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The Kennet & Avon Canal (part 1)

Explore the Eastern section of this fascinating canal with this broadcast quality production from VideoActive. Let us take you on a tour of historical locations as we climb through the beautiful counties of Berkshire and Wiltshire.

The Kennet & Avon Canal was re-opened after one of the most ambitious canal restoration schemes ever attempted. It is a monument to the outstanding engineering skills of John Rennie & John Hore who created for posterity a commercial artery combined with architectural splendour

Now around 200 years after its opening, the waterway thrives once again, its future now secured.

This programme begins at Reading, and makes its way up the River Kennet through medieval Newbury, to Hungerford. It then climbs up the Kennet & Avon canal towards the summit in the beautiful Savernake Forest. At Crofton, we visit the amazing Steam Pumping Station which has been replenishing the summit level since the canal was opened in Napoleonic times. We meet some of the characters who have been closely involved with the restoration of this remarkable waterway.