Environment Agency
78 miles of navigable water, 15 locks, 25 named marinas and moorings. Passes Bedford, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Kempston, Newport Pagnell, Olney, St Ives, St Neots, Stony Stratford, Wolverton.
| Boat | Size | Fits? |
|---|---|---|
| Narrowboat | 57ft × 6ft 10in | Fits |
| Long narrowboat | 70ft × 6ft 10in | Fits |
| Widebeam | 60ft × 10ft | Fits |
| Widebeam | 60ft × 12ft | Some sections |
| Dutch barge | 70ft × 14ft 6in | Too big |
Length and beam against Environment Agency lock sizes. “Some sections” means your boat is too big for at least one section or lock. Draught and headroom aren't checked here: see the table below.
16 locks. Smallest: Roxton 26 m long; Cardington 3.11 m wide. Largest: Houghton 37.5 m; several 4 m wide.
Environment Agency, Bedford Ouse, Bedford to Hermitage, last updated 26 Apr 2022. The Agency publishes lock sizes and bridge heights, not a maximum boat size.
Each opens its Check a Mooring page: what's nearby on the water and ashore.
Mapped within 150 m of the River Great Ouse: Bedford to Hermitage in OpenStreetMap. Volunteers map these, so there are gaps.
3 more without a name in OpenStreetMap.
None mapped.
None mapped.
None mapped.
None mapped.
Yes. A 60ft × 10ft widebeam is within every published limit on the River Great Ouse: Bedford to Hermitage.
Yes. A 57ft × 6ft 10in narrowboat is within every published limit on the River Great Ouse: Bedford to Hermitage.
About 78 miles of navigable water on our map, with 15 locks mapped in OpenStreetMap.
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