The
Kennet and Avon Canal is a
waterway in southern England with an overall length of , made up of two lengths of
navigable river linked by a
canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section. From
Bristol to
Bath the waterway follows the natural course of the
River Avon before the canal links it to the
River Kennet at
Newbury, and from there to
Reading on the
River Thames. In all, the waterway incorporates 105
locks.