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Orton Lock 48-hour moorings

Mooring on the River Nene, 1.8 mi from Peterborough.

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Orton Lock 48-hour mooringsAbout 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

The Environment Agency gives typical lock dimensions of 85ft 4in × 15ft 1in (26 × 15ft 1in (4.6 m)). It does not publish each lock.

Environment Agency, River Nene, last updated 5 Oct 2026.

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

None mapped within 5 miles.

Locks

Orton Lock120 yd SW
Alwalton Lock2.3 mi W
Stanground Lock2.6 mi E

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

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

Budgens0.8 mi E
Spar0.9 mi S
Lidl0.9 mi E

Local shops

Co-op Food0.4 mi E
Longthorpe Post Office0.7 mi N
One Stop0.9 mi S

Pubs

The Gordon Arms0.3 mi SE
Ramblewood Inn0.4 mi S
The Woodman0.6 mi NW

Cafés

Café0.8 mi SW
Thorpe Meadows Café0.9 mi NE
Roundabout Cafe0.9 mi SE

Pharmacies

Botolph Bridge NHS0.8 mi E

Post offices

Orton Longueville Post Office0.6 mi E
Longthorpe Post Office0.7 mi N

None mapped within a mile: gp surgery, laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Peterborough station1.6 mi NE

Other marinas and moorings

None mapped within 2 miles.

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.5606, -0.2808 · Open in OpenStreetMap