Café and Visitor Centre – Braunston Tunnel loop from Daventry
Café and Visitor Centre – Braunston Tunnel loop from Daventry
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Café and Visitor Centre – Braunston Tunnel loop from Daventry
01:22
18.2km
140m
Mountain biking
Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 3, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 3.48 km for 103 m
After 11.8 km for 86 m
After 13.3 km for 231 m
After 13.8 km for 77 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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4.24 km
Braunston Tunnel Vent Tower
Highlight • Structure
Tip by
5.68 km
Braunston Tunnel (Grand Union Canal)
Highlight • Bridge
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10.9 km
Lakeside Path at Daventry Country Park
Highlight • Trail
11.6 km
Daventry Country Park Reservoir
Highlight • Lake
Tip by
11.8 km
Café and Visitor Centre
Highlight • Rest Area
11.8 km
Daventry Country Park Reservoir Café
Highlight • Lake
Visitors can also buy bags of seed to feed to the resident ducks, geese and swans as well as purchasing maps to have a go at the park's permanent orienteering course.
The Cafe is open from 9am-5pm Monday to Saturday during the summer months and from 9am-2pm during the winter. Opening hours on Sundays and Bank Holidays are 9am-2pm.
Named in honour of dedicated park volunteer, Ken Raisborough, the Raisborough Centre is housed within the cafe's new indoor seating area.
Tip by
13.8 km
Braunston Tunnel
Highlight • Bridge
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17.2 km
Daventry War Memorial and American Airmen Plaque
Highlight • Historical Site
The Norton B-17
On the 15th of December 1944 B-17G Flying Fortress 43-38973 of the 305th Bomb Group, 422nd Bombardment Squadron based at Chelveston was returning from a bombing mission over the mashalling yards at Kassel in Germany.
It had been badly damaged and one engine was out. The aircraft managed to return from the raid but once over the coast it began to have difficulty in maintaining height. The problems were compounded by a complete blanket of fog over England.
Not sure of their position they flew lower and lower and eventually collided with the Air Ministry GEE mast on Borough Hill Daventry. The port wing was severed during the collision and the aircraft crashed at Norton Fields killing the crew of nine.
On August the 24th 2014 Sywell Aviation Museum carried out an excavation to locate the remains of the aircraft. All artefacts recovered during this excavation may be viewed in a special display within the museum.
On the 24th of August 2015 a memorial service was held at the Daventry War Memorial and a plaque was unveiled to the crew by the son and grand daughter of the ball gun turret operator Sgt. Burry.
The USAF was represented at the memorial service by Lieut.Col Ford, Commander of the 422nd Medical Squadron USAF from RAF Croughton and sir Tim Boswell, Deputy Lord Lieut. of Northamptonshire representing the county.
Tip by
18.2 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
8.45 km
3.90 km
2.51 km
2.06 km
1.23 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
8.11 km
4.65 km
3.00 km
1.22 km
923 m
333 m
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