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Marina

Willows Marina

Marina on the Grand Union Canal, 5.2 mi from Daventry.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
Weedon Bec Water PointPump-out by Stowe Hill MarineFuel by Stowe Hill MarineHigh House Wharf Winding HoleWinding hole by Bugbrooke Marina
Willows MarinaWater pointPump-outFuelWinding 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

Weedon Bec Water Point0.6 mi W
Buckby Wharf Water Point4.9 mi NW

Elsan disposal

Elsan point by Top Lock4.8 mi NW

Pump-out

Pump-out by Stowe Hill Marine0.4 mi W
Pump-out by Whilton Marina3.7 mi NW

Boat fuel

Fuel by Stowe Hill Marine0.5 mi W

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point by Top Lock4.8 mi NW

Winding holes

High House Wharf Winding Hole40 yd N
Winding hole by Bugbrooke Marina2.0 mi SE

Locks

Lock3.7 mi NW
Lock3.8 mi NW
Lock3.9 mi NW

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

Ashore, within a mile

Local shops

Flore Village Convenience Store0.8 mi N
One Stop0.8 mi SE

Pubs

The Narrow Boat0.5 mi W
The White Hart0.8 mi N
Forresters Arms0.8 mi SE

Post offices

Flore Convenience Store0.8 mi N
Nether Heyford Post Office0.8 mi SE

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

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Long Buckby station4.9 mi N

Other marinas and moorings

Stowe Hill Marine0.4 mi W
Grand Union Canal1.1 mi W
Heyford Fields Marina1.5 mi SE

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.2269, -1.0518 · Open in OpenStreetMap