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Marina

Blackwater Meadow Marina

Marina on the Llangollen Canal, in Ellesmere.

EllesmereWeston Arm Water PointEllesmere Elsan PointWeston Arm Elsan PointEllesmere Rubbish DisposalWeston Arm Rubbish DisposalWinding hole by Blackwater Meadow MarinaWinding hole by Blackwater Meadow MarinaWinding hole near Ellesmere
Blackwater Meadow MarinaWater pointElsanRubbishWinding 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 72ft (21.95 m), beam 6ft 11in (2.11 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

Weston Arm Water Point2.9 mi SW

Elsan disposal

Ellesmere Elsan Point240 yd W
Weston Arm Elsan Point2.9 mi SW

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Ellesmere Rubbish Disposal230 yd W
Weston Arm Rubbish Disposal2.9 mi SW

Winding holes

Winding hole by Blackwater Meadow Marina40 yd S
Winding hole by Blackwater Meadow Marina210 yd W
Winding hole near Ellesmere0.3 mi NW

Locks

Frankton Lock 22.6 mi SW
Frankton Middle Lock (3)2.7 mi SW
Frankton Bottom Lock (4)2.7 mi SW

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

Ashore, within a mile

Supermarkets

Tesco0.3 mi NW
The Co-operative Food0.4 mi NW

Local shops

The Local0.4 mi NW
Ellesmere Newsagents0.4 mi NW
Londis0.4 mi N

Pubs

White Hart0.3 mi NW
The Vault0.4 mi NW
The Red Lion Coaching Inn0.4 mi N

Cafés

The Boathouse0.3 mi NE
Corner House Cafe0.3 mi NW
The Cherry Tree Cafe0.4 mi NW

Pharmacies

Ellesmere Pharmacy0.4 mi NW

GP surgeries

Ellesmere Medical Practice0.5 mi NW

Post offices

Ellesmere Post Office0.4 mi NW

None mapped within a mile: laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

No railway station within 5 miles.

Other marinas and moorings

None mapped within 2 miles.

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 52.9026, -2.8894 · Open in OpenStreetMap