The River Nene
I have put together this guide to help with finding moorings, services, bus routes, walks for the dogs etc. I have been careful not to spoil ‘exploring’ The Nene, so only offer some words of advice where I have thought it would be helpful. Some of the mooring places do not have rings and bollards and need pins, and some may need a gangplank as well.
On the left hand side you will find useful links plus larger maps which can be printed for your own use while walking the various areas.
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This really is a beautiful river, enjoy…..
Northampton
Gayton Junction to Northampton, 5.75 miles 17 locks
A Nene key is required for the river locks and for the service blocks. This can be purchased at either of the boatyards at Gayton. A river licence is required, or Gold British Waterways licence.
The river is wide once you get through all the locks from Gayton. There are good moorings by the yellow walk bridge in the town. Shopping is handy from Morrisons reached from the walkway where the yellow bridge is. You can bring a trolly down to the boat from there. Also just opposite Morrisons is a good clothing shop at very good prices.
The town centre is just half a mile away from the river, follow the signs.
There are some new moorings on past the service block which itself is just below Town Lock on the left. Midsummer Meadow Moorings a little further on from the service block look quite good and are not in the town itself, although I have not stopped there and dog walking is restricted to just the tarmac paths alongside the river.
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Weston Favell
Northampton to Weston Favell, 3 miles 2 locks
Pontoon moorings at Weston Favell. Keep a watch out for a split in the river as you cruise across through the washlands, this is the proper way to approack Weston Favel Lock with the moorings tucked in to the left of the main river. Having said that the first year we missed that left fork and carried on down the main river which was fine. Very safe moorings in time of flood these are as they go up and down with the height of the river.
There are no service facilities here, the A45 is not that far away so there is road noise. The only problems we found was youngsters on bikes on the flood bank at weekends. Apart from that it is a dog walkers paradise.
There is one walk all the way around the reservoir on the other side of the river, plus there is a 4 mile walk by following the path along the floodplain towards the A45 then right to go alongside the river to the next lock, crossing the lock taking the path to Little Houghton and finally the footpath back to the moorings.
Little Houghton has a handy store as well as a Post Office and pubs. A bus runs to Northampton from there 07 minutes past each hour.
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Billing
Weston Favell to Billing, 2.5 miles 3 locks
Once leaving the moorings at Weston Favell you come to the first of the guillotine locks. They are not as daunting as they look. Our way of locking down the Nene is by holding the back rope around a bollard behind the boat as when the guillotine is first lifted the boat wants to jump forward. Just watch out for the chains on the side and that the bottom cill of the boat doesn’t get hooked up, which happened to us. It can give you a fair fright when it slams back off! Keep the boat slightly off the side.
Billing Aquadrome is difficult to get into, and you need to be careful that the entrance isn’t missed. Go through the lock and alongside the pub garden and before the bridge there is a dog leg to the left into the lake which is Billing Aquadrome Marina.
There are moorings on the left for the pub, Billing Mill, when entering the lake, and more moorings over the far side of the lake for the boatyard and chandlers (Not open on Mondays). It is possible to moor overnight here, not something that I have done, but for sure it would be safe enough.
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Cogenhoe
Billing to Cogenhoe, 1.75 miles 0 locks
Best moorings are on the meadow before a backwater that goes off to the right and before the caravan park. Wherever you moor at Cogenhoe (pronounced Cook-no)the meadow nearly always has cows, but they are used to boats and tend not to bother people.
There are no official services here, but if you are stuck for water then see the caravan park manager and he will direct you to a tap. Or go across the bridge, through the caravans and turn to the right just after the mill stream and speak to one of the permanent boaters about getting water from there.
This is also the place to dump rubbish, there is a skip behind the trees just as you enter the backwater moorings.
Post Office and shop in the village, quite a long walk by taking the path up the hill through a field just up from the backwater moorings. You can see the path on the map. For the PO turn right at the Royal Oak pub. This is also a Spa shop.
The office in the caravan park sells essentials when it is open, during the winter at weekends, and most days during the summer. The caravan club house bar is open to boaters at the weekends, it’s good in there!
Plenty of good walking by taking the path from the lock to the left over a little stone bridge. There are two huge lakes to walk around when the path reaches a track, one lake to the left one to the right. There is also another 4.5 mile walk visiting the village of Whiston, see the map.
A bus service to Northampton leaves the Royal Oak pub taking about 28 minutes.
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Earls Barton
Cogenhoe to Earls Barton, 2.5 miles 3 locks
There is a place to moor just before Earls Barton lock on the right bank. Gang plank may be required. This is a very remote mooring, very pleasant. There is a footpath over the lock to the left to Earls Barton which is well worth a visit. Here there is a shoe making factory, Barkers Shoes, with an outlet shop and also Jeyes on the Square museum and coffee shop. There is also an ironmongery and butcher as far as I know.
The museum is very interesting, a museum of village life as well as ‘The Dolly Lodge’ for collectors of dolls houses and teddys. There is also a Jeyes Pharmacy Memorabilia Display. There are three pubs in the village. Sadly there is no Post Office now.
Once again there is fabulous walking around the huge lakes left by gravel extraction and even a watersports centre not far away.
Bus service from the bus stop shown on the map at Earls Barton every hour to Wellingborough, taking about 20 minutes.
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Great Doddington
Earls Barton to Great Doddington, 0.5 miles, 2 locks
In the spring it is possible to moor close to Great Doddington, during the late summer the reeds might be too high to be able to get in. For sure you will need the gangplank for this one and some pretty nifty mooring skills. Moor on the right bank going downstream.
What you get is glorious views out of both windows, up the hill to the village of Great Doddington one side and right across the open meadow towards the dismantled railway line on the other.
At the lock just before (Doddington Lock) it is possible to put on water. The chap who lives in the lock cottage will allow passing boats to use his hose which is already connected to a tap. To get to the water you will need to moor on the downstream side lock landing where you will see the yellow hose. Of course it is always respectful to knock the door before proceeding with filling just to let him know you are there.
At the mooring there is a footpath across the meadow to the disused rail line which is now a long distance walk, and crossing that brings you to Sywell Country Park with fabulous walks around the man made lakes, there is tons of wildlife so its worth taking the binoculars.
Crossing the little iron walk bridge behind the mooring will take you up to the village of Great Doddington where there is a shop for provisions, unfortunately the Post Office has now gone. This village is well worth a look, there is a pub there too. Walking through the village it is possible to take the Nene Valley Way back across the fields to the lock in front of the moorings. You will walk through a fascinating farm here, I will say no more! Cross the lock up the lane then back along the disused rail line and across the meadow to make a nice circular walk. See the map.
Buses run from Gt Doddington to Wellingborough at 50 mins past each hour, returning at 05 past the hour and takes just 10 minutes.
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Wellingborough Embankment
Great Doddington to Wellingborough Embankment, 2 miles, 2 locks
Moorings on the left bank going downstream.
Not an ideal place to moor overnight as it is parkland frequented by winos. I have not heard of any problems there though. I have not moored overnight here so cannot comment any further on the safety aspect.
Opposite the moorings is Whitworth Flour’s mill which is quite noisy day and night.
Good stop for shopping as there is a large Tesco and Homebase just across the main road which is easily crossed. There is also a bowling alley by Tescos if you fancy a bit of bowling.
Water is also available on the embankment as well as a resident hot dog van if you are peckish at lunchtime! There are loos here too.
The Post Office at Little Irchester has now closed
There is a bus into Wellingborough on the hour and half past the hour, but the bus stop is not close to the Nene, you need to walk past Tesco along the main road crossing another road before reaching the stop.
It takes about 25 minutes to walk into Wellingborough from the moorings.
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Irthlingborough – Rushden & Diamonds Football Club
Wellingborough to Rushden & Diamonds, 4.5 miles, 3 locks
Good moorings here on the left bank going downstream. In past years there has been a few problems with youths on motorbikes, but of late they seem to have found somewhere else to go. I always moor here now. It is very quiet except at the weekends in early or late summer when the guys are out on the football pitches which the moorings overlook.
The Enviromnent Agency services are not in use here at the moment as the football club have refused to maintain them at their cost. It remains to be seen if EA pick up the bill in future for the maintenance.
When we were here last (late summer 2009) the water tap was working along with the diy pump out machine which is free to use as is all EA pump outs on their waters.
Irthingborough is not too far away to deserve a walk to. There are good shops and pubs as well as a Post Office.
Walking is excellent in this area by crossing the bridge at the lock in front of the moorings. The end of that path reveals yet more of these ex gravel pit areas, and this is a good one. Plenty of lakes to walk around plus a reception and exhibition centre with a great deal of local information as well as a cafe. It was open all summer, not sure about the winter, but would guess that it would be open at weekends.
A circular walk along the river (Nene Valley Way) and over the next bridge after the lock will take you to the lakes, along the disused railway track (now a long distance path) and back up the path to the lock.. an attractive 2 mile plus walk without any diversions. See the map.
There is a bus service to Wellingborough, go out past the football complex, across the roundabout and the bus stop is on the left hand side of the road as you head towards Irthingborough, leaving every hour at 27 mins past taking about 20 minutes.
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Denford
Rushden & Diamonds to Denford, 4.5 miles, 3 locks
If you like rural and very quiet moorings then this is the place, between the weir stream and the farm bridge and lock on the right hand side going downstream. You might need a plank and sometimes there are cows in the field.
No facilities or shops here but there is a pub just at the end of the short path to Denford. This is a good walking area with many circular walks, as well as a very pleasant 1 mile walk across the fields to Ringstead where you will find a Store and Post Office as well as one of those ‘country’ shops for boots and jackets etc.
The village of Woodford can be visited from here on foot a mile and half away, in fact there is a very nice 4.5 mile circular walk taking in Woodford and Ringstead.
There is nowhere to moor by Woodford although it does show moorings alongside the church, they are too shallow to even try to get anywhere near the edge. There are, however, some very smart moorings, but unfortunately they are private.
Woodford Riverside Marina is now just a permanent mooring site for some boats, the owners now not operating as a boatyard, and although there is water available it is virtually impossible to venture up the little inlet as it is so very shallow.
A bus service from Denford serves Thrapston (6 mins) and Kettering (45 mins) every two hours at 52 mins past the hour from 9.52am. If you wish to travel to Ringstead on this bus then be careful because the Ringstead bus stop is outside the village centre, you need to ask one of the passenger where to get off.
From the moorings just walk up the path through the gate to Denford village and the bus stop is at the end of the path on this side of the road for Thrapston and Kettering and outside the pub for Ringstead.
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Thrapston
Denford to Thrapston, 1 mile 1 lock
There are two places to moor at Thrapston. The first going downstream is an inlet on the left immediately before the town bridge. It can be a bit awkward to get out if the river has any flow on it as you will need to reverse out. I have seen 70ft boats in there, but you would be asking a lot of a boat more than 65ft. If it is just summer flow then you should be OK, the bridge is so close to the inlet when you reverse back it tries to take you into the bridge so have someone on the front just in case.
There is a water point here, and a concrete slipway path to the road, so it is possible to get a Tesco delivery to this point. There are no rubbish skips. There is, however a handy pub to the left. The town itself is to the right.
Thrapston has a good butcher and baker as well as a co-op supermarket, banks and a Post Office. In fact it has some very interesting shops and cafes including an ironmonger (turn right at the first roundabout by the library. Vets and Doctors are handy too. The market is nothing to write home about and you shouldn’t plan your visit for that day especially.
The other moorings available in Thrapston is through the next lock on the right hand side going downstream at the Sailing Club. It is much quieter here although if it is windy the noise of the ropes slapping the masts of the yachts can be quite annoying!
Plenty of walking here, both sides of the river using the walk bridges behind and infront of the moorings, plus a walk all the way round the boating lake.
There is a bus service to Peterborough from Thrapston High Street, but the service has been reduced of late, the only bus in the morning leaves at 9.45, and leaves P’bro at 1.40pm giving you just under two hours in the city. Bus service also to Kettering every couple of hours or so.
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Wadenhoe
Thrapston to Wadenhoe, 4.75 miles 2 locks
Super moorings here. In fact there are two places to moor. The first mooring you come to downstream is on the left below the church which you will see while cruising for some time before you reach it. There are often cows within the woodland at the mooring, but they are a rare breed of cow, and are used to boats, boaters, walkers and dogs. During the summer the scouts and guides have their camp on the hillside above and it can be entertaining as they bring their rafts to the river, or annoying if you don’t like that sort of noise!
If you are really, really desperate, there is an elsan tip out at the top of the hill within the scout fields.. but you would have to be desperate to carry it that far uphill. Super walks through the woodland here though.
The second mooring is in the gardens of the pub right up by the lock on the left going downstream. But you need to use the pub to qualify to moor.. fair enough. There is also a waterpoint where sometimes an overstaying boat will moor, but you have a right to the EA waterpoint so there would be no problem in mooring alongside to gain access to it.
The gardens of the pub are delightful with picnic tables, and if it is busy with boats, you can moor your boat further along the bywater the other side of the tree, but beware you need to reverse back to continue through the lock on the Nene. Not an impossible task.
Keep an eye for tree creeper birds and muntjacs who cross the river by swimming..
Waddenhoe deserves an intent visit for a number of reasons (include the church) which you will find out, I will say no more you need to investigate for yourself.
There is a bus service to Peterborough leaving at 9.58pm giving you an afternoon in the city returning from P’bro bus station at 4pm.
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Oundle Marina
Wadenhoe to Oundle Marina, 3 miles 3 locks
There are some moorings after Upper Barnwell Lock and bridge but just before the entrance to the Marina on the left going downstream which welcomes boaters. There is a Club House there open at the weekends in summer, don’t know about the winter months. The entrance to the Marina itself is difficult from upstream as it is very narrow and is on a dog leg to the left. Slowly does it.
The Marina services are over the far side. Here there is diesel, elsan, water and gas. It is a bit of a walk to the elsan block. There is also a well stock chandlers. Always a bit difficult to moor on their quay as there are a lot of boats in the near vicinity some are grp cruisers, and if there is any wind at all then it is always in that particular marina!
Mooring inside the Marina will cost £10 overnight. You can moor for the night for free on the outside by the Club House.
The Marina and Club House are locked to the outside at night so there is nowhere to walk any dogs. I have not stopped here overnight so cannot comment further.
There is a restaurant at Upper Barnwell Lock, but unfortunately, at the time of writing, it has no moorings for passing boats, and mooring at either the Marina or the Club House would be no good because the gates of both are locked at night.
It is a 15 to 20 minute walk to Oundle Centre from here. All shopping available, butchers, bakers, co-op supermarket, chemist etc.
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Ashton
Oundle Marina to Ashton Bywater, 2 miles 1 lock
Excellent moorings just before Ashton Lock along the bywater to the right going downstream. If you need to get a satellite signal don’t go too far down. A very peaceful mooring as there are no boats passing, only those coming in to moor.
In the village itself there is a popular pub which can be visited by walking in the opposite direction from Ashton Lock, over the weir and taking the right hand path where it forks coming out by an old mill. Turn right here to the road. Turn right for a very short distance and see a marked footpath across the fields to the village.
On the left as you reach the village is a delightful church, do wander into the church yard, past the church and look on the roof of the little outbuilding, you might be lucky to see a couple of peacocks. The pub is just up a bit on the right.
There are no shops in this village, but Oundle is very accessible by taking the same route from the boat this time taking the left hand path at the fork, cross the bridge over the river that you come to, across the field to the main road. Cross the road through the industrial estate and turn right once reaching the housing. Turn left at the junction and Oundle town will be found through the back entrance of the Co-op.
There is plenty of walking in this area, especially on the far bank of the river by crossing the bridge as instructed above.
There are no close bus routes or stops in Ashton, a good bus service can be found in Oundle with regular buses to Peterborough, Thrapston and even Milton Keynes. The X4 goes from the Market Square to Peterborough every hour on the half hour.
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Fotheringhay
Ashton to Fotheringhay, 4.5 miles 3 locks
Excellent moorings at Fotheringhay either just upstream of the arched bridge or even better ones downstream of it alongside the castle hump. These moorings continue downstream for quite some way. The cost in 2009 was £3 overnight which the farmer comes to collect late in the day. It is possible to just stay for the day at around £1.50.
There is a camping area the other side of the castle mound where there is an elsan tip out if necessary, but you will have to walk about 200mtrs. There is also somewhere to dump rubbish at that place too.
There is a water point immediately upstream of the bridge on the church side. On leaving there to go downstream just watch out if there is any heavy flow that you don’t get pushed into the bridge arches.
There is a pub in Fotheringhay which also serves meals, and a visit to the magnificent church is a must. There are no shops here, but there is a bus service to Peterborough leaving at 26 mins past taking just 36 minutes
Steeped in history, the castle is where it is thought that Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded, and do walk around the village there are some interesting historical facts noted on the walls.
Walking is good, and footpaths can be found on the right just up from the pub. These paths can take you on a really lovely circular walk through Warmington and Elton and back across open countryside as well as woodland.
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Elton
Fotheringhay to Elton, 2.5 miles 1 lock
Good moorings on the right bank going downstream just before the lock. This is always a busy mooring but don’t moor right opposite the lock because it is a 90 degree turn out of it and long boats will need all the space right up to the bank to go in and out. Depending on where you moor, you might have a slight upward bank so a gang plank is handy.
There are no services here but there is a shop in the village selling basic groceries and papers. This also doubles up as the Post Office (2009).
The Crown Inn pub is by the village green just a couple of minutes away. We have had a meal here and it was very good. They also do B&B ( My father used this when visiting, it is excellent) if you have friends who want to come and visit.
Walking is superb up through Elton Park. From the moorings walk past the old mill bearing right along the track and through the gate. Turn right here and take the first right beside some very pretty cottages, the path then continues through the open parkland.
You can continue through to Warmington, then follow the path back to the river returning to Elton via the Nene Way. Another walk can be taken across the lock bridge and over the fields to the disused railway line which is pleasant to walk along.
There is a bus service which goes from the main road at the top of Elton Village at 11.21am (Over End, Black Horse on the timetable) to Peterborough returning about 2.40pm. The bus stop is straight up the road in the village to the main road, about a 15 minute walk from the moorings to the stop.
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Wansford Station
Elton to Wansford Station, 4.75 miles 3 locks
The best place to moor is Wansford Station. It is possible to moor in Wansford on the right downstream of the arched bridge but it is on a high bank and is difficult to get on and off. However it is right in the middle of Wansford where there are shops. The moorings are in the garden of the The Haycock Hotel renown for its food.
There are two places to moor at Wansford Station, there are rough moorings on the left going downstream before the railway bridge, it’s a bit reedy but you can pick your place beside the open fields.
Watch out though at weekends because there is often a lot of fishermen wanting the pegs for competition early in the morning and will try to move you.
The other moorings are on the official EA Pontoon on the right going downstream under the railway bridge immediately below the station, but there is not room for more than 3 boats so be prepared to give this a miss. No satellite signal on these pontoons.
The Nene Valley steam railway runs trains from here to Peterborough, so a nice way to visit the city. Information for the Nene Valley Railway can he found here on their website. There are often special event weekends which are advertised on that page.
Close by is Sacrewell Farm and Country Centre, sometimes there are free buses from Wansford Station, enquire there for availability.
There are no shops, but walking is good from the moorings, but take note that you cannot get across the A1 to the footpaths around Sibson Aerodrome A pleasant circular walk through Sutton starting from under the railway bridge and walking through the field with the rail track on the left. The path then goes under the railway towards Sutton.
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Alwalton
Wansford Station to Alwalton, 2.75 miles 1 lock
A delightfully quiet mooring here on the bywater right beside the lock itself. Only enough room for a couple of boats, but if you want to visit Peterborough from afar then this is the place to moor. It is also very near the Peterborough East of England Showground, so if there is an event on that you want to visit it is walkable from the boat.
No facilities, but there is a quaint shop which sells good bakery products and a few groceries and also doubles up as a Post Office (2009) and tea room. It is very popular. Also a large family pub, The Cuckoo in the village. From the mooring take the path away from the boat and follow that through the thicket and up the hill with the church on your right, the road leading to the shop and pub.
Further along at the road past the shop and pub, turning right on the main road for the bus stop, there is a bus service to Peterborough at 11.27am returning at 1.40pm or 4pm taking 20 minutes.
Good walking here with riverside walks as well as across the countryside by crossing the lock and walking along the river away from the boat on a permissive path to a copse and footbridge, turning left across the meadows to another bridge bringing you back to the moorings.
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Ferry Meadows
Alwalton to Ferry Meadows, 2.75 miles 1 lock
A trip on the Nene would not be complete without a visit to Ferry Meadows. For this entry I am not going to say much, nor will there be a map of the area, I don’t want to spoil what you will find!
There are plenty of lakes to walk around, bike hire shops so you can cycle around and rowing boats to hire on one of the lakes if you feel energetic!
The mooring for Ferry Meadows is a right turn off the main river going downstream after going under Bluebell foot bridge and before the rows of boats moored on the right, and is the first of the two bywaters that go off at this point. On the left is the start of the golf course. Don’t miss it! Once you go down the bywater just follow your nose leftish to the moorings.
Peterborough
Ferry Meadows to Peterborough Embankment, 3 miles 1 lock
There is a mooring at Thorpe Meadows between Ferry Meadows and Peterborough. It is along a turning on the left going downstream. It is not too far to the moorings running right alongside the rowing course with just a bit of concrete in between, tis rather an odd feeling. The moorings here are rather noisy with the nearby road and the Boathouse Pub which, by the way, is the back of the Ramada Hotel, so handy if you have guests that need accommodation.
The moorings in Peterborough are along the embankment, and really it makes no odds which end you moor. Probably better towards the services block end as the hundreds of geese and ducks tend to make a right mess of the quay nearer the town.
A good service block here with pumpout, elsan, rubbish and water, a key needed for each.
Unfortunately it is a bit of a wino area, and kids tend to congregate under the road bridge arches beyond the service block so don’t moor there.
A floating Chinese restaurant is also moored at the quay, no idea what it is like but it seems to be popular, and well worth a visit is the cathedral and the excellent market which is held in the centre well within walking distance every day except Sundays and Mondays.
If you are going on to the Middle Levels you need to inform the lock keeper, Tina Rootham, at Standground 48 hours before hand. The number is 01733 566413
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