The Ice Cream Boat is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) just past the junction with The Lee and Stort Navigation.
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

| Hirst Mill Winding Hole | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Hirst Mill Swing Bridge No 207 | 4 furlongs | |
| Hirst Lock No 19 | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Hirst Lock Footbridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| The Boathouse Inn | a few yards | |
| The Ice Cream Boat | ||
| Saltaire Road Bridge No 207A | ¼ furlongs | |
| Saltaire Mill Footbridge | ½ furlongs | |
| Saltaire Visitor Moorings | 1 furlong | |
| Salts Mill Road Bridge No 207E | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Ashley Lane Visitor Moorings | 3½ furlongs | |
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Amenities nearby at Saltaire Road Bridge No 207A
Amenities nearby at The Boathouse Inn
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