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Marina

Blisworth Tunnel Narrowboats

Marina on the Grand Union Canal, 3.5 mi from Towcester.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
Gayton Junction Water PointStoke Bruerne Water PointElsan point by Blisworth Tunnel NarrowboatsGayton Junction Elsan PointStoke Bruerne Bottom Lock Elsan PointFuel by Gayton MarinaGayton Junction Rubbish DisposalStoke Bruerne Rubbish DisposalWinding hole by Rothersthorpe Top LockWinding hole
Blisworth Tunnel NarrowboatsWater pointElsanFuelRubbishWinding holeAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

ft
ftin
BoatSizeFit
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inFits
Hire boat45ft × 6ft 10inFits
Widebeam55ft × 10ftSome sections
Dutch barge60ft × 12ft 6inSome sections

Length 71ft 2in to 72ft (21.69–21.95 m), beam 7ft to 14ft (2.13–4.27 m)

Canal & River Trust waterway dimensions, last edited 26 Mar 2026. Where there are two figures, sections differ: "Some sections" means your boat fits the largest but not the smallest.

Length and beam only. Draught and headroom aren't checked yet.

On the water nearby

Water points

Gayton Junction Water Point1.0 mi N
Stoke Bruerne Water Point2.5 mi SE
Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock Water Point3.3 mi SE

Elsan disposal

Elsan point by Blisworth Tunnel Narrowboats30 yd NE
Gayton Junction Elsan Point1.0 mi N
Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock Elsan Point3.3 mi SE

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

Fuel by Gayton Marina1.2 mi N

Rubbish disposal

Gayton Junction Rubbish Disposal1.0 mi N
Stoke Bruerne Rubbish Disposal2.5 mi SE
Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock Rubbish Disposal3.3 mi SE

Winding holes

Winding hole by Rothersthorpe Top Lock1.6 mi N
Winding hole2.3 mi SE
Winding hole by Bugbrooke Marina3.8 mi NW

Locks

Rothersthorpe Top Lock1.6 mi N
Lock1.7 mi N
Lock1.7 mi N

Straight-line distances. By boat it may be further.

Ashore, within a mile

Local shops

Blisworth PO Stores330 yd E

Pubs

The Royal Oak370 yd E
The Walnut Tree Inn0.6 mi N

Cafés

Chapel Coffee House350 yd NE

GP surgeries

Park Slope Surgery0.3 mi SE

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, pharmacy, post office, laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Northampton station4.6 mi N

Other marinas and moorings

Blisworth Marina0.9 mi N
Gayton Marina1.2 mi N

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.1748, -0.9432 · Open in OpenStreetMap