Description and details of Top Pictures

 The branch  meets at 7.30 pm on the first Tuesday of each month and will be held until further notice at the Trust Shop in Theatre Square Swindon

Swindon Advertiser articles 2013

 Wichelstowe is to be the setting for a new Waitrose. Artist's impression complete with narrowboat on Wilts & Berks Canal  

Restored Canal

The Swindon Branch has restored two sections of the canal which are maintained by the Trust.

Kingshill / Rushey Platt

Mouldon Hill

Restoration Projects

Moulden  Hill Improvements

Breathing Places - River Ray Valley Moredon

Hayes Knoll Lock

There are proposals to bring the canal into the centre of Swindon as part of the Borough's regeneration plans

Click on the button to see the proposals

Town Centre Route

History

The Golden Lion

Walk

If you would like to explore the canal around Moredon and Mouldon Hill the trust has prepared a walk that you can follow. Full details of the walk and links to download and print can be found at

Swindon Walk

Coate Water

Coate Water country park situated close to Junction 15 of the M4 was originally constructed to provide a feed to the Wilts and Berks Canal. Since that time, it has been used for a variety of purposes providing a great resource for the people of the town and surrounding areas.
The site is now used for boating and fishing as well as forming part of a regionally important nature and wildlife reserve.
The diving stand shown in the picture on the left is a remnant of the 1930's to 1950's when Coate hosted numerous diving competitions and championships.
The reservoir was used to act as a feeder for the canal although it is so large it has always been a recreational site in its own right.

Coate Water in the 19th Century