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Crofton Pumping Station advertises that it has the oldest working steam engine in the world. The idea was actually to route the canal through a mountain at a lower altitude using a tunnel. But this project was too expensive and too complex. That's why the pumping station was built. It once reliably filled the canal with water at the geographically highest points of the route.

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From the Second World War

The windmill can be visited on Sundays between 2 and 5 pm but only from Easter to September.

Nestled in Pewsey Vale in the Wessex Downs AONB, the pretty village of Wilton has a duck pond and a pub, with Wilton Windmill a short distance away.

Standing proud on the top of a hill in the midst of the rolling Wessex Downs, Wilton Windmill is the only working windmill in Wessex, still producing wholemeal, stone-ground flour. Visitors are welcome to view the mill at any time, however to go inside the windmill (paid entry) or cafe, seasonal opening hours apply.

The Kennet & Avon Canal runs for 87 miles (140km) between London and the Bristol Channel, passing through some of central southern England's most scenic landscapes, including Wiltshire and the Cotswolds.

little detour through woods

Freshly prepared rolls and coffee.

The station was built in 1807-1809 to supply water to the highest point of the Kennet & Avon Canal. https://www.croftonbeamengines.org/ Also check out the WWII pill box on the other side of the road.

There is a WWII pill box next to the parking lot. It's part of the defense line along the canal. https://pennypost.org.uk/2020/02/the-role-of-pillboxes-along-the-kennet-avon-canal-during-ww2/

A church older than Salisbury Cathedral and some locals were pretty old before getting into the graveyard!

Here you'll find a cafe, water, and a great little steam museum to break up the day. Check their website for steaming and opening times.

A pretty set of nine locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal, the Crofton Locks were designed by John Rennie to supply water to the western end. Next to the locks, the Crofton Pumping Station has a cafe, gift shop and picnic area. The area also provides important habitat for wildlife and is home to lots of swans, ducks, moorhens, thrushes and even common lizards and and slow worms.