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Southcote Moorings

Mooring on the Kennet & Avon Canal, 2.4 mi from Reading.

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Southcote MooringsRubbishWinding holeAbout 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 72ft to 74ft (21.95–22.55 m), beam 13ft 1in to 16ft (4.00–4.88 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 Tyle Mill Lock3.8 mi W

Elsan disposal

Elsan point by Tyle Mill Lock3.8 mi W

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point by Burghfield Island Boat Club0.4 mi W
Rubbish point near Reading1.9 mi E
Rubbish point near Reading2.4 mi NE

Winding holes

Winding hole by Burghfield Island Boat Club190 yd SW
Winding hole by Southcote Lock0.5 mi E
Winding hole by Garston Lock1.8 mi W

Locks

Southcote Lock0.4 mi E
Burghfield Lock0.8 mi W
Fobney Lock1.2 mi E

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

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

Aldi0.8 mi NW
Lidl0.8 mi NW

Local shops

Morrisons Daily0.6 mi N
Premier0.6 mi N
JAS express0.6 mi N

Pubs

The Cunning Man0.4 mi SW

Cafés

Bridge Cafe0.4 mi SW
Wild Bean Cafe0.9 mi SW
Esquires Reading0.9 mi SE

Pharmacies

Southcote Pharmacy0.6 mi N

GP surgeries

Circuit Lane Surgery0.7 mi NE

None mapped within a mile: post office, laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Reading Green Park station0.7 mi SE

Other marinas and moorings

Burghfield Island Boat Club0.3 mi W

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 51.4337, -1.0141 · Open in OpenStreetMap