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Fairies Hill Moorings

Mooring on the Aire & Calder Navigation, in Normanton.

StanleyNormantonCastlefordFeatherstoneCastleford Water Point
Fairies Hill MooringsWater pointAbout 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 65ft to 200ft 2in (19.80–61.00 m), beam 16ft 6in to 20ft (5.03–6.10 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

Castleford Water Point2.6 mi NE

Elsan disposal

None mapped within 5 miles.

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

None mapped within 5 miles.

Winding holes

None mapped within 5 miles.

Locks

Fairies Hill Lock190 yd E
Woodnook Lock400 yd NW
King's Road Lock1.3 mi W

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

Ashore, within a mile

Local shops

Anitas Off Licence0.8 mi SW
Taz Convenience Stores0.9 mi SE
Hursts0.9 mi E

Pubs

The Rising Sun0.8 mi SE
The Miners Arms0.9 mi SW
The Poplar0.9 mi SW

Cafés

California Cafe0.4 mi S
Dig Inn0.8 mi E
Junction 31 Sandwich Bar0.9 mi S

Post offices

Wood Lane Post Office0.9 mi SE
Altofts Post Office0.9 mi SW
Hopetown Post Office1.0 mi S

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, pharmacy, gp surgery, laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Normanton station1.5 mi SW

Other marinas and moorings

None mapped within 2 miles.

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 53.7189, -1.4036 · Open in OpenStreetMap