Above Hungerford Lock there are 48-hour moorings with rings, and boats moor as far as Hungerford Church swingbridge. After the swingbridge the towpath bank is by-and-large reedy, shallow or both as far as Great Bedwyn.

Froxfield Bottom Lock. 19-10-2018

If you have a chimney in use, or a pram hood, the footbridge at Cobblers Lock is a hazard, being even lower than that at Hungerford. The footbridge is slightly higher on the north side of the lock. By hugging that side, our chimney cleared the footbriodge by half an inch and we had to lower the middle hoop of our pram hood.

Froxfield

There are three locks at Froxfield. The towpath above the bottom lock has steel piling and so is moorable, but the railway is very close and high-speed trains can cause the boat to rock! There is also steel piling above and below the middle lock (no 69).

View from Chisbury Hill Fort. 22-10-2018

Little Bedwyn

There is nowhere to moor at Little Bedwyn, but there is room for one boat to moor above Potters Lock (no 66) and it is a short walk back. It is a pretty village but there is no pub or shop, although there is a Michelin-starred restaurant. A road leads up to Chisbury iron-age hill fort where there is a windowless chapel that has been used as a cowshed for centuries. There are extensive views in all directions.

Great Bedwyn

Great Bedwyn Wharf has a pump-out, water point and refuse point and 48-hour moorings before you get to bridge 95. However, the 48-hour moorings are nearly always full. A number of boats moor on the towpath leading upto the 48-hour moorings, but the towpath is wet and reedy. Another option is to moor just below Burnt Mill Lock (no 65): a footpath leads over the footbridge to the village.

Great Bedwyn has a convenience store, post office and the Three Tuns gastro-pub.

Crofton from Wilton Water. 30-10-2018

Crofton

There are extensive moorings between locks 61 and 62 at the bottom of the Crofton flight, which are handy for Crofton Beam Engines. There is no pub or shop but it is a short walk back to Great Bedwyn.

The towpath is moorable between Crofton Top Lock and Wolfhall Bridge (no 103). Wolfhall was Queen Jane Seymour's family home: it still exists but is a private home with nothing Tudor visible from the road.

Burbage Wharf

After Bruce Tunnel on the summit of the canal, you approach Burbage Wharf. There is no public mooring at the wharf, but the towpath is moorable before bridge 104: albeit in a deep and gloomy cutting.

Wootton Rivers

There are 4 locks at Wootton Rivers. The towpath is moorable after the first two locks, and there are 48-hour and 24-hour moorings and a water point above the bottom lock (no 51). The road bridge leads into the village, which has many thatched cottages and the Royal Oak pub.

Pewsey Wharf

Leading up to Pewsey, the towpath is moorable with a gangplank, and then there are 48-hour moorings with rings as you approach the wharf. There is a water point, pump-out and refuse disposal here, as well as The Waterfront bar and bistro. The main road leads to Pewsey Railway Station (half a mile) and Pewsey itself (1 mile) where there are a few pubs and a large Co-op.

The road under the railway bridge has no footpath and is very dangerous, but a footpath leads under the railway through a different bridge. It is not immediately obvious that this footpath exists, though, so initially we crossed by walking into the station and over the footbridge!