Semington

Map reference  ST 89821  61047

Distance 5.5 miles

Total 260 Locks 7 Tunnels

Running total mileage 391.0 miles

So we took advantage of some non-rainy weather to come up as far as Semington to where the Wilts and Berks Canal is due to meet the Kennet and Avon Canal. No sign of much happening here at the junction but looking at the Wilts and Berks website it seems that construction is going ahead on the route with hopes that the link to Melksham will be completed by 2020.

We’ve stayed here for a couple of nights and will return towards Bradford on Avon tomorrow, took a look at Lock 19 which is under repair and is the reason that we can’t go any further at the moment, looks promising that it may be completed on time (next Tuesday) so next time we come this far we can continue towards Devizes. Unfortunately all the boards on the Thames remain on ‘Red’ so still can’t progress in that direction yet.