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For your information and use, we provide below a selection of links to the main facilities and attractions in our region.

Local Facilities & Tourist Attractions:

Braunston village facilities
Daventry area facilities
General Tourism sites
Links to well known Towns & Cities
Links to local Places of Interest
.. and further afield

Useful Links

Local Facilities & Tourist Attractions

Braunston facilities

Braunston Village information
Braunston Manor (Conference, weddings and other events - prestigious venue with excellent accommodation)
The Boat Shop (Canalia, souvenirs, provisions, confectionary, newsagent)
Daxa (Health & Beauty treatments)

Daventry area facilities

Omar's Flavours of India, Dunchurch

General Tourism sites

Visit Britain (the official Tourist Office web site for visitng Britain)
Enjoy England (the official site of the English Tourist Board)
Grab The Bags (All vacation rentals, vacation accommodations and vacation listings - Find your next vacation paradise at one of the fine rental properties listed on GrabTheBags.com)
UK Hotels and Tourist Attractions (Whatever your accommodation needs or your interests, whether fine dining, theatre going or activities for the kids - find it all here)
What To Do in Britain (helps you decide where to go and what to do when out and about in the UK)
Know Britain (aimed at examining aspects of British life, culture, customs and history and deals with anything pertaining to Great Britain and British civilisation. Also includes directory of churches and accommodation, plus holiday parks, caravan and camping sites near the places of interest mentioned)

..... and further afield

Le Manoir de Mongrenier (Owned, personally restored and run by Marion's brother and sister-in-law, Le Manoir de Mongrenier is a spectacularly restored 12th Century manor house in central Brittany offering B&B and self-catering accommodation as well as their 'Pampered Promenade' walking tours)

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Boating Services & Waterway Information

Marinas & Boatyards

Braunston Marina (Marina, Boat Maintenance & Fitting)
Ventnor Farm Marina, Stockton
Cowroast Marina, Fenny Compton
Weltonfield Marina (Marina and Boat Builder)
Whilton Marina (Marina, Boat maintenance, chandlery)

Boat Builders & Fitters

SAB Signs (Boat Painting & Sign writing)
David Thomas Boat Builders (Trad. and Dutch Barge style narrowboats, both steelwork and fit-outs)
Peter Nicholls Steel Boats (Boatbuilder of both narrow-boats and of steel sea-going craft)
Wharf House Narrowboats (Boat fitting out for discerning customers)
Tony Redshaw (Specialist Rebuilds/Conversions of Vintage Diesels & Hydraulic Drives)

Chandlery & Boating supplies

Tradline Ropes & Fenders (suppliers of top quality fenders, ropes, anchors and webbing)
Braunston Chandlers
Midland Chandlers

Hire Boat Operators

Alvechurch Boat Centres (UK's largest narrowboat hire fleet)
Union Canal Carriers (Boat Hire Operator in Braunston)
Calcutt Boats & Marina (Narrowboat hire and moorings) - web site not responding
Black Prince (Countrywide bases - nearest at Wigram's Turn Marina, Napton Junction)

Art & Crafts

Canal Arts (Traditional British Folk Art and painting courses)

Other Waterway information

Waterscape
(The information site of British Waterways)
The "Friends of Raymond" (helping to restore and preserve the past. Looking after Raymond and Nutfield)
IWA (Inland Waterways Association)
IWA (Northampton Branch)
eureauweb
(The new mobile information system for users of and visitors to Europe's inland waterways - Great Britain and Ireland versions now available. The Great Britain version includes all the content from the Nicholson Guides to the Waterways)
LNBP at Braunston (Canal boat holidays for school Children & Youth Organisations - bringing the experience of canal boating to young people. A member of the NCBA)
National Community Boat Association (The NCBA is a national waterways charity and inland waterways training provider, supporting community boat projects and encouraging more people to access the inland waterways of the UK. Member organisations operate boats specially designed and built to cater for young people, elderly people, special needs, people with disabilities, children and adults with learning difficulties and disadvantaged groups.)
Canal Directory (Directory of a wide range canal-related businesses)