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Marina

Whilton Marina

Marina on the Grand Union Canal, 3.0 mi from Daventry.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
DaventryBuckby Wharf Water PointNorton Junction Water PointWatford Bottom Lock Water PointElsan point by Top LockPump-out by Whilton MarinaWeltonfield Narrowboats Diesel PumpRubbish point by Top LockWinding holeWinding hole by Watford Bottom Lock
Whilton MarinaWater 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 6inSome sections

Length 71ft 2in to 72ft (21.69–21.95 m), beam 7ft to 14ft (2.13–4.27 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

Buckby Wharf Water Point1.3 mi NW
Norton Junction Water Point1.4 mi NW
Watford Bottom Lock Water Point3.1 mi NW

Elsan disposal

Elsan point by Top Lock1.2 mi NW
Watford Top Lock Elsan Point3.3 mi NW

Pump-out

Pump-out by Whilton Marina100 yd N
Pump-out by Stowe Hill Marine3.5 mi SE

Boat fuel

Weltonfield Narrowboats Diesel Pump1.7 mi NW
Fuel by Stowe Hill Marine3.5 mi SE

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point by Top Lock1.2 mi NW
Watford Top Lock Rubbish Disposal3.3 mi NW

Winding holes

Winding hole2.4 mi NW
Winding hole by Watford Bottom Lock3.1 mi NW
Winding hole by Watford Top Lock3.4 mi NW

Locks

Lock150 yd N
Lock330 yd N
Lock0.3 mi N

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

Ashore, within a mile

Cafés

The Potting Shed0.3 mi N

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, shop, pub, 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 N

Other marinas and moorings

Weltonfield Narrowboats1.7 mi NW

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.2722, -1.0952 · Open in OpenStreetMap