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Marina

Blue Water Marina

Marina on the Stainforth & Keadby Canal, in Thorne.

StainforthHatfieldThorneWinding hole near Stainforth
Blue Water MarinaWinding holeAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

ft
ftin
BoatSizeFit
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inFits
Hire boat45ft × 6ft 10inFits
Widebeam55ft × 10ftFits
Dutch barge60ft × 12ft 6inFits

Length 61ft 8in (18.80 m), beam 17ft 1in (5.20 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

None mapped within 5 miles.

Elsan disposal

None mapped within 5 miles.

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

None mapped within 5 miles.

Winding holes

Winding hole near Stainforth2.2 mi W

Locks

Thorne Lock0.9 mi NW
Sykehouse Lock4.1 mi NW
Bramwith Lock4.7 mi W

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

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

Heron Foods0.8 mi N
Sainsbury's0.8 mi N
Lidl0.9 mi N

Local shops

Co-op Food0.6 mi N
Shop0.7 mi N
Thorne Mini Market0.7 mi N

Pubs

Willa Spoons0.6 mi N
The White Hart0.7 mi N
The Red Bear0.8 mi N

Cafés

Cafe Luna Food0.7 mi N

Pharmacies

Weldricks0.7 mi N
Boots0.7 mi N
Weldricks0.9 mi NW

GP surgeries

Northfield Surgery1.0 mi NW

Post offices

South Common Post Office0.4 mi NE
Thorne Post Office0.8 mi N

None mapped within a mile: laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Thorne South station240 yd N

Other marinas and moorings

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 53.6015, -0.9564 · Open in OpenStreetMap