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St. Quentin Canal

'Eureka' navigates a lock on the upper Escaut.	Boat trips on the canal & rivers The St.Quentin Canal project joins the River Escaut and the Seine basin, making it possible for barges to go between Paris and Northern France - and on to Belgium. The canal was completed by Napoleon, and reaches St. Quentin through a long tunnel cut in the chalk plateau. Once busy with cargoes of coal and manufactured goods, the canal now sees mainly leisure boats. At Rues-des-Vignes, boats can be moored to visit Vaucelles Abbey and Archéosite, both near the river.	Groups can be served meals on board 'Eureka' during a cruise along the river Escaut.
	Hire boats at Vaucelles Lock [near the Abbey] and at riverside moorings.

BOAT OPERATORS:
Honnecourt-sur-Escaut Seasonal river cruises on the upper Escaut/ St.Quentin canal: Vaucelles Abbey, etc. Honnecourt-sur-Escaut Tourist Office Tel: 00 33 3 - 27 78 51 34 Pierre" seats 12 passengers.	Bouchain or Cambrai Tours starting in Bouchain or Cambrai on l'Escaut and the Val de la Sensée to Douai, Vaucelles Abbey, etc. L'Eureka 525 rue Emile Chevalier 59111 BOUCHAIN Tel: 00 33 3 27 25 34 57 Fax: 00 33 3 27 34 85 18 Eureka' seats 130 passengers on cruises, 80 if meals served. ...Send in a review.. Reviewer - ??
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