About the marina
Packet Boat is a modern marina on a stretch of the Grand Union canal that has 23 miles free from locks. It’s a perfect mooring location, where you can spend weekends and holidays cruising the canal with ease. Relaxing on your boat in the marina, surrounded by leafy parkland, you can easily forget that the bustle of London is less than 20 miles away. With great transport links, it’s also a prime location for a residential mooring, enabling you to work in the city and escape to peace and tranquillity at the end of each day.
The gated marina offers residents an excellent array of facilities and services, including 24 hour CCTV, electricity and water provided to each berth, wi-fi, toilets, showers, laundry, pump-out and outside communal space. There’s also a friendly team on hand to help whenever you need them.
The moorings
The moorings at Packet Boat Marina are ideal for those seeking a peaceful waterside home within easy reach of London, where work-life balance means having a quiet retreat to return to after a busy day. Spacious and secure, the marina offers everything needed for comfortable full-time living, alongside the freedom to enjoy the expansive, lock-free cruising routes right from your doorstep.
Whether you’re commuting into the city or escaping for weekends and holidays, Packet Boat combines the best of both worlds: a tranquil, natural setting surrounded by parkland, with excellent transport links and local amenities close by. Life here is about unwinding in a calm environment, making the most of the water, and embracing a relaxed pace without sacrificing convenience.
The local area
Transport
This tranquil marina situated between Uxbridge and West Drayton is only 4 miles from Heathrow and the M4/25 and 20 minutes from central London by train. Buses stop close to Packet Boat Lane and regular services run to both Uxbridge Town Centre (2 miles) and West Drayton Train Station (1.1 miles). From West Drayton on the new Elizabeth Line, you can be in the West End within 30 minutes.
Shopping
The Pavillions Shopping Centre is situated in the heart of Uxbridge and includes large department stores, small independent retailers and high street chains. Less than a mile away is a large supermarket and out of town retail park.
Entertainment
Nearby Colne Valley Regional Park covers more than 43 square miles, it features lush green countryside, pleasant villages with traditional country pubs, bustling towns, river, lake and canal-side walks. It is a world of spectacular diversity and hidden gems, a superb recreational resource. There are also many bars, restaurants and a cinema in Uxbridge Town Centre.
Cruising
There’s miles of lock-free cruising to enjoy being based at Packet Boat Marina. Heading downstream and then eastwards on the Grand Union Canal will take you all the way to Paddington and the picturesque Little Venice. Heading west, you can meander along the Slough Arm or cruise north into the Colne Valley and Hertfordshire.
