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Best of South East England

The 14 best canals in South East England

Our curated top 14 canals in South East England, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 24 canals see the full canals index for South East England.

  1. 1

    Itchen Navigation

    Hampshire

    Itchen Navigation, canals in Hampshire

    Itchen Navigation — Disused canal system in Hampshire, England.

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  2. 2

    Titchfield Canal

    Hampshire

    Titchfield Canal, canals in Hampshire

    Titchfield Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom.

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  3. 3

    Somerset Coal Canal

    Somerset Coal Canal, canals in South East England

    Somerset Coal Canal — canal in Somerset, England.

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  4. 4

    Kennet and Avon Canal

    Kennet and Avon Canal, canals in South East England

    Kennet and Avon Canal — South-England east-west coastal linking waterway via London, Reading & Bristol.

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  5. 5

    Wey and Arun Canal

    Surrey

    Wey and Arun Canal, canals in Surrey

    Wey and Arun Canal — canal in the south east of England.

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  6. 6

    Basingstoke Canal

    Surrey

    Basingstoke Canal, canals in Surrey

    Basingstoke Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom.

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  7. 7

    Wilts & Berks Canal

    Wilts & Berks Canal, canals in South East England

    Wilts & Berks Canal — canal in the United Kingdom.

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    Portsmouth and Arundel Canal

    West Sussex

    Portsmouth and Arundel Canal, canals in West Sussex

    Portsmouth and Arundel Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom.

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    Jubilee River

    Jubilee River, canals in South East England

    Jubilee River — artificial anabranch, in most flow as a flood relief channel, of the (river) Thames.

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  10. 10

    Petworth Canal

    West Sussex

    Petworth Canal, canals in West Sussex

    Petworth Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom.

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  11. 11

    Chichester Canal

    West Sussex

    Chichester Canal, canals in West Sussex

    Chichester Canal — Canal in Chichester, England.

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  12. 12

    Andover Canal

    Hampshire

    Andover Canal, canals in Hampshire

    Andover Canal — canal in Hampshire, England, UK.

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    Cosgrove, Northamptonshire

    Tiny tunnel under the Grand Union canal - geograph.org.uk - 2821871

    Cosgrove is a village in West Northamptonshire, England, about 2 miles (3 km) north of Stony Stratford, 6 miles (10 km) north of Central Milton Keynes and 12 miles (19 km) south of Northampton along t

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    Southwick Ship Canal

    West Sussex

    Southwick Ship Canal, canals in West Sussex

    Southwick Ship Canal is a canal in the United Kingdom.

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