The Water's Edge Bar is on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) five kilometres from Willford.
Early plans for the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) between Wrexham and Neath were proposed by John Rennie but languished until John Wood was appointed as secretary to the board in 1835. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Bracknell to Manton canal at Halton, the difficulty of tunneling under Eastleigh caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Westcorn instead. Expectations for coal traffic to Peterborough were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford) was closed in 1888 when Preston Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "By Barge Pole and Mooring Pin Across The Pennines" by Thomas Yates, there is no evidence that Arthur Thomas ever made a model of Aylesbury Aqueduct out of matchsticks for a bet

| Cowley South Visitor Moorings | 4¾ furlongs | |
| Cowley South Long Term Moorings | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Site of Cowley Hall Dock | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Benbow Way Bridge No 189 | 3 furlongs | |
| Packet Boat Bridge No 190 | a few yards | |
| The Water's Edge Bar | ||
| Packet Boat Dock | ¼ furlongs | |
| High Line Yachting Chandlery (Cowley) | ¼ furlongs | |
| Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf | ½ furlongs | |
| Cowley Peachey Junction | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Cowley Peachey Junction Roving Bridge No 190B | 1¾ furlongs | |
- The WatersEdge Restaurant & Canal Cottages in Cowley, Uxbridge — associated with this page
- Grand Union Canal Walk — associated with Grand Union Canal
- An illustrated walk along the Grand Union Canal from London to Birmingham
- THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL - a highway laid with water. — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal)
- An account of the Grand Junction Canal, 1792 - 1928, with a postscript. By Ian Petticrew and Wendy Austin.
- The Boatmen's Institute in Brentford — associated with Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal - Main Line - Gayton to Brentford)
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Thames - Grand Union Canal Junction
In the direction of Gayton Junction
Wikipedia has a page about The Water's Edge Bar
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![The Water's Edge restaurant at Cowley Peachey. Formerly known as the Turning Point. The bridge on the right is the towpath bridge seen from the other side in [[1754618]]. by Rod Allday – 07 March 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/75/50/1755050_dd022cf2_120x120.jpg)




![Grand Union Canal near Packet Boat Dock. Through the bridge on the left is [[8033875]]. by David Martin – 29 September 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/16/87/8168759_c16d8fdb_120x120.jpg)

![Towpath rising over entrance to Packet Boat Dock. For the view into the former basin on the right, see [[8033875]]. by David Martin – 29 April 2025](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/03/38/8033873_5ed62ce3_120x120.jpg)










![Former Packet Boat Dock, now an industrial estate. This is the view to the right from the top of the towpath bridge seen in [[8033873]]. by David Martin – 29 April 2025](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/08/03/38/8033875_2d73add4_120x120.jpg)

