GRAND UNION CANAL
Birmingham (Small Heath)
Morrison's
280 Coventry Road, Small Heath. Weekdays 8.30am—8pm. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Large store with café, cake and pie shop, pizza bar, Family baker, butcher and fishmonger.
Route from Small Heath Bridge (91): Towpath side. Along Jenkins Road onto Jenkins Street then turn left into Coventry Road to store. 1050 metres.
Birmingham (Tysely)
Asda
Coventry Road, Hay Mills. Weekdays 7am—11pm. Sundays 10am—4pm
Large store with pharmacy, café, non-food and clothes.
Route from Kings Road Bridge: Towpath side. Along Kings Road, turn left onto Coventry Road past roundabout, store on left. 950 metres.
Solihull
Tesco Express
11 Warwick Road. Open 24 hours.
Convenience store with opticians, pharmacy, coffee shop/café, Chicken, deli, fish and meat counters.
Route from Bridge 85: Off-side. Over bridge along Lincoln Road then turn left into Warwick Road to store. 500 metres.
Knowle
Tesco Metro
40-44 St. John's Way. Open 24 hours.
Compact store with opticians, pharmacy. Chicken, deli, fish and meat counters.
Route from top of Knowle Locks: Offside. Over Bridge 71 along Kennilworth Road, turn right onto High Street, left onto St. John's then right to store. 1050 metres.
Warwick
Tesco
Emscote Road. Weekdays 24 hours. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Superstore with opticians, photo processing, pharmacy, coffee shop/cafe. Chicken, deli, fish and meat counters.
Route from Bridge 47: Offside. With moorings by bridge 46.
Loughborough (Leicester Section)
Sainsbury's
Greenclose Lane. Weekdays 8am—10pm. Sundays 10am—4pm
Large store with bakery, pharmacy, banking, restaurant and various counters.
Route from Loughborough Basin: Along Canal Bank towards town, across Derby Road, turn right to entrance on left. 250 metres.
Leicester (Leicester Section)
Sainsbury's
1-5 Belgrave Road. Weekdays 8am—10pm. Sundays 10am —4pm.
Large store with bakery, pharmacy, banking, restaurant and various counters.
Route from Abbey Park Road Bridge (9): Off-side. Over the bridge from towpath side, turn left into Abbey Park Street to Belgrave Road. 260 metres.
Wigston (Leicester Section)
Sainsbury's
22-30 Bell Street. Weekdays 8am—8pm. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Large store with bakery, pharmacy, banking, restaurant.
Route from Kilby Bridge (87): Kilby Bridge is the safe mooring outside Leicester, with the supermarket some two miles distance. Turn left over the bridge from the moorings along Welford Road (A5159), with Bell Street on the left at Wigston. Definitely a taxi back!
Market Harborough (Market Harborough Arm)
Tesco Metro
21 The Square. Open 24 hours.
Compact store with opticians, pharmacy. Chicken, deli, fish and meat counters.
Route from marina: Straight out of marina and turn right onto Leicester Road (B6047), then High Street to The Square. 1,000 metres, downhill. Taxi back?
Sainsbury's
St. Mary's Place. 7.30am to 10pm.
Major store with clothing and various counters.
Straight out of marina and turn right onto Leicester Road (B6047), then High Street then left onto St. Mary's Road. Out of town. Taxi?
Northampton (Northampton Arm)
Morrison's
Victoria Promenade. Weekdays 8am—9pm. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Large store with café, cake and pie shop, pizza bar, Family baker, butcher and fishmonger.
Route from below Cotton End Bridge: Off-side. Moorings just past bridge. Store opposite. 200 metres.
Milton Keynes
Tesco
McConnell Drive, Wolverton. Weekdays 24 hours. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Superstore with photo processing. Chicken, deli, fish and meat counters.
Route from Bridge 71: Off-side. Over the bridge on Stratford Road then third turning on right to store. 500 metres.
There are many supermarkets around Milton Keynes, but this is the nearest to the canal. (Nearest pharmacy is Lloyds, The Square, Wolverton)
Leighton Buzzard
Tesco
Vimy Road. Weekdays 24 hours. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Superstore with opticians, photo processing, pharmacy. Chicken, deli, fish and meat counters.
By the side of the canal by Bridge 114 with moorings.
Towpath side. Many boaters use this store for sheer convenience, with two hours shopping moorings and 24 hours moorings nearby with facilities.
Aylesbury (Aylesbury Arm)
Tesco
Tring Road. Weekdays 24 hours. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Superstore with opticians, photo processing, pharmacy, coffee shop/cafe. Chicken, deli, fish and meat counters.
Towpath side. By the side of Park Street Bridge with moorings.
Berkhamsted
Waitrose
St. John's Well Lane. Weekdays 8.30am—8pm. Sunday 10am—4pm.
Superstore with fish, meat, cheese, patisserie and deli counters.
Towpath side. Between locks 52 and 53 (Bridge 140B). Take footbridge over stream to store. 100 metres.
Hemel Hemstead
Sainsbury's
Aspley Mills Retail Park. Weekdays 7am—10pm. Sundays 10am —4pm.
Large store with bakery, pharmacy, banking, restaurant, hot food. Deli, meat and fish counters.
Towpath side. Just off the canal below Lock 66, with moorings.
Rickmansworth
Tesco
Frogmore Wharf. Weekdays 24 hours. Sundays 11am—5pm.
Superstore with photo processing, chicken, deli, fish and meat counters.
Off-side. By the side of the canal between bridges 173 and 174, with moorings.
Uxbridge
Tesco Metro
62 High Street. Open 24 hours.
Store with coffee shop/café, opticians, pharmacy. Chicken, deli, fish and meat counters.
Route from Bridge 168: Over bridge along Oxford Road past roundabout. 450 metres.
Slough (Slough Arm)
Tesco Extra
Wellington Street.. Open 24 hours.
Hypermarket with everything including a wide range of non-food goods.
Route from canal basin: Turn left onto Stoke Road (B416) then along Williams Street turning left into Brunel Way to store. 1000 metres.
Aylesbury (Aylesbury Arm)
Tesco Extra
Broadfield's Retail Park. Open 24 hours.
Hypermarket with everything including a wide range of non-food goods.
Right by the side of the towpath side of the canal. Plenty of moorings.
West Drayton
Co-operative
41-67 High Street. Weekdays 8am—10pm. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Large store with most facilities and non-foods.
Route from Bridge 192: Towpath side. Along High Street. 100 metres.
Hayes
Tesco Extra
Bull's Bridge. Weekdays 24 hours. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Hypermarket with everything including a wide range of non-food goods.
Off-side. By the side of the canal just below the junction with Paddington Arm, with moorings.
PADDINGTON ARM/REGENTS CANAL
Alperton
Sainsbury's
360 Ealing Road. Weekdays 7am—midnight. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Large store with bakery, pharmacy, banking, restaurant, hot food. Deli and meat counters.
Between bridges 11 and 12 with visitor mooring alongside.
Kensal Town
Sainsbury's
Kensal Green. Weekdays 7am—10pm. Sundays 10am —4pm.
Large store with bakery, pharmacy, banking, restaurant, hot food. Deli, meat and fish counters.
Towpath side. Just west of Kensal Green Bridge with moorings.
Paddington Basin
Tesco Metro
Praed Street. Weekdays 7am—11pm. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Well stocked small store, very handy for boaters mooring in the basin.
Just through the revolving bridge at the end of the Paddington Arm. 20 metres.
Camden Town
Morrison's
Chalk Farm Road. Weekdays 8am—10pm. Sundays 10am—4pm.
Medium store with pharmacy, family butcher and fishmonger.
Route from below Hawley Lock (1): Towpath side. Just along Chalk Farm Bridge. Under 100 metres.
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