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Don’t be a Gongoozler!

13 December 2022

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Boaters call people who sit and watch boats go by ‘Gongoozlers’. We want you to enjoy life on our wonderful canals and so our new Discovery Day Trips are designed to let you sample the pleasures of steering a wide-beam canal boat, working a boat through locks, finding out where canal water comes from (and goes too) and exploring the amazing heritage of the Kennet and Avon Canal.

Discovery Trips start at Bedwyn Wharf and take small groups of guests up four locks to the famous Crofton Pumping Station and Beam Engines. These are very practical and interactive day trips and are led by expert crews and skippers. They are suitable for anyone, but especially for people with limited mobility or who are vulnerable in any way.

Please follow the links for pricing, dates and times of 2022 trips.

Discovery Trips
Crofton Beam Engines

Discovery Trips offer a full day experience for adults and students.

To reserve a place please contact bookings@katrust.org.uk

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Kennet and Avon Canal Trust, The Wharf, Couch Lane, Devizes, SN10 1EB

Please note that our office is only staffed on Mondays and Thursdays, 9am to 2pm.

01380 721279  admin@katrust.org.uk

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    • Latest News
    • About us
      • Our History
      • Trust Governance
    • Our branches
      • Bath and Bristol
      • Bradford on Avon
      • Devizes
      • Bruce Boats
      • Hungerford
      • Newbury
      • Reading
    • Book A Trip
      • Barbara McLellan – Bradford on Avon
      • Kenavon Venture – Devizes
      • The Rose – Hungerford
      • Jubilee – Newbury
      • Matilda Too – Reading
      • Bruce Boats – fully accessible day trips & holidays
    • Charter a boat
    • Things to do
      • Visit our historic pumping station
      • Visit our museum
      • Find refreshment
      • Organise a school trip
      • Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
    • Crofton Beam Engines
    • Support us
      • Donate
      • Membership
      • Volunteer
    • Contact us
    • Become a member