Moorings on the Oxford Canal

The Oxford Canal runs 127 kilometres from Oxford northward to Coventry, joining the main line of the canal network and providing a vital link between the Thames and the Midlands waterway system. It is one of the oldest and most characterful canals in England, built to the contour-hugging design of engineer James Brindley, which gives it a winding, rural character very different from the straight cuts of later canals. The southern section between Oxford and Napton-on-the-Hill is particularly scenic, passing through remote Oxfordshire and Warwickshire countryside with few roads nearby. Long-stay moorings on the Oxford Canal range from the marinas at Tooley's Boatyard in Banbury and the various wharves near Coventry, to informal towpath spots that attract liveaboards seeking peace and solitude. The canal connects at Oxford with the Thames and at Hawkesbury Junction with the Coventry Canal.