Basingstoke Boater's Handbook

Published by Basingstoke Canal Boating Club
This canal is managed by Basingstoke Canal Authority
Mytchett Place Road
Mytchett
Surrey GU16 6DD
01252 370073 e-mail info@basingstoke-canal.co.uk

Doctors

• Woking :- Dr. J P Mellor & Partners, 54 Brewery Road 01483 724829
• St. Johns :- St. Johns Health Centre, Hermitage Road 01483 317551
• Ash Vale :- Ash Vale Health Centre, Wharf Road 01252 317551
• Fleet :- The Surgery, Branksomewood Road 01252 613624
• Odiham :- Odiham Health Centre, Deer Park View 01256 702371

Dental Surgeons

• Woking:- Lorna Doone Dental Surgery, Chobham Road 01483 763107
• Ash Vale :- Ash Vale Dental Surgery, 97 Vale Road 01252324847
• Fleet :- Fleet Dental Centre, 37 Reading Road South 01252 666976

Veterinary Practices

• Woking :- Beech Lawn Veterinary Centre, 125 Chertsey Road 01483 769881
• St. Johns :- Daphne Cottage Veterinary Surgery, 1 Robin Hood Rd. 01483 772644
• Frimley Green :- Wellesley Veterinary Centre, 103 Frimley Green Road 01252 836699
• Fleet :- Ark Veterinary Practice, Upper Street 01252 616185
• Odiham :- Ark Veterinary Practice, 22 High Street 01256 702337

Services

• Galleon Marine :- 01256 703691 Gas Diesel Pump Out Chandlery Slipway
• Engineering services
• Narrowboat Hire

Water Points

• Opposite Bridge Barn
• Canal Centre
• Ash Lock
• Winchfield Wharf
• Colt Hill

Sanitary Stations

• Opp Bridge Barn Sluice only
• Canal Centre Sluice & Pump Out
• Colt Hill Sluice Only

Refuse Disposal

• Opp Bridge Barn
• Canal Centre
• Ash Lock
• Colt Hill

Woking
A large selection of shops and department stores, entertainment centre and mainline railway station. A Safeway superstore and Majestic wine warehouse are a short walk from the Bridge Barn

St. Johns
Village with all amenities including a launderette,moorings available above Kiln Bridge.

Brookwood
Small village with take aways and all the essentials including launderette and mainline railway station, moor at Sheets Heath bridge.

Ash Vale Large village with supermarket, variety of shops ,take aways and indian restaurant.

Pondtail Road BridgeFamily Butcher and convenience store 50 yards North of the bridge

FleetTown centre 10 minutes walk North of Reading Road Wharf. A good selection of shops and establishments for dining out


Odiham A variety of places to eat, and browse along with a Co-op, family butcher, and convenience store.

There are a number of hosteleries close to the canal that served food when this handbook was compiled, they are:-

• Hunters Lodge 400yds north of the Brookwood bridge
• Kings Head 200yds west of the Guildford Road bridge Frimley Green
• George & Lobster 250 yds north of Crookham Wharf
• Bluebeckers North Wanborough 1/4 mile north of Swan Bridge
• Fox & Goose in the village of Greywell situated above the tunnel

We hope you enjoy your visit to the Basingstoke Canal. If you have any suggestions and additions to this handbook, please let us know.

Moored by the Waterwitch

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