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Downham Market Stoke Ferry Brandon Littleport BEDFORD - ST NEOTS to Kings Lynn Restricted access to GENERAL INFORMATION Maximum Craft Size Middle Level Width 3m Length 25m Air Draught 2.2m Draught 1m ST IVES - ELY and Nene to Middle Level DENVER - STOKE FERRY Navigations and Nene M a p s Locks 1 Bedford EP R L D PE T CL M 5km/45mins Maximum Craft Size (see Important Navigations Maximum Craft Size Distance/ Width 4m Length 30m Air Draught 3m Draught 1m Information) Well Creek Width 4m Length 15m Air Draught 2.4m Draught 1m Ordnance Survey Landranger Series: Ely to Wisbech 143 Cruising 2 Cardington EP R L T CL M D PE 2km/30mins Time Huntingdon 23 Bedford to Huntingdon 153 Between 3 Castle Mills No Facilities 4.5km/40mins Locks 14 St Ives EP T L D R RE M 8km/1hr 30mins Locks Denver EP T L R W P 18km/4hrs Distance/ Distance/ 4 Willington No Facilities 1.5km/25mins Cruising 15 Salters Lode Tidal River Cruising Cambridge to Newmarket 154 Brownshill No Facilities 3.5km/40mins Time Bedford 5 Time Lock Barford EP T CL RE R L 3km/35mins Between 16 Hermitage EP T L R 23km/4hrs 10mins Old Bedford Between 7 10 Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson of St. Ives, Cambs, in association with GOBA provide 2 6 9 Sluice Roxton EP T L 8km/1hr 30mins 6 4 11 Forty Foot 10 8 booklets: 7 Eaton Socon EP T L D P R RE W 3.2km/40mins 9 12 11 27 Downham 8 23 The Rivers Cam and Lower Great Ouse 2 Old Bedford 12 Market 5 4 St. Ives The Upper River Great Ouse 3 Welches Dam Lock 7 14.5m x 3.4m 1 1 3 13 Both are on sale at most marinas. 13 11 3 Hundred Foot 4 St. Neots S l i p w a y s 2 2 12 15 14 Public slipways at St Neots, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, St Ives, Ely, Denver, Hilgay (River 1 13 R. Ouse 14 5 R. Wissey Wissey) and Brandon (Little Ouse). Marinas also provide slipway facilities. 6 Littleport 15 Ten Mile Stoke ST NEOTS - ST IVES 16 25 18 10 Ferry M a r i n a s Maximum Craft Size Width 3.3m Length 27m Air Draught 2.4m Draught 1m Bridge Boatyard 1 Priory Marina C D PE EP L G H RE S W R (01234) 351931 16 Ely Locks 8 St Neots EP T L D PE R M W 6.5km/1hr (01353) 663 726 Little Ouse 2 Kelpie Marine W D R H T ( 01234) 870249 Distance/ 9 Cruising Oord EP T L D R M RE PE 3km/35mins 3 Time Ely Ouse River Mill All Facilities (01480) 473456 Between 10 Brampton EP T L 2km/30mins 4 Brearley Marina C D R G H RE W R T (01480) 472411 17 6 7 8 KEY 11 Godmanchester EP T L R D PE 6km/50mins 23 9 24 5 Crosshall Marina C D L G H RE S W R T (01480) 472763 12 Houghton EP T L D PE R RE 2.5km/30mins 18 5 C Chandlery 13 Hemingford No Facilities 3km/35mins R. Lark 6 Carters Boatyard C D PE L G H RE S W R (01480) 811503 CL Canoe Launch Point 19 7 The Buckden Marina C D PE L G H RE S W R T (01480) 810355 D Diesel 19 8 Huntingdon Boat Haven W G T R (01480) 411977 EP Eating Place (including pubs & restaurants) BRANDON - GT OUSE 9 G Gas Cambridge Huntingdon Marine & Leisure C D L G EP W R T (01480) 413517 Maximum Craft Size 20 10 Hartford Marina C D PE L G H RE S W R T (01480) 454677 H Water Hose supplied for bulk supplies R. Cam 16 Width 3.5m Length 12m Air Draught 2m Draught 1.2m L Lavatory 18 11 Daylock Marine L W R RE T (01480) 455898 21 17 Prickwillow Locks 22 Brandon EP T L D PE R 22km/4hrS M Marina 22 22 Distance/ 12 14 Cruising L H Jones & SonC D PE L G H RE S W R (01480) 494040 P Sewage Pumpout Time Between 13 Pike and Eel Marina C D L G H RE S W R T (01480) 463336 PE Petrol 19 14 West View Marina D C RE L W H G R (01487) 841627 R Refuse Disposal 20 Burwell 21 Brandon 15 RE Boat Repairs 17 26 15 Hermitage Marina D PE C RE L W H G R (01487) 840994 S Sewage Disposal 16 Twenty Pence Marina D R G W EP L T (01954) 251118 SL Slipway CAMBRIDGE - ELY Environment Agency 48 Hour Moorings 17 CD Elbrow Marine R W T (01353) 648232 T Telephone Maximum Craft Size 18 Lazy Otter EP L H S W R CL (01353) 648383 W Drinking water tap for portage containers only Width 4m Length 30m Air Draught 2.8m Draught 1m R CAM - BURWELL 1 Barford 11 Ten Mile Bank 19 Fish and Duck Marina EP L T R W H G (01353) 648081 Lock 2 12 20 Maximum Craft Size Houghton Denver Locks Jesus Green All Facilities 25km/3hrs Width 4.3m Length 22m Air Draught 2.7m Draught 1.2m Other Watercourse Distance/ JUDES FERRY - GT OUSE 3 St Ives 13 Hilgay 20 Upware Marina EP L T W R G (01353) 721930 Cruising 19 Baits Bite No Facilities 21km/2hr 15mins Other Navigable Waters Time 17 4 14 21 RWT 18 Locks Upware EP R T L M 4.6km/1hrs Maximum Craft Size Godmanchester Brandon Tiptree Marina (01223) 440065 Between Bottisham R 15km/1hr 30mins Distance/ Width 4m Length 26m Air Draught 2.5m Draught 1m 5 15 End of Agency Navigation Cruising Little Thetford Brandon Town 22 Shrubb’s Wharf (01223) 811812 Time Facilities stated are based within a 2km radius of the lock Between Newmarket 21 6 16 Locks Isleham M RE R D 16km/2hrs 30 mins Ely Prickwillow 23 Distance/ Bridge Boatyard D RE R W L T H G (01353) 663726 Cruising 7 Ely 17 Burwell Lode Time 24 Loveys Marine C D PE W H EP L T G RE R (01353) 664622 Note: Figures assume that a boat is travelling at 4kph. Between 8 Ely (opposite beet factory) 18 Brandon Creek 9 Padnal Fen 19 Stretham Pump 25 Littleport Boat Haven D L T RE G W H R (01353) 861969 10 Littleport 26 Isleham Marina DLTWHGR (01638) 780114 27 Mr Daymond Hire Boats WRT (01366) 383618.
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