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Spikes Bridge Mooring

Mooring on the Paddington Arm (Grand Union Canal), in Southall.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
NortholtSouthallWater point near SouthallHanwell Flight Top Water PointBulls Bridge Water PointHanwell Flight Top Elsan PointHanwell Flight Top Rubbish DisposalBlack Horse Rubbish DisposalRubbish point near WembleyWinding hole by Hanwell Lock 91Black Horse Turning PointSudbury Golf Course Turning Point
Spikes Bridge MooringWater pointElsanRubbishWinding holeAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

ft
ftin
BoatSizeFit
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inLength not published
Hire boat45ft × 6ft 10inLength not published
Widebeam55ft × 10ftLength not published
Dutch barge60ft × 12ft 6inLength not published

Length not published, beam 14ft 1in (4.30 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 near Southall0.4 mi SW
Hanwell Flight Top Water Point1.4 mi SE
Bulls Bridge Water Point1.5 mi SW

Elsan disposal

Hanwell Flight Top Elsan Point1.4 mi SE
Alperton Elsan and Water Point4.1 mi E
Cowley Lock Elsan Point4.4 mi W

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Hanwell Flight Top Rubbish Disposal1.4 mi SE
Black Horse Rubbish Disposal2.7 mi NE
Rubbish point near Wembley3.0 mi NE

Winding holes

Winding hole by Hanwell Lock 911.5 mi SE
Black Horse Turning Point2.7 mi NE
Sudbury Golf Course Turning Point3.5 mi NE

Locks

Norwood Top Lock 901.4 mi SE
Hanwell Lock 911.4 mi SE
Hanwell Locks 91-971.6 mi SE

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

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

Tamilini Cash & Carry0.3 mi S
Darbari Fancy Textiles0.5 mi SE
Tesco Extra0.5 mi N

Local shops

Venus News and Booze0.3 mi S
VVN & Sons0.3 mi S
Veer Food & Wine0.3 mi SW

Pubs

Hambrough Tavern0.4 mi SW
The Plough0.5 mi SE
The Three Horseshoes0.6 mi SE

Cafés

Starbucks0.5 mi N
Rako Cafe0.6 mi SE
Browns0.7 mi S

Pharmacies

Queens Pharmacy0.5 mi SE
Sherry's Chemist0.6 mi SE
Chana Chemist0.6 mi SE

GP surgeries

Chepstow Gardens Medical Centre0.4 mi E
St George's Medical Centre0.5 mi NE
The Medical Centre0.7 mi S

Post offices

Lady Margaret Road Post Office0.4 mi E
Mount Pleasant Post Office0.5 mi E

Laundrettes

Snowhite0.6 mi SE

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Southall station0.8 mi S

Other marinas and moorings

Willowtree Marina0.4 mi NE
Engineer's Wharf Moorings0.9 mi N
Norwood Long Term Moorings1.4 mi SE

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 51.5169, -0.3844 · Open in OpenStreetMap