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Galgate Waterside and Marina

Marina on the Lancaster Canal, 4.3 mi from Lancaster.

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Galgate Waterside and MarinaAbout 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 72ft (21.95 m), beam 15ft 3in (4.65 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 Lancaster3.8 mi N
Water point near Lancaster4.0 mi N

Elsan disposal

Elsan point near Lancaster4.0 mi N

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point near Lancaster3.9 mi N
Rubbish point near Lancaster3.9 mi N
Rubbish point near Lancaster4.4 mi N

Winding holes

None mapped within 5 miles.

Locks

Glasson First Lock400 yd S
Glasson Second Lock0.5 mi SW
Lock0.6 mi SW

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

Ashore, within a mile

Local shops

Spar0.3 mi N

Pubs

Plough Inn280 yd N
The Beer Hall0.6 mi N

Cafés

Hook A Duck Bakery Cafe340 yd NW

Pharmacies

Galgate Pharmacy0.4 mi N

GP surgeries

Galgate Surgery0.4 mi N

Post offices

Galgate Post Office340 yd N

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Lancaster station4.3 mi N

Other marinas and moorings

None mapped within 2 miles.

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 53.9872, -2.7910 · Open in OpenStreetMap