Check a Mooring

Marina

Moons Bridge Marina

Marina on the Lancaster Canal, 4.7 mi from Preston.

Water point near PenworthamWinding holeWinding hole
Moons Bridge MarinaWater pointWinding 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 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 Penwortham2.9 mi S

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

Winding hole3.1 mi SW
Winding hole3.3 mi SW

Locks

Lock 43.2 mi S
Lock 53.2 mi S
Lock 63.4 mi S

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

Ashore, within a mile

Nothing mapped within a mile.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Salwick station3.6 mi SW

Other marinas and moorings

None mapped within 2 miles.

What we can't tell you yet

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Position 53.8185, -2.7556 · Open in OpenStreetMap