Dun Aqueduct to Crofton on The Kennet and Avon Canal.

From the small Dun Aqueduct walking along the canal towpath via Little Bedwyn to reach Crofton Locks and Pumping Station.

The towpath along this stretch is often just a narrow grass and dirt surface - often lined with quite dense although low undergrowth, the surface can get very muddy and thus slippery after or during wet weather.

Crofton Pumping Station and it's Cornish Beam Engines - Kennet and Avon Canal.

Crofton Pump Station was constructed between 1807 and 1809 and houses several Cornish beam engines which are still in full working condition and are steamed during the summer on several weekends each year. The pump station's chimney is visible from some miles away and has been restored to it's original height of 82 feet it's used to provide draught for the boiler. From the towpath access to the pump station means crossing over the lockgates at lock 60 (the nearest bridges are at either lock 58 or lock 61 and a bit of a walk away) and then going under the railway lines via a low concrete tunnel before walking up steps to the buildings. There are facilities at the pumping staton available such as toilets and you can also buy tea, coffee or food there too. The website which may be of interest to check steaming times and as well as actual opening hours and so on is at Crofton Beam Engines

Just near to Crofton Top Lock are the remains of what must have been an excellent example of a Great Western Railway bricked bridge which once crossed the canal and carried a branch line to Marlborough - most of the side supports remain. It's not difficult to sit by the lock and imagine the views in the old days when Great Western Railway's steam engines hauling carriages or freight wagons rattled and hissed their way across the bridge.