Check a Mooring

Marina

Kelpie Boatyard

Marina on the River Great Ouse, 3.4 mi from Sandy.

Kelpie BoatyardAbout 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 6inSome sections

16 locks. Smallest: Roxton 85ft 4in (26 m) long; Cardington 10ft 2in (3.11 m) wide. Largest: Houghton 123ft (37.5 m); several 13ft 1in (4 m) wide.

Environment Agency, Bedford Ouse, Bedford to Hermitage, last updated 26 Apr 2022.

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

On the water nearby

Water points

Water point by St. Neots Marina3.6 mi N
Water point near St Neots3.7 mi N

Elsan disposal

None mapped within 5 miles.

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point near St Neots3.2 mi N

Winding holes

None mapped within 5 miles.

Locks

Roxton Lock0.8 mi S
Great Barford Lock2.4 mi SW
Eaton Socon Lock2.6 mi N

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

Ashore, within a mile

Pubs

Wheatsheaf1.0 mi S

Cafés

The Little Acorn Cafe0.5 mi W
The Farmers Grill0.8 mi SE

Post offices

Roxton Post Office0.5 mi W

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, shop, pharmacy, gp surgery, laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Sandy station3.8 mi S

Other marinas and moorings

None mapped within 2 miles.

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.1780, -0.3027 · Open in OpenStreetMap