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Mooring

Cowley North Offside

Mooring on the Grand Union Canal, in Uxbridge.

UxbridgeCowley Lock Water PointBrokenCowley Lock Elsan PointCowley Lock Rubbish DisposalCowley Lock Turning PointUxbridge Oxford Road Bridge Winding HoleDenham Marina Turning Point
Cowley North OffsideWater pointElsanRubbishWinding 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

Cowley Lock Water Point0.3 mi S
Broken0.6 mi N
Bulls Bridge Water Point4.2 mi SE

Elsan disposal

Cowley Lock Elsan Point0.3 mi S
Elsan point by Widewater Lock3.7 mi N

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Cowley Lock Rubbish Disposal380 yd S

Winding holes

Cowley Lock Turning Point0.3 mi S
Uxbridge Oxford Road Bridge Winding Hole1.2 mi N
Denham Marina Turning Point1.3 mi N

Locks

Cowley Lock0.3 mi S
Uxbridge Lock1.3 mi N
Denham Lock2.2 mi N

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

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

Lidl340 yd NE
Lidl1.0 mi NE

Local shops

Fair Price Food & Wine0.3 mi N
Loco0.4 mi SE
Avi Convenience Store0.5 mi SE

Pubs

The Malt Shovel430 yd S
The Crown0.3 mi SE
The 3 Steps0.3 mi SE

Cafés

Theo's Cafe & Deli0.5 mi S
More0.6 mi E
Costa0.6 mi E

Pharmacies

Mango Pharmacy0.5 mi SE
Brunel Pharmacy0.6 mi E
Flora Fountain Pharmacy0.9 mi NE

GP surgeries

Brunel Medical Centre0.6 mi E

Post offices

Cowley Post Office0.4 mi SE
Mail Boxes Etc. Uxbridge0.9 mi N

Laundrettes

Brookford Launderettes0.8 mi S

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

West Drayton station1.7 mi S

Other marinas and moorings

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 51.5332, -0.4868 · Open in OpenStreetMap