Check a Mooring

Marina

Shardlow Marina

Marina on the Trent Navigation, 1.8 mi from Castle Donington.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
Castle DoningtonWater point by Sawley MarinaWater point by Derby Motor Boat ClubTrent Lock Water PointElsan point by Sawley MarinaTrent Lock Elsan PointFuel by Sawley Marina
Shardlow MarinaWater pointElsanFuelAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

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ftin
BoatSizeFit
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inFits
Hire boat45ft × 6ft 10inFits
Widebeam55ft × 10ftFits
Dutch barge60ft × 12ft 6inFits

Length 70ft to 149ft 6in (21.34–45.57 m), beam 14ft to 23ft 2in (4.27–7.06 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

Water point by Sawley Marina1.5 mi E
Water point by Derby Motor Boat Club1.7 mi E
Trent Lock Water Point2.7 mi E

Elsan disposal

Elsan point by Sawley Marina1.6 mi E
Trent Lock Elsan Point2.7 mi E

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

Fuel by Sawley Marina1.6 mi E

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point by Swarkestone Lock No.54.9 mi W

Winding holes

Winding hole4.0 mi W

Locks

Lock0.3 mi N
Shardlow Lock0.5 mi W
Derwent Mouth Lock0.5 mi NE

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

Ashore, within a mile

Pubs

Old Crown Inn440 yd SW
Navigation Inn0.3 mi W
The New Inn0.3 mi NW

Cafés

Pit Shop Café0.6 mi E
Waters Edge Cafe1.0 mi SE

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

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Long Eaton station2.4 mi NE

Other marinas and moorings

Chapel Farm Marina0.3 mi NE
Willow Brook Long Term Mooring0.6 mi W
Sawley Marina1.5 mi E
Derby Motor Boat Club1.7 mi E

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.8668, -1.3355 · Open in OpenStreetMap