Places to Visit
Cotswold Canals Trust Visitor Centre
Bell House, Wallbridge, Stroud
Watch this space!
The new visitor centre is currently being fitted-out and will be open sometime during the summer of 2010.
The visitor centre is situated in the former Bell Hotel located adjacent to Wallbridge Upper Lock on the Thames & Severn Canal, in the centre of Stroud.
This is also adjacent to the building works to construct a new road bridge for the A46, thus removing one of the major obstructions to navigation and is part of the Phase 1A restoration programme. The works will also include the restoration of Wallbridge Lower & Upper Locks.
Saul Junction Heritage Centre
The Heritage Centre provides information about the Cotswold Canals and is opened by volunteers most weekends and Public Holidays throughout the year.
The Centre also contains a Cotswold Canals Trust shop and provides light refreshments.
It is located very near the junction between the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal and the Stroudwater Navigation, which is about 8 miles from Stroud and 9 miles from Gloucester.
Boat Trips
Boat trips are operated by the Cotswold Canals Trust on a number of weekends & Public Holidays. Details are available from the Cotswold Canals Trust website and a downloadable brochure.
The boats at Saul & Lechlade are also available for private charter during the season.
Volunteers operating the trip boats have been trained and certificated to an accredited national standard (IWA Certificate of Boat Management for small Passenger Boats).
| Where | When | Details |
| Saul Junction | Summer December |
The boat trips start adjacent to the Saul Junction Heritage Centre. Santa Trips |
| Lechlade-on-Thames | Easter - September | The boat trips run from the Riverside Car Park side of the River Thames. |
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| Sapperton Tunnel | Winter | Some winters, trip boats are run into Sapperton Tunnel for a distance of several hundred metres. To find out whether these trips are running - contact the Cotswold Canals Trust. |
Cotswold Water Park (South Cerney)
The Thames & Severn canal passes through the Cotswold Water Park and this is a good point from which to explore the canal between South Cerney and Cerney Wick.
The Cotswold Water Park's 'Gateway Centre' has a cafeteria and provides information about the water park and canal. The Thames & Severn canal runs adjacent to the Centre, where there is a sizeable free car park.
The Gateway Centre is just off the A419 dual carriageway between Swindon & Cirencester. For more information visit the Cotswold Water Park website.
