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08/10/2019 at 8:26pm
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Hi all looking for campsites next year along the grand union canal going to kayak the length for charities.
Can anyone help or offer me advice on sites/pitches.

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08/10/2019 at 9:07pm
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Why do you want to go into campsites, I live near to the Grand Union where it passes through Fradley Junction and from what I can see there is plenty of opportunity to wild camp either next to the tow path or over the hedge in one of the fields.
If you wait until just before dark before pitching and leave earlyish in the morning, nobody will know you have been there.


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Thanks for your advice. Was just looking for a bit of security and washing facilities


08/10/2019 at 9:53pm
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kings orchard marina,huddlesford,lichfield,lovely caretakers,superb site with excellent facilities.

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08/10/2019 at 11:33pm
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Quote: Originally posted by diddso on 08/10/2019
kings orchard marina,huddlesford,lichfield,lovely caretakers,superb site with excellent facilities.



No tents though, apparently (link to site listing), so unlikely to be of use to the OP unless they have a support team with caravan or motorhome (or the site owners could be persuaded to make an exception for a charity event?)


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08/10/2019 at 11:45pm
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Quote: Originally posted by dimbles on 08/10/2019
Why do you want to go into campsites, I live near to the Grand Union where it passes through Fradley Junction and from what I can see there is plenty of opportunity to wild camp either next to the tow path or over the hedge in one of the fields.
If you wait until just before dark before pitching and leave earlyish in the morning, nobody will know you have been there.



Sorry but Fradley Junction isn't on the Grand Union!
The GU goes from London to Birmingham, via Warwick and Knowle and is a wide canal. You are on the junction of the narrow Birmingham & Fazeley Canal and the Coventry Canal.

To the OP,
If you use the Site Search map facility here you can follow the route of the GU and that will show you camp sites near it.


09/10/2019 at 8:51am
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Fascinating! Let us know how you get on with your kayak trip. Which direction are you planning to go in?

I am in the early stages of planning to walk from Paddington to Birmingham along the canal - probably next year, but I will allocate one day a week to do this over however many weeks it takes me. However, since I live not too far from the canal, I won't be over-nighting.

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09/10/2019 at 10:45am
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Quote: Originally posted by LlaniDavis on 08/10/2019
Quote: Originally posted by dimbles on 08/10/2019
Why do you want to go into campsites, I live near to the Grand Union where it passes through Fradley Junction and from what I can see there is plenty of opportunity to wild camp either next to the tow path or over the hedge in one of the fields.
If you wait until just before dark before pitching and leave earlyish in the morning, nobody will know you have been there.



Sorry but Fradley Junction isn't on the Grand Union!
The GU goes from London to Birmingham, via Warwick and Knowle and is a wide canal. You are on the junction of the narrow Birmingham & Fazeley Canal and the Coventry Canal.

To the OP,
If you use the Site Search map facility here you can follow the route of the GU and that will show you camp sites near it.



You are quiet correct and I should have known better, Its a walk I do almost every week with my pooch, It is of course the Trent and Mersey.


09/10/2019 at 10:57am
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This link will be a good place to start your search, you can then select your requirements and move the map pointer along the canal to show sites that suit

Cheers Ratty

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09/10/2019 at 9:21pm
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Gullivers Land campsite is virtually next to the Grand Union in Milton Keynes.

David


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20/12/2019 at 6:44pm
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Wigrams Canalside Certified Site is at the junction of the Grand Union and Oxford canals not far from Napton on the Hill. My family liked it. Its alongside the GU Canal, as the name suggests. There's a Kings Head pub within walkable distance.


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