canal

The Cotswold Canals run for 36 miles across the southern Cotswolds connecting the River Severn with the River Thames. They are restored in some areas, wild in others. They were built in the 18th century as two canals: the Stroudwater Navigation and the Thames and Severn Canal. The canals were...

Bridge near Coates.

Along the towpath past the Coates Portal.

Coates Portal, entrance to the tunnel (east side).

Daneway Portal, entrance to the tunnel (west side).

Bridge near Daneway.

Chalford Round House on the canal.

A bridge near Chalford.

A bridge near Stonehouse.

Walking the towpath from Blunder Lock towards Ebley.

Blunder Lock, east of the M5 where the lock has been restored.

Towards the M5 where it has not been restored.

Saul Junction - Looking at the Stroudwater Navigation where it has not been restored.

Saul Junction - This short stretch of the Stroudwater Navigation (Cotswold Canal) has been restored.

Saul Junction - The Sharpness Gloucester Canal crosses the Stroudwater Navigation.

Carcassonne is a city on the River Aude. Within Carcassonne are two historic areas: the Medieval City (La Cité) and the Bastide Saint-Louis (the historic center). La Cité, the medieval city, is the main attraction. It sits on a hill south east of the Bastide, surrounded by the modern town of...

The Canal du Midi runs through Carcassonne.

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