The best walks and hikes around Kilsby

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Good to see so many canal boats together

Not to be confused with the major Hertfordshire town to the north of London, the Northamptonshire village of Watford is known for the nearby Watford Gap. The Gap is one of England's major transport arteries due to its position through the ridge of high ground that runs across the region. There was a settlement here in Roman times called Bannaventa, which means 'gap in the hills' and it was on the route of Watling Street, the major Roman road. Today, there's a pub – the Wheelwright's Arms – and the surrounding Watford Park, an 18th-century garden cultivated on the site of the former medieval village.

It's perhaps not the most scenic place you will ever walk but Watford Gap has a certain charm for transport enthusiasts. Here pass the historic Roman Watling Street, the A5, the Birmingham to London railway line, the Grand Union Canal and the M1 motorway. The reason all these major transport arteries pass through here is because Watford Gap is a low-lying region between hills on the limestone escarpment that crosses the heart of England. It's a crucial link between the Midlands and the South East, with many citing it as the dividing line between Northern and Southern England.

This plaque is dedicated to the Whitlocks one of the three Braunston boatmen families who worked the canals to their end. In 1940 Rose and an all female crew of mother, sister, and niece Laura aged eleven, set the record for Samuel Barlow Coal Co. by loading coal twice in one week at Coventry, after unloading the first in London. When the trade ceased in 1970 the Whitlocks tied up here and lived the next six years on Butty Lucy afloat in the old way, until Rose's arthritis forced them to move onto the bank. Rose Whitlock (born Ward) 1917 1999 Bill Whitlock 1915 2001 Laura Carter 1929 20

Butcher's Bridge No 1 is a minor waterways place on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) between Braunston Visitor Moorings (marina end) (½ furlongs to the west) and Welton Junction (proposed) (Proposed location of the Junction with the, as yet to be built, Daventry Canal) (3 miles and ½ furlongs and 6 locks to the east). It is the centre of Braunston. The nearest place in the direction of Welton Junction (proposed) is Braunston Marina (eastern entrance) (Entrance into Eastern end of Braunston Marina Moorings); ¾ furlongs away.

Braunston Marina (western entrance) is a minor waterways place on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) between Braunston Turn (Junction of the Grand Union, Oxford and Grand Junction Canals - Bridges No 93 & No 94) (3¼ furlongs to the west) and Braunston Visitor Moorings (marina end) (¼ furlongs to the east)  It is part of Braunston. The nearest place in the direction of Braunston Turn is Gongoozler's Rest Café Boat; ¼ furlongs away.

Braunston Stop is a minor waterways place on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Braunston to Norton) between Braunston Turn (Junction of the Grand Union, Oxford and Grand Junction Canals - Bridges No 93 & No 94) (3 furlongs to the west) and Braunston Visitor Moorings (marina end) (½ furlongs to the east). It is part of Braunston. The nearest place in the direction of Braunston Turn is Braunston Road Bridge No 91; 1¼ furlongs away. The nearest place in the direction of Braunston Visitor Moorings (marina end) is Gongoozler's Rest Café Boat; a few yards away.