is included in the ticket price and available for all options.
If you have special dietary requirements, please note when booking, or contact the Booking Team. jpbookings@basingstoke-canal.org.uk
Cruise in the peaceful surroundings of the Basingstoke Canal
The canal is an SSSI, and not only serves as a local recreational amenity but is also a notable wildlife habitat.
The alkaline water from the chalk springs at Greywell and the acid water content eastward where the canal passes through heathland, has given rise to one of the largest varieties of aquatic plants and invertebrates in the United Kingdom.
As many as 25 of Britain’s 39 species of dragonflies and damselflies inhabit the canal.
You may get lucky and see a Kingfisher that is considered to be a lucky bird. You can also see herons swans, ducks, geese, moorhens (often with young) and various local floras.
Cruise times may be extended in low water conditions.
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