Mooring

Lee Canal Towpath

Mooring on the Lee Navigation, 2.7 mi from Walthamstow.

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Lee Canal TowpathWater pointElsanPump-outRubbishAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

Your boat's length

Beam

ftin

Boat	Size	Fit
Narrowboat	57ft × 6ft 10in	Fits
Hire boat	45ft × 6ft 10in	Fits
Widebeam	55ft × 10ft	Fits
Dutch barge	60ft × 12ft 6in	Fits

Length 75ft to 97ft 9in (22.86–29.80 m), beam 15ft 6in to 19ft 3in (4.72–5.88 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

Eastway Water Point380 yd NW

Water point0.4 mi NE

Water point near Walthamstow0.5 mi NW

Elsan disposal

Old Ford Lock Elsan Point0.5 mi S

Victoria Park Old Ford Lock Elsan Point1.3 mi SW

Actons Lock Elsan Point1.9 mi W

Pump-out

Eastway Pump Out390 yd NW

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Old Ford Lock Rubbish Disposal0.5 mi S

Rubbish point0.9 mi SW

Rubbish point1.2 mi SE

Winding holes

City Road Lock Turning Point3.3 mi W

Locks

Bottom Lock0.3 mi S

Carpenters Road Lock0.4 mi SE

Lock0.5 mi SW

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

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

Welcome0.4 mi S

Riverside Supermarket0.6 mi NW

Waitrose0.6 mi E

Local shops

Tesco Express130 yd E

Daily Fresh160 yd S

Sainsbury's Local170 yd SW

Pubs

The Beer Merchants Tap110 yd SW

Pearl Dive Bar240 yd SW

The Lock Inn250 yd N

Cafés

The Roasting Shed130 yd E

Vaffan Coffee140 yd SW

Badu Cafe150 yd SE

Pharmacies

Bees Chemist0.5 mi W

Silverfields Pharmacy0.7 mi NW

Boots0.8 mi E

GP surgeries

Trowbridge Surgery0.3 mi W

Hackney Podiatry0.5 mi W

Ruston Street Clinic0.6 mi S

Post offices

Mail Boxes Etc0.7 mi E

High Street Post Office0.8 mi W

Roman Road Post Office0.8 mi S

Laundrettes

Bow Wash Laundrette1.0 mi SW

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Hackney Wick station230 yd S

Other marinas and moorings

None mapped within 2 miles.

What we can't tell you yet

Berth prices, and whether there are spaces.
Whether residential or liveaboard berths are offered.
Facilities for berth holders: electric hook-up, Wi-Fi, showers, parking.
Contact details and opening times.

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Position 51.5452, -0.0231 · Open in OpenStreetMap