Canal Boat Holiday Base Information - Base 45 on the Grand Union Canal
Enjoy a blend of engineering marvels and rolling countryside dotted with quaint villages and excellent pubs
About the location
Base 45 is situated a short cruise from Braunston, the heart of the Midlands canal system. Stockton Marina offers a wide range of cruising and is ideally placed for the Warwickshire Ring, a great one week cruise. You can also wind steadily down the South Oxford Canal, or wander round to the North Oxford, and up on to the lock-free Ashby canal.
Alternatively take a leisurely trip to Warwick and back, and visit Warwick Castle, one of the best castles in the country. If you are looking for the ultimate cruise try the Thames Ring, a fabulous trip down to London and back.
The base is run by one of the UK's leading operators with a wide range of boats offering short break canal holidays, one week trips and longer.
Routes from this base
Your holiday isn't tied to a specific route. You simply hire a boat for the time you choose, then explore the canals however you like. Our short-break, week, and two week routes are just ideas to help you plan your ideal canal holiday.
Short break routes (3 - 4 nights)
- Warwick and Return • 23 locks • 14 hours
- Norton Junction and Return • 18 locks • 14 hours
- Fenny Compton and Return • 24 locks • 20 hours
One week routes
- Warwickshire Ring • 94 locks • 53 hours
- Foxton and return • 32 locks • 30 hours
- Ashby and return • 14 locks • 44 hours
- Banbury and return • 48 locks • 31 hours
10 Days to Two Week routes
- Oxford and return • 80 locks • 61 hours
- Stratford upon Avon and return • 150 locks • 96 hours
- Leicester Ring • 107 locks • 82 hours
