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Marina

Priory Marina

Marina on the River Great Ouse, in Bedford.

BedfordKempstonWater point near Bedford
Priory MarinaWater pointAbout 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 near Bedford1.4 mi W

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

Cardington Lock0.6 mi SE
Bedford Lock0.9 mi W
Castle Mill Lock1.7 mi NE

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

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

Tesco Extra0.5 mi W
Tesco0.9 mi NE
Lidl1.0 mi W

Local shops

Rai's Supermarket0.5 mi S
H & D Food & Wine Superstore0.5 mi SW
M&S Simply Food0.5 mi N

Pubs

The Anchor0.5 mi S
The White Horse0.6 mi N
The Devonshire Arms0.6 mi NW

Cafés

Cloverdale Retreat330 yd E
The Kiosk0.5 mi NW
Wendover Caffe0.5 mi N

Pharmacies

Kidman's Chemist0.7 mi NW
Meiklejohn Pharmacy Ltd0.9 mi S

GP surgeries

Riverfield Medical Centre0.8 mi NE

Post offices

Post Office0.8 mi N

Laundrettes

Castle Road Laundrette0.7 mi NW

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Bedford St Johns station1.2 mi W

Other marinas and moorings

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.1315, -0.4393 · Open in OpenStreetMap