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Aire Valley Towpath

Mooring on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, in Farsley.

Plan a trip from hereDirections by road
PudseyFarsleyHorsforthElsan point by Apperley Bridge MarinaWinding hole near Yeadon
Aire Valley TowpathElsanWinding holeAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

ft
ftin
BoatSizeFit
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inFits
Hire boat45ft × 6ft 10inFits
Widebeam55ft × 10ftFits
Dutch barge60ft × 12ft 6inFits

Length 64ft (19.51 m), beam 14ft 3in (4.34 m)

Canal & River Trust waterway dimensions, last edited 26 Mar 2026. Where there are two figures, sections differ: "Some sections" means your boat fits the largest but not the smallest.

Length and beam only. Draught and headroom aren't checked yet.

On the water nearby

Water points

Leeds Water Point4.1 mi SE
Water point by River Lock4.2 mi SE
Water point near Leeds4.3 mi E

Elsan disposal

Elsan point by Apperley Bridge Marina3.0 mi NW

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

None mapped within 5 miles.

Winding holes

Winding hole near Yeadon2.2 mi NW
Winding hole near Baildon4.9 mi W

Locks

Newlay Middle Lock0.6 mi NE
Forge Middle Lock0.9 mi E
Kirkstall Lock1.3 mi E

Straight-line distances. By boat it may be further.

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

Tesco0.9 mi SE

Local shops

Kamala Food and Wine0.3 mi E
Shop0.4 mi SW
Board Lane Store0.5 mi S

Pubs

The Rock0.3 mi E
The Acorn0.4 mi E
The Beacon0.5 mi S

Cafés

Café0.3 mi NW
Whitecote Kitchen0.3 mi SE
Websters Cafe And Cakes0.4 mi SW

Pharmacies

Well Pharmacy0.7 mi SW
Pharmacy0.7 mi SE
Everest Pharmacy0.8 mi SE

GP surgeries

Manor Park Surgery0.7 mi SE
Fieldhead Surgery0.9 mi N

Post offices

Bramstan Post Office0.4 mi SW
Fairfield Estate Post Office0.8 mi S
Bramley Post Office0.9 mi SE

None mapped within a mile: laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Kirkstall Forge station0.8 mi NE

Other marinas and moorings

Fallwood Marina0.4 mi NE
Rodley Wharf Visitor Moorings0.9 mi NW

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 53.8189, -1.6433 · Open in OpenStreetMap