Boat club

North Cheshire Cruising Club

Boat club on the Macclesfield Canal, 1.9 mi from Hazel Grove.

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North Cheshire Cruising ClubWater pointElsanFuelRubbishAbout 6 miles across. Not a navigation chart.

Will your boat fit?

Your boat's length

Beam

ftin

Boat	Size	Fit
Narrowboat	57ft × 6ft 10in	Fits
Hire boat	45ft × 6ft 10in	Fits
Widebeam	55ft × 10ft	Too big
Dutch barge	60ft × 12ft 6in	Too big

Length 72ft (21.95 m), beam 7ft (2.13 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

Brownhills Bridge Water Point1.3 mi S

Marple Water Point2.1 mi N

New Mills Marina Water Point3.0 mi E

Elsan disposal

Marple Elsan Point2.1 mi N

Whaley Bridge Elsan Point4.5 mi SE

Pump-out

None mapped within 5 miles.

Boat fuel

New Mills Marina Diesel Pump3.0 mi E

Rubbish disposal

Brownhills Bridge Rubbish Disposal1.3 mi S

Marple Rubbish Disposal2.1 mi N

Whaley Bridge Rubbish Disposal4.5 mi SE

Winding holes

Winding hole near Marple3.5 mi N

Winding hole near Bollington4.3 mi S

Locks

Lock2.2 mi N

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

Ashore, within a mile

Local shops

Spar240 yd E

Sainsbury's Local350 yd E

Pubs

Bulls Head Hotel150 yd NE

Horse Shoe Inn190 yd N

Royal Oak320 yd NW

Cafés

Blueberries220 yd NE

GP surgeries

High Lane Medical Centre280 yd E

None mapped within a mile: supermarket, pharmacy, post office, laundrette.

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Middlewood station0.4 mi SW

Other marinas and moorings

Victoria Pit Marina1.2 mi S

What we can't tell you yet

Berth prices, and whether there are spaces.
Whether residential or liveaboard berths are offered.
Facilities for berth holders: electric hook-up, Wi-Fi, showers, parking.
Contact details and opening times.

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Position 53.3641, -2.0778 · Open in OpenStreetMap