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Peter Dolman · Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject: Kennet & Avon canal

For a cheap but enjoyable day out I would recommend driving to Monkton Combe and parking at the Dundas Aqueduct. (there is a car parking charge although when we visit during half term the meter was out of order so parking was free)

From here you can walk (or cycle) the tow path along side the Kennet & Avon canal. You can chose to head towards Avoncliffe where there is another aqueduct (this is what we did) and that takes about 1 1/2 hours of a steady but not strenous walking.
At Avoncliffe there is the Guns & Roses pub or a little cafe with outside tables. We ate at the cafe and 2 good portioned meals with a couple of beers and a desert cost under £25.00. You can take a picnic if you are organised.

The other direction takes you towards Bath and this is a walk we have yet to complete.

I recommend a walk along the canal the views are excellant and there is something magic about watching these canal boats poodle up and down the water.

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Biggles · Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:22 pm Post subject:

guns n roses pub sounds like a rocking good pub to me

Mr. Blonde · Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:52 am Post subject:

Guns and Roses is awesome.

GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

I think you mean The Cross Guns, Peter.

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Biggles · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 12:36 pm Post subject:

i not been there for ages since the Calne Sawyers (Tim taylors) had it

whats it like now

Chepfer · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 1:05 pm Post subject:

We went there for the first time this year and were also pleasantly surprised.

There is a bike hire and boat hire centre with a nice cafe aswell ..... and if your feeling adventurous ... just along the road is the Bath furniture mill .... which is the most bizzare place i have ever shopped at .... you wander around this vast complex full of beds and sofas etc (whci hare very cheap) and stumple accross things like AC Cobras and rolls royces ... it's just weird but cool.

Peter Dolman · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 8:18 pm Post subject:

sorry its is the cross guns not guns & roses, a senior citizen moment (no offence).
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GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

I've only ever heard good things about this pub but I have never been there yet. Maybe sometime soon.

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Biggles · Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject:

must be about 8 years since i been there, remeber the road going down to the car park, quite an eye opener lol