The Grand Union descends gradually by interspersed locks, past the villages of Cheddington, Horton and Slapton until it reaches Leighton Buzzard. Traditionally this section of the canal is called "Slapton Fields" or just "The Fields" by boaters. A few miles further on, a flight of three locks near Soulbury marks the descent towards the valley of the River Great Ouse.
The Grand Union descends gradually by interspersed locks, past the villages of Cheddington Horton and Slapton until it reaches Leighton Buzzard. Traditionally this section of the canal is called "Slapton Fields" or just "The Fi.elds" by boaters A ,few miles further on, a f.light of three locks near Soulbury marks the descent towards the valley of the River Great Ouse