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Mooring

Sileby Mill Mooring Basin

Mooring on the River Soar, 3.0 mi from Syston.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
SystonBarrow Mill Basin Water PointHope and Anchor PH Water PointPillings Lock MarinaBarrow Mill Basin Elsan PointBarrow Mill Basin Rubbish Disposal
Sileby Mill Mooring BasinWater pointElsanRubbishAbout 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

Length 70ft (21.34 m), beam 14ft 4in (4.37 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

Barrow Mill Basin Water Point1.5 mi NW
Hope and Anchor PH Water Point2.4 mi SE
Pillings Lock Marina2.8 mi NW

Elsan disposal

Barrow Mill Basin Elsan Point1.5 mi NW
Loughborough Canal Basin Elsan Point4.9 mi NW

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Barrow Mill Basin Rubbish Disposal1.5 mi NW

Winding holes

None mapped within 5 miles.

Locks

Sileby Lock150 yd S
Mountsorrel Lock0.7 mi W
Cossington Lock1.2 mi S

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

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

The Co-operative Food0.7 mi SW

Local shops

Costcutter0.6 mi NE
Tesco Express0.6 mi E
Bargain Booze Select Convenience0.7 mi W

Pubs

Bull and Mouth0.6 mi W
The Horse & Trumpet0.6 mi E
The Free Trade Inn0.6 mi E

Cafés

MMC Cafe0.5 mi W
Breward's Coffee Shop0.6 mi W
The BREWery0.6 mi E

Pharmacies

Mountsorrel Pharmacy0.7 mi SW
Boots0.8 mi E

GP surgeries

Alpine House Surgery0.7 mi SW

Post offices

Mountsorrel Post Office0.5 mi W
Sileby Post Office0.8 mi E

None mapped within a mile: laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Sileby station0.7 mi E

Other marinas and moorings

Meadow Farm Marina1.1 mi NW

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.7282, -1.1244 · Open in OpenStreetMap