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Marina

Ashton Packet Boat Company

Marina on the Ashton Canal, in Audenshaw.

Ashton-under-LyneDukinfieldHydeDentonFailsworthDroylsdenAudenshawWater point near AudenshawPortland Basin Marina Diesel PumpWinding hole near AudenshawFairfield JunctionWinding hole by Newton Heath Lock
Ashton Packet Boat CompanyWater pointFuelWinding holeAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

ft
ftin
BoatSizeFit
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inFits
Hire boat45ft × 6ft 10inFits
Widebeam55ft × 10ftToo big
Dutch barge60ft × 12ft 6inToo big

Length 71ft 6in (21.79 m), beam 7ft (2.13 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

Water point near Audenshaw0.4 mi E
Grove Road Water Point3.7 mi E
Water point near Manchester4.4 mi W

Elsan disposal

Grove Road Elsan Point3.7 mi E
Elsan point by New Islington Marina4.2 mi W

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

Portland Basin Marina Diesel Pump1.1 mi NE

Rubbish disposal

Grove Road Rubbish Disposal3.7 mi E

Winding holes

Winding hole near Audenshaw0.3 mi W
Fairfield Junction1.1 mi W
Winding hole by Newton Heath Lock3.1 mi NW

Locks

Lock1.1 mi W
Lock1.2 mi W
Lock1.3 mi W

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

Ashore, within a mile

Local shops

VJ Convinience Store0.6 mi W
One Stop0.6 mi W
Superchoice0.6 mi S

Pubs

The Snipe440 yd NW
The Boundary0.3 mi E
Sheldon Arms0.3 mi N

Cafés

Pausa330 yd N
Costa340 yd NW
The Globe Cafe0.9 mi E

Pharmacies

Well Pharmacy0.9 mi W
Boots1.0 mi W

GP surgeries

Highlands Surgery0.5 mi E

Laundrettes

Wash Me0.8 mi W

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, post office.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Guide Bridge station0.4 mi E

Other marinas and moorings

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 53.4764, -2.1221 · Open in OpenStreetMap