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With the growth of pleasure traffic on the canals and the virtual disappearance of commercial craft the need for winding holes increased. Whereas commercial craft needed to turn at locations which were predictable and related to the goods carried, pleasure boats may wish to turn anywhere. As a result British Waterways has created new winding holes in many locations over the last twenty years. For example, three have been provided in the ten miles of the Oxford Canal between Braunston Junction and the foot of Napton Locks.
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