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Marina

Fettler's Wharf Marina

Marina on the Rufford Branch, 3.2 mi from Burscough.

BurscoughMoss Bridge Rubbish DisposalWinding hole near Burscough
Fettler's Wharf MarinaRubbishWinding 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 62ft (18.89 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

None mapped within 5 miles.

Elsan disposal

None mapped within 5 miles.

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Moss Bridge Rubbish Disposal2.9 mi S

Winding holes

Winding hole near Burscough3.2 mi SW

Locks

Rufford Lock130 yd SW
Chicken Lock1.4 mi S
Lock1.6 mi S

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

Ashore, within a mile

Local shops

Shop0.3 mi W

Pubs

Hesketh Arms0.3 mi W

Cafés

Tea Room0.3 mi NW

Post offices

Rufford Post Office240 yd NW

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

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Rufford station190 yd NE

Other marinas and moorings

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 53.6334, -2.8099 · Open in OpenStreetMap