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Glasson Basin Marina

Marina on the Lancaster Canal, 4.1 mi from Heysham.

Glasson Basin 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 Lancaster3.7 mi NE
Water point near Lancaster3.8 mi NE

Elsan disposal

Elsan point near Lancaster3.8 mi NE

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

None mapped within 5 miles.

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point near Lancaster3.7 mi NE
Rubbish point near Lancaster3.8 mi NE
Rubbish point near Lancaster4.3 mi NE

Winding holes

None mapped within 5 miles.

Locks

Lock300 yd NW
Glasson Sixth Lock0.9 mi E
Glasson Fifth Lock1.1 mi E

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

Ashore, within a mile

Local shops

The Shop at Glasson Dock350 yd NW

Pubs

Dalton Arms420 yd NW
The Stork0.8 mi E

Cafés

The Quayside at Glasson Dock330 yd NW

Post offices

Glasson Dock Post Office0.3 mi 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

Heysham Port station3.8 mi NW

Other marinas and moorings

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 53.9957, -2.8458 · Open in OpenStreetMap