Dramatic staircase of canal locks up the hillside.
Approximate location — this spot is pinned to the nearest village, so the exact point may be a little way off.
Twenty-nine locks haul the Kennet and Avon Canal 237 feet up out of Devizes in a couple of miles. The middle sixteen run dead straight up the hillside, one after another, and this stretch is a scheduled monument — the most striking bit of canal engineering in the country. The towpath is open and free to walk, and it’s a steady climb past every gate to the top.
