Mooring

Vale Royal visitor moorings

Mooring on the Weaver Navigation, 2.2 mi from Winsford.

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Vale Royal visitor mooringsWater pointElsanWinding holeAbout 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	Fits
Dutch barge	60ft × 12ft 6in	Fits

Length 196ft 10in to 213ft 3in (60.00–65.00 m), beam 35ft 1in to 37ft 9in (10.70–11.50 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

Northwich Water Point2.7 mi N

Anderton Water Point3.7 mi N

Middlewich Water Point4.3 mi SE

Elsan disposal

Northwich Elsan Point2.7 mi N

Anderton Elsan Point3.7 mi N

Pump-out

Pump-out near Middlewich3.5 mi SE

Pump-out near Northwich3.7 mi N

Pump-out by King's Lock4.6 mi SE

Boat fuel

Fuel near Northwich3.7 mi N

Fuel by King's Lock4.6 mi SE

Rubbish disposal

Rubbish point near Northwich3.7 mi N

Winding holes

Winding hole near Northwich3.0 mi NE

Winding hole near Northwich3.1 mi N

Winding hole near Northwich3.5 mi N

Locks

Wale Royal Lock0.5 mi NW

Lock2.1 mi N

Lock3.4 mi N

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

Ashore, within a mile

Local shops

Morrisons Daily0.6 mi E

Pubs

The Traveller's Rest0.6 mi E

The Lion Hotel0.7 mi E

Post offices

Moulton Post Office0.6 mi E

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

Straight-line distances from the mooring.

Getting here, and other moorings

Nearest railway station

Hartford station1.5 mi NW

Other marinas and moorings

None mapped within 2 miles.

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 53.2234, -2.5328 · Open in OpenStreetMap