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Marina

Chas Harden Boats

Marina on the Shropshire Union Canal, 7.0 mi from Winsford.

Water pointElsan pointWinding holeWinding hole by Wharton's LockWinding hole
Chas Harden BoatsWater pointElsanWinding holeAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

ft
ftin
BoatSizeFit
Narrowboat57ft × 6ft 10inFits
Hire boat45ft × 6ft 10inFits
Widebeam55ft × 10ftSome sections
Dutch barge60ft × 12ft 6inSome sections

Length 72ft (21.95 m), beam 7ft to 14ft 1in (2.13–4.30 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 point2.6 mi E

Elsan disposal

Elsan point2.6 mi E

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

None mapped within 5 miles.

Winding holes

Winding hole0.4 mi NW
Winding hole by Wharton's Lock1.0 mi W
Winding hole1.9 mi E

Locks

Beeston Iron Lock210 yd SE
Beeston Stone Lock0.3 mi SE
Wharton's Lock0.9 mi W

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

Ashore, within a mile

Cafés

Lockgate Coffee House150 yd SE
Sandstone Cafe1.0 mi SW

Pharmacies

Beeston Animal Health400 yd SE

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, shop, pub, gp surgery, post office, 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

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 53.1351, -2.6706 · Open in OpenStreetMap