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Marina

Weltonfield Narrowboats

Marina on the Leicester Line (Grand Union Canal), 2.8 mi from Daventry.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
DaventryNorton Junction Water PointBuckby Wharf Water PointWatford Bottom Lock Water PointElsan point by Top LockWatford Top Lock Elsan PointPump-out by Whilton MarinaWeltonfield Narrowboats Diesel PumpRubbish point by Top LockWatford Top Lock Rubbish DisposalWinding holeWinding hole by Watford Bottom LockWinding hole by Watford Top Lock
Weltonfield NarrowboatsWater pointElsanPump-outFuelRubbishWinding holeAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

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

Length 71ft 6in to 79ft 1in (21.79–24.10 m), beam 6ft 11in to 10ft (2.12–3.05 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

Norton Junction Water Point0.3 mi SE
Buckby Wharf Water Point0.5 mi SE
Watford Bottom Lock Water Point1.5 mi N

Elsan disposal

Elsan point by Top Lock0.5 mi SE
Watford Top Lock Elsan Point1.7 mi N
Braunston Elsan Point3.9 mi W

Pump-out

Pump-out by Whilton Marina1.7 mi SE

Boat fuel

Weltonfield Narrowboats Diesel Pump40 yd NE

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point by Top Lock0.5 mi SE
Watford Top Lock Rubbish Disposal1.7 mi N
Crick Rubbish Disposal3.9 mi N

Winding holes

Winding hole0.8 mi N
Winding hole by Watford Bottom Lock1.5 mi N
Winding hole by Watford Top Lock1.8 mi N

Locks

Top Lock0.5 mi SE
Lock0.8 mi SE
Lock1.1 mi SE

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

Ashore, within a mile

Pubs

The New Inn0.5 mi SE

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, shop, café, pharmacy, gp surgery, post office, laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Long Buckby station1.6 mi E

Other marinas and moorings

Welton Haven Marina0.4 mi NW
Whilton Marina1.7 mi SE

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.2908, -1.1223 · Open in OpenStreetMap