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Dry dock

Trent Lock Dry Dock

Dry dock on the Erewash Canal, 1.6 mi from Long Eaton.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
Castle DoningtonLong EatonTrent Lock Water PointCranfleet Lock Water PointWater point by Derby Motor Boat ClubTrent Lock Elsan PointElsan point by Sawley MarinaElsan point by Beeston LockFuel by Sawley MarinaBeeston Marina Refuelling BirthRubbish point by Beeston LockWinding hole by Beeston Lock
Trent Lock Dry DockWater pointElsanFuelRubbishWinding holeAbout 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 6inToo big

Length 72ft (21.95 m), beam 10ft 6in (3.20 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

Trent Lock Water Point30 yd N
Cranfleet Lock Water Point0.7 mi E
Water point by Derby Motor Boat Club1.0 mi W

Elsan disposal

Trent Lock Elsan Point50 yd NE
Elsan point by Sawley Marina1.1 mi W
Elsan point by Beeston Lock3.8 mi NE

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

Fuel by Sawley Marina1.1 mi W
Beeston Marina Refuelling Birth3.7 mi NE

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point by Beeston Lock3.8 mi NE

Winding holes

Winding hole by Beeston Lock3.8 mi NE

Locks

Lock30 yd NW
Trent Lock40 yd SE
Lock420 yd E

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

Ashore, within a mile

Local shops

Morrisons Daily0.8 mi NW
County Express0.8 mi NW
Bains Convenience Store0.8 mi NW

Pubs

The Trent Lock40 yd W
Steamboat Inn50 yd E
The Bell Inn0.8 mi NW

Cafés

Lock House Tea Rooms80 yd SE
Dexter's Coffee House120 yd NW
The Place0.8 mi NW

Post offices

New Sawley Post Office0.8 mi NW

Laundrettes

Sawley Launderette & Dry Cleaners0.8 mi NW

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, pharmacy, gp surgery.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Long Eaton station0.9 mi NW

Other marinas and moorings

Erewash Moorings0.3 mi NW
Sheet Stores Basin0.6 mi N
Nottingham Yacht Club0.7 mi E
Redhill Marina0.7 mi S

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.8762, -1.2730 · Open in OpenStreetMap