Check a Mooring

Boat club

Burghfield Island Boat Club

Boat club on the Kennet & Avon Canal, 2.7 mi from Reading.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
ReadingRubbish point by Burghfield Island Boat ClubRubbish point near ReadingRubbish point near ReadingWinding hole by Burghfield Island Boat ClubWinding hole by Southcote LockWinding hole by Garston Lock
Burghfield Island Boat ClubRubbishWinding 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 72ft to 74ft (21.95–22.55 m), beam 13ft 1in to 16ft (4.00–4.88 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

Water point by Tyle Mill Lock3.6 mi W

Elsan disposal

Elsan point by Tyle Mill Lock3.6 mi W

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point by Burghfield Island Boat Club260 yd W
Rubbish point near Reading2.2 mi E
Rubbish point near Reading2.6 mi NE

Winding holes

Winding hole by Burghfield Island Boat Club270 yd E
Winding hole by Southcote Lock0.8 mi E
Winding hole by Garston Lock1.6 mi W

Locks

Burghfield Lock0.5 mi W
Southcote Lock0.7 mi E
Fobney Lock1.4 mi E

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

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

Aldi0.8 mi N
Lidl0.8 mi N

Local shops

BP Shop0.7 mi SW
Morrisons Daily0.8 mi NE
Premier0.8 mi NE

Pubs

The Cunning Man220 yd SW

Cafés

Bridge Cafe330 yd SW
Wild Bean Cafe0.7 mi SW
Costa Drive Thru0.8 mi SW

Pharmacies

Southcote Pharmacy0.8 mi NE

GP surgeries

Circuit Lane Surgery0.9 mi NE

Laundrettes

Wash Me0.8 mi SW

None mapped within a mile: post office.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Reading Green Park station0.9 mi SE

Other marinas and moorings

Southcote Moorings0.3 mi E

What we can't tell you yet

We only show these once we have them from the boat club or a published source. Something wrong or missing on the map? Fix it in OpenStreetMap and it reaches this page at our next update.

Position 51.4325, -1.0198 · Open in OpenStreetMap