North portal of Blisworth Tunnel (1,753 yards), the longest tunnel on the canal network still in navigable use, on the Grand Union Canal near Blisworth. Data from Canal & River Trust open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Narrowboat holiday hire company based at The Boatyard, Weedon, on the Grand Union Canal. Fleet of 2-12 berth narrowboats available for weekends, midweek breaks or full weeks, Visit England 4-star rated.
Whilton Marina is on the Grand Union Canal main line at Whilton Locks, near Daventry in Northamptonshire. It sits just below Buckby Bottom Lock No 13, at the foot of the Buckby flight, about a mile and a half south of Norton Junction. It has around 200 berths on lit metal piers, each with 240V hook-up and water, plus showers, toilets and free WiFi for moorers. The yard has a 9,000 sq ft refurbishment workshop, a boat hoist, two slipways, a wet dock and a floating dock, and offers blacking and overplating. There’s also a chandlery, a café and a large boat sales and brokerage operation. Whilton Marina Ltd has traded since 1971 and is open seven days a week.
Blisworth Marina is on the Grand Union Canal main line just south of Gayton Junction, between Junction Bridge 48 and Blisworth Bypass Bridge 48A, near Blisworth in Northamptonshire. Every berth has water and electricity, and the marina has showers, toilets, laundry, pump-out, diesel and free parking. Staff are on site every day except Wednesday. The marina also runs a boat brokerage, and boats bought or sold through it get three months’ free mooring.
Gayton Marina is run by ABC Leisure Group on the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union Canal, about a quarter of a mile from Gayton Junction by Milton Road Bridge 2, near Milton Malsor in Northamptonshire. It offers year-round moorings for boats up to 70ft, narrowboat holiday hire for 2 to 12 people, and day boat hire. The boatyard handles engine and gearbox servicing, hull blacking, topside repainting, electrical, gas, stove and diesel heater installations, water systems, carpentry and Boat Safety Scheme work. On site there’s also a chandlery, diesel, gas, coal and logs, pump-out, a water point, showers for moorers, free parking, boat sales and a five-pitch Caravan Club CL site.
