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Mooring

Somerton Wharf

Mooring on the Oxford Canal, 6.7 mi from Bicester.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
Water pointWater pointRubbish point by Aynho WharfRubbish pointWinding hole by Somerton Deep LockWinding hole by Aynho WharfWinding hole
Somerton WharfWater pointRubbishWinding holeAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

ft
ftin
BoatSizeFit
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inFits
Hire boat45ft × 6ft 10inFits
Widebeam55ft × 10ftToo big
Dutch barge60ft × 12ft 6inToo big

Length 72ft 1in (21.96 m), beam 7ft (2.13 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 point1.8 mi S
Water point2.8 mi S

Elsan disposal

None mapped within 5 miles.

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point by Aynho Wharf2.1 mi N
Rubbish point2.7 mi S

Winding holes

Winding hole by Somerton Deep Lock0.7 mi N
Winding hole by Aynho Wharf2.2 mi N
Winding hole2.7 mi S

Locks

Somerton Deep Lock0.6 mi N
Heyford Common Lock1.3 mi SW
Allens Lock1.7 mi S

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

Ashore, within a mile

Nothing mapped within a mile.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Heyford station2.7 mi S

Other marinas and moorings

None mapped within 2 miles.

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 51.9563, -1.2803 · Open in OpenStreetMap