Moorings and marinas on the Bridgewater Canal

The Bridgewater Canal runs 56.5km from Runcorn to Manchester, past Manchester, Sale, Runcorn, Altrincham, Eccles and Astley. Arms and branches: Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch). It meets the Rochdale Canal and the Trent & Mersey Canal. Boats here need the navigation's own licence as well as a mooring. 8 sites on it, with the ones that have told us they have space first.

8 sites

At a glance

Canals Full

Preston Brook Wharf

Warrington, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Boothstown Marina

Boothstown, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Lymm Marina

Lymm, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Stretford Marina

Stretford, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Worsley Dry Docks

Worsley, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal

Prices on request

Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Close to Bridgewater Canal

On other water, within 5km of it.

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

SiteWhereA year, 57ft narrowboatSpace
Preston Brook WharfWarrington, Bridgewater Canal–Full
Boat & Butty Co (Private Canal Arm)Runcorn, Bridgewater CanalOn requestNot reported
Boothstown MarinaBoothstown, Bridgewater Canal–Not reported
Future Ambitions Moorings at the Barn OwlLymm, Bridgewater CanalOn requestNot reported
Lymm MarinaLymm, Bridgewater CanalOn requestNot reported
Stretford MarinaStretford, Bridgewater Canal–Not reported
Watch House Cruising ClubStretford, Bridgewater Canal–Not reported
Worsley Dry DocksWorsley, Bridgewater CanalOn requestNot reported

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

Questions

Which moorings and marinas on the Bridgewater Canal have space now?

None of the 8 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 8 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Moorings and marinas on other waterways

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