Canal & River Trust
81 miles of navigable water, 12 locks, 6 named marinas and moorings. Passes Gainsborough, Netherfield, Newark on Trent, West Bridgford.
| Boat | Size | Fits? |
|---|---|---|
| Narrowboat | 57ft × 6ft 10in | Fits |
| Long narrowboat | 70ft × 6ft 10in | Fits |
| Widebeam | 60ft × 10ft | Fits |
| Widebeam | 60ft × 12ft | Fits |
| Dutch barge | 70ft × 14ft 6in | Some sections |
Length and beam against Canal & River Trust. “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.
Maximum boat sizes in metres, from the Canal & River Trust's waterway dimensions (page last edited 26 Mar 2026). “–” means the Trust doesn't give a figure.
| Section | Length | Beam | Draught | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shardlow to tail of Meadow Lane Lock, Nottingham | 21.34 | 4.27 | 1.07 | 2.44 |
| Meadow Lane Lock to Cromwell Lock Tail (tidal) | 42.67 | 5.72 | 1.83 | 3.96 |
| Tail of Cromwell Lock (tidal) to Gainsborough | 45.57 | 7.06 | 2.13 | 4.27 |
Each opens its Check a Mooring page: what's nearby on the water and ashore.
Mapped within 150 m of the Trent Navigation in OpenStreetMap. Volunteers map these, so there are gaps.
1 more without a name in OpenStreetMap.
None mapped.
None mapped.
2 more without a name in OpenStreetMap.
None mapped.
Yes. A 60ft × 10ft widebeam is within every published limit on the Trent Navigation.
Yes. A 57ft × 6ft 10in narrowboat is within every published limit on the Trent Navigation.
About 81 miles of navigable water on our map, with 12 locks mapped in OpenStreetMap.
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