Description
We cruise cruise around the East Midlands (Leicester) Ring, clockwise from Norton Junction.
First the tunnel and broad locks at Braunston, then onto the narrow Oxford Canal to Hawkesbury Junction. The Coventry Canal will take us to Fazeley Junction and, with a little help from the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, on to Fradley Junction. The Trent & Mersey Canal lowers us to Trent Junction.
The River Soar and the Leicester Section of the Grand Union Canal raise us past Loughborough and Leicester to reach Market Harborough.
The fantastic staircase locks at Foxton and Watford return us to Norton Junction.
Route
Each DVD covers the route shown in red, clockwise from Norton Junction, including:-
- Grand Union Canal (Norton Junction to Braunston Turn)
- Oxford Canal (Braunston Turn to Hawkesbury Junction)
- Coventry Canal (Hawkesbury Junction to Fazeley Junction
- Birmingham & Fazeley Canal (Fazeley Junction to Whittington)
- Coventry Canal (Whittington to Fradley Junction
- Trent & Mersey Canal (Fradley Junction to Derwent Mouth)
- River Trent (Derwent Mouth to Trent Junction)
- Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section) (Trent Junction to Norton Junction)
- Loughborough Arm
- Market Harborough Arm
- Welford Arm
Popular DVD
This Popular DVD includes the Popular disc plus an information booklet and a fold-out map.
The disc is in DVD-R format. There is no regional encoding so it will play in any part of the world. The commentary and captions are in English.
It uses the PAL system which will work on UK and other compatible DVD players and most computers. This is different to the NTSC and SECAM systems used in other countries.
Bowcam DVD
This Bowcam DVD includes the Bowcam disc plus a fold-out map.
The disc is in DVD-R format. There is no regional encoding so it will play in any part of the world. The commentary and captions are in English.
It uses the PAL system which will work on UK and other compatible DVD players and most computers. This is different to the NTSC and SECAM systems used in other countries.
Combined DVD
This Combined DVD includes both Popular and Bowcam discs plus an information booklet and a fold-out map.
The discs are in DVD-R format. There is no regional encoding so it will play in any part of the world. The commentary and captions are in English.
It uses the PAL system which will work on UK and other compatible DVD players and most computers. This is different to the NTSC and SECAM systems used in other countries.
Postage
Postage
We aim to post all DVDs within two working days, with most put into the post box the same day, although collection may not be until the following day.
For the UK we send all our products by First Class post with the Royal Mail delivery aim of 1 to 3 working days (including Saturdays). For outside the UK we use Air Mail with the delivery aims varying from 3 to 15 working days.
Our postage charges vary depending on where the order is being sent and how many items are being sent. There is a postage charge for the first item, plus an extra charge for each additional item. Combined DVDs count as 1 item. For example, ordering 3 items would incur 1 charge for the first item plus 2 additional charges.
| Postage Charge |
For the first item |
For each additional item |
| UK |
£2.50 |
+ £1.00 |
| Europe |
£5.00 |
+ £2.00 |
| Rest of World |
£7.50 |
+ £3.00 |
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This Popular DVD includes the Popular disc plus an information booklet and a fold-out map.
This Bowcam DVD includes the Bowcam disc plus a fold-out map.
This Combined DVD includes both Popular and Bowcam discs plus an information booklet and a fold-out map.
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David Cordes –
Seeing the staircase locks at Foxton brought back lovely memories of our trip, and the rest was just as interesting.