Pictures taken on a trip to Stoke Bruene - Including a boat trip into Blisworth Tunnel.

At 3,076 yards long it is the third-longest navigable canal tunnel on the UK canal network after Standedge Tunnel and Dudley Tunnel. The tunnel has no tow path inside, but is wide enough for two narrowboats to pass in opposite directions

It was contrusted between 1793 & 1805 but due to changes in the shape of the tunnel over time, the tunnel became unnavigable. There was some major rebuilding of the tunnel in the 1980s, with sections lined with pre-cast concrete rings. It was also used to test out the materials that were later used on the Channel Tunnel. One of the unused rings is on display just outside the south portal.

Tags:   Canal Grand Union Canal Grand Junction Canal Waterway Stoke Bruerne Northampton Milton Keynes South Northamptonshire Blisworth Tunnel

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The Boat Inn - Stoke Bruene

Pictures taken on a trip to Stoke Bruene - Including a boat trip into Blisworth Tunnel.

At 3,076 yards long it is the third-longest navigable canal tunnel on the UK canal network after Standedge Tunnel and Dudley Tunnel. The tunnel has no tow path inside, but is wide enough for two narrowboats to pass in opposite directions

It was contrusted between 1793 & 1805 but due to changes in the shape of the tunnel over time, the tunnel became unnavigable. There was some major rebuilding of the tunnel in the 1980s, with sections lined with pre-cast concrete rings. It was also used to test out the materials that were later used on the Channel Tunnel. One of the unused rings is on display just outside the south portal.

Tags:   The Boat Inn Canal Grand Union Canal Grand Junction Canal Waterway Stoke Bruerne Northampton Milton Keynes South Northamptonshire Blisworth Tunnel

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Pictures taken on a trip to Stoke Bruene - Including a boat trip into Blisworth Tunnel.

At 3,076 yards long it is the third-longest navigable canal tunnel on the UK canal network after Standedge Tunnel and Dudley Tunnel. The tunnel has no tow path inside, but is wide enough for two narrowboats to pass in opposite directions

It was contrusted between 1793 & 1805 but due to changes in the shape of the tunnel over time, the tunnel became unnavigable. There was some major rebuilding of the tunnel in the 1980s, with sections lined with pre-cast concrete rings. It was also used to test out the materials that were later used on the Channel Tunnel. One of the unused rings is on display just outside the south portal.

Tags:   Canal Grand Union Canal Grand Junction Canal Waterway Stoke Bruerne Northampton Milton Keynes South Northamptonshire Blisworth Tunnel

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Pictures taken on a trip to Stoke Bruene - Including a boat trip into Blisworth Tunnel.

At 3,076 yards long it is the third-longest navigable canal tunnel on the UK canal network after Standedge Tunnel and Dudley Tunnel. The tunnel has no tow path inside, but is wide enough for two narrowboats to pass in opposite directions

It was contrusted between 1793 & 1805 but due to changes in the shape of the tunnel over time, the tunnel became unnavigable. There was some major rebuilding of the tunnel in the 1980s, with sections lined with pre-cast concrete rings. It was also used to test out the materials that were later used on the Channel Tunnel. One of the unused rings is on display just outside the south portal.

Tags:   Canal Grand Union Canal Grand Junction Canal Waterway Stoke Bruerne Northampton Milton Keynes South Northamptonshire Blisworth Tunnel

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Pictures taken on a trip to Stoke Bruene - Including a boat trip into Blisworth Tunnel.

At 3,076 yards long it is the third-longest navigable canal tunnel on the UK canal network after Standedge Tunnel and Dudley Tunnel. The tunnel has no tow path inside, but is wide enough for two narrowboats to pass in opposite directions

It was contrusted between 1793 & 1805 but due to changes in the shape of the tunnel over time, the tunnel became unnavigable. There was some major rebuilding of the tunnel in the 1980s, with sections lined with pre-cast concrete rings. It was also used to test out the materials that were later used on the Channel Tunnel. One of the unused rings is on display just outside the south portal.

Tags:   Canal Grand Union Canal Grand Junction Canal Waterway Stoke Bruerne Northampton Milton Keynes South Northamptonshire Blisworth Tunnel

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