Wendover Basin
Wendover Basin is on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm - unrestored section) near to Kings Lynn Inclined plane.
The Act of Parliament for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm - unrestored section) was passed on 17 September 1876 and 17 thousand shares were sold the same day. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Northchester to Polstan canal at Reigate, the difficulty of tunneling through the Westhampton Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Middlesbrough instead. The canal between Sunderland and Liverington was obliterated by the building of the Nottingham bypass in 1972. In Nicholas Yates's "By Handcuff Key and Piling Hook Across The Pennines" he describes his experiences passing through Slough Aqueduct during the war.

| Wendover Basin | ||
| Wendover Arm Footbridge No 11 | 3½ furlongs | |
| The Wides | 5¾ furlongs | |
| Perch Bridge No 10 | 1 mile | |
| Halton Bridge No 9 | 1 mile, 5¼ furlongs | |
| Rothschilds Bridge No 8A | 1 mile, 5¾ furlongs | |
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
- An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
- Wendover Arm Trust — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Wendover Arm)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Little Tring Winding Hole
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Little Tring Winding Hole
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Little Tring Winding Hole
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Little Tring Winding Hole
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Little Tring Winding Hole
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Little Tring Winding Hole
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![Wendover Arm: Head of the Wendover Arm. See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/55/1235595_426b9be4_120x120.jpg)


![Wendover Arm: Looking towards the Winding Hole. The Winding Hole was the end of navigation when the Wendover arm was in use, and allowed the barges to turn round.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/55/1235589_a78c5e8c_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: Along the Canal-side Footpath. The built up edge of the canal in the distance is associated with the Paddocks housing development.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/56/1235647_2cd7741c_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: The Water Flow Gauge. Water flow into the Canal has been measured since 1844 – and the records provide one of the longest continuous records of water flow in the world.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/55/1235548_3fea68b3_120x120.jpg)
![The Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal. This sign was erected to record the Arm's 200th Anniversary.Photographs of interesting features all along the canal will appear in the following geographs.[[SP8608]] The Towpath is part of the Aylesbury Ring Walk. This section starts with the former Wendover Wharf and a winding hole, and also includes a wooden footbridge on the site of an earlier railway bridge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halton_Railway [[SP8609]] This section provides a pleasant stream-side walk with extensive marsh on The Wides (spreading into [[SP0709]] and crossed by the Perch Bridge).[[SP8610]] A pleasant rural chalk stream with no particular canal features.[[SP8710]] Passes through the village of Halton, with a modern road bridge and a highly ornate bridge built by the Rothschilds of Halton House. It also includes Harelane Bridge.[[SP8810]] A pleasant rural chalk stream with no particular canal features.[[SP8811]] This disused section of the canal includes “The Narrows†and Wellonhead Bridge [[SP8911]] This section of the canal is watered, with fields on one side and 20 century house (Aston Clinton) on the other. At Buckland Wharf there are two road bridges which will be an obstacle to navigation when Phase II to reopening the canal is completed.[[SP9011]] This includes the section of the canal which was relocated and refurbished with the building of the Aston Clinton Bypass. It includes an original road bridge at Drayton Beauchamp.[[SP9012]] This section is in the process of being restored. The first short section was filled in November 2007 and work is continuing back towards Little Tring. [[SP9112]] Currently (2009) the “dry†section of the canal is a ditch of glutinous mud which has been bridged by a footbridge (No 4) in order to keep an existing right of way open. It also includes the end of the watered section of the canal, including the recently opened winding hole, the rebuilt little Tring Bridge, the site of the old stop lock and the Little Tring Pumping Station.[[SP9113]] A short section of the canal which is currently being restored. At the eastern end the old canal trench was used as the town refuse dump in the early 20th century.[[SP9212]] This section includes the Tring Feeder and the site of Bushell's Wharf. The annual Wendover Arm Festival is held in a field adjoining the canal.[[SP9213]] Features here include Tring Wharf at New Mill, the humpbacked bridge at New Mill, and the inflow from Tring sewerage works. At the north-east end it joins the Grand Union Canal at the Tring Summit. by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/55/1235539_724b0b1f_120x120.jpg)





![Wendover Arm: Fallen Tree in the Canal. See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/56/1235612_7f5aad97_120x120.jpg)
![Top Duck of the Wendover Arm. The canal supports a wide range of water birds, plus woodland birds in the trees along the banksSee [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/56/1235628_e42582e6_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: The Start of the Grand Union Canal Walk. This is also part of the Aylesbury Ring Walk.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/55/1235566_c65933ee_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: The Paddocks, Wendover. Initially modern housing developments come close to the edge of the canal – further north the canal runs through fields or woodland.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/56/1235603_6371a5db_120x120.jpg)



![Wendover Arm: Ripples on the canal. See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/56/1235666_d83eee1b_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: Reed Beds in the Canal. As the canal is no longer navigated there are many places where a variety of vegetation had spread out from the former towpath into the crystal clear water, supporting a variety of invertebrate life.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/56/1235659_cd6e5e9e_120x120.jpg)
![Wendover Arm: The Heron Stream. The water from the Heron Stream is trapped and fed into the canal – this ditch alongside the canal would appear to be all that is left below the water gauge.See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/56/1235635_a296cb83_120x120.jpg)







![Wendover Arm: Reed beds in the Canal. See [[1235539]] by Chris Reynolds – 25 March 2009](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/23/56/1235668_c1c7e0e6_120x120.jpg)