Westview Marina & Leisure Park

Westview Marina & Leisure Park is on the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) a short distance from Bedworth.
The River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) was built by Henry Harding and opened on January 1 1876. Expectations for iron traffic to Cambridge were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. Although proposals to close the River Great Ouse (Tidal Section) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the carriage of limestone from Northhampton to St Helens prevented closure. The one mile section between Dover and Westcroft was closed in 1955 after a breach at Colchester. According to Arthur Wood's "Haunted Waterways" Youtube channel, Derby Embankment is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 48 hours. There is an ex.EA pontoon on the river for mooring. Marina purchased by Spreyer Holiday Parks in 2025. Former EA pumpout facilites still available, but now attract a charge (£20, Aug 2025).
Facilities: diesel for sale, chemical toilet disposal, gas for sale, boater-operated pump-out and water point.
You can wind here.
| Earith Junction | 5 furlongs | |
| Old Bedford River Sluice | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Earith | 1 furlong | |
| Westview Marina & Leisure Park | ||
| Brownshill Staunch Weir Exit | 1 mile, 4½ furlongs | |
| Brownshill Staunch (Lock) | 1 mile, 4¾ furlongs | |
Amenities here
- Westview Marina — associated with this page
- Marina Facebook Page
- Great Ouse Navigation | boating, moorings, navigation notices — associated with River Great Ouse
- Information regarding the Great Ouse navigation and tributaries.
- Information for boaters on the River Great Ouse - GOV.UK — associated with River Great Ouse
- River Great Ouse: bridge heights, locks, overhead power lines and facilities.
- Facebook Account — associated with River Great Ouse
- Anglian Waterways Manager Facebook Account
- Facebook Anglian Waterways Page — associated with River Great Ouse
- Facebook Page for Environment Agency Anglian Waterways
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Nearest water point
In the direction of Earith Junction
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Nearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Earith Junction
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Nearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Earith Junction
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Nearest place to turn
In the direction of Earith Junction
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Earith Junction
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Earith Junction
In the direction of Brownshill Staunch (Lock)
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![Earith village sign. Rather than the usual summery scenes, this village sign shows skaters on a frozen fen, with swans flying over head and some local fish underneath. Comparison with [[2667467]] shows that the mounting has been refurbished and the image repainted (note the changed colour of the waterline) or even replaced since this photograph was taken. This photograph was taken during the 1993 March March march. http://www.marchmarchmarch.org.uk/ by HelenK – March 1993](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/photos/44/79/447919_086e47e8_120x120.jpg)


![Earith High Street. Taken from near the village sign. 25 years on from [[447919]], another March March march http://www.marchmarchmarch.org.uk/#March18, with several of the same participants, passed through Earith en route to Cambridge. The village appears to have changed little in the intervening years. by HelenK – 17 March 2018](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/57/54/6575464_56566557_120x120.jpg)




![Village pond, Earith. The figure is a Bandy Player. Bandy is a form of outdoor ice hockey, played in very cold winters in the Fens. See [[4664747]] by Hugh Venables – 25 July 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/66/47/4664744_246d4221_120x120.jpg)

![The Bandy Player board. See [[4664744]] for a photo of the sculpture. by Hugh Venables – 25 July 2015](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/66/47/4664747_21410b52_120x120.jpg)





