Moorings with boat repairs near Ashton-under-Lyne

Sites with an engineer, workshop or boatyard on site, so jobs get done without moving the boat.

3 sites

At a glance

3 sites, all on canals.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
Of the 3, 2 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
Closest to Ashton-under-Lyne: Portland Basin Marina, 0.4km south of the centre. 1 of the 3 within 10km.

Canals

Portland Basin Marina

Dukinfield, Greater Manchester · Peak Forest Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Watch House Cruising Club

Stretford, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Worsley Dry Docks

Worsley, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Distance	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Repairs and engineering	Space
Portland Basin Marina	0.4km south	On request	Yes	Not reported
Watch House Cruising Club	14.8km west	–	Yes	Not reported
Worsley Dry Docks	18.5km west	On request	Yes	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

Which moorings with boat repairs near Ashton-under-Lyne have space now?

None of the 3 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

What is the nearest mooring with boat repairs to Ashton-under-Lyne?

Portland Basin Marina, 0.4km south of the centre of Ashton-under-Lyne, on the Peak Forest Canal.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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