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Boothstown Visitor Moorings 

 
Bridgewater Way, Worsley, M28 1LF, United Kingdom
 
Information about the place
Boothstown Visitor Moorings is a minor waterways place on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) between Barton Swing Aqueduct (Manchester Ship Canal crossing) (3 miles and 4¾ furlongs to the east) and Quayside Winding Hole (4 miles and 7¾ furlongs to the west).
 
 
The nearest place in the direction of Barton Swing Aqueduct is M60 Slip Road; 1 mile and 1 furlong away.
 
The nearest place in the direction of Quayside Winding Hole is Bridgewater Marina; ½ furlongs away.

There is access (suitable for wheels) to the towpath here.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring pins are needed. Mooring is limited to 72 hours. Towpaths both sides; moorings are on the north side. Newly constructed August 2024, initially a concrete bank without rings, but expect rings to be installed soon. No Rings July 2025.

Worsley Visitor Moorings  1 mile, 3¼ furlongs
Worsley Delph1 mile, 3 furlongs
Worsley Bridge No 521 mile, 3 furlongs
M60 Motorway Bridge over Leigh Branch1 mile, 1¾ furlongs
M60 Slip Road1 mile, 1 furlong
Boothstown Visitor Moorings 
Bridgewater Marina    ½ furlongs
Boothstown Basin¾ furlongs
Fayre & Square PH  1 furlong
Boothshall Bridge No 541½ furlongs
Boothstown Bridge No 554¼ furlongs
 
 
Amenities

Amenities nearby at Bridgewater Marina

 Woodside
 Worsley, The Woodside

Amenities nearby at M60 Slip Road

 Worsley Old Hall
 
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Additional information

Short walk (1 km on good footpath) to Royal Horticultural Society Garden Bridgewater

 
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Nearest facilities

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Nearest water point

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Worsley Visitor Moorings — 1 mile, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford Marina — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Watch House Cruising Club — 7 miles, 1½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Watch House Cruising Club
Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin — 8 miles, 4¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Potato Wharf Arm & The New Basin
Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms — 8 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Staffordshire, Kenworthy and other Arms
Ye Olde Number 3 Transit Moorings — 14 miles, ½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Ye Olde Number 3 Transit Moorings
New Islington Marina — 10 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to New Islington Marina Entrance, then on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) to Cotton Field Wharf Marina, then on the Rochdale Canal (New Islington Marina Arm) to New Islington Marina
Fairfield Junction — 13 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Bridgewater Marina — ½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Plank Lane Visitor Moorings — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Visitor Moorings
Wigan Bottom Lock No 87 — 12 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
Pottery Changeline Bridge — 12 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Pottery Changeline Bridge
Dean Locks No 90 — 16 miles, 1 furlong and 6 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Dean Locks No 90
Wigan Top Lock Services — 14 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Wigan Top Lock Services
White Bear Marina (Adlington) — 18 miles, 5½ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to White Bear Marina (Adlington)

Nearest rubbish disposal

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Plank Lane Pump Out — 6 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Pump Out
Wigan Bottom Lock No 87 — 12 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 3 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Liverpool to Wigan) to Wigan Bottom Lock No 87
Withington Lane Bridge No 58 — 14 miles, 1¼ furlongs and 22 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Withington Lane Bridge No 58

Nearest chemical toilet disposal

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Watch House Cruising Club — 7 miles, 1½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Watch House Cruising Club
Oughtrington Wharf — 15 miles, 6½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Oughtrington Wharf
Fairfield Junction — 13 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Fairfield Junction

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Wigan Top Lock Services — 14 miles, 1¾ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Wigan Top Lock Services

Nearest place to turn

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Worsley Delph — 1 mile, 3 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Winding Hole (east of Worsley) — 1 mile, 5½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Monton Turn — 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Patricroft Bridge Winding Hole — 3 miles, 1½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Patricroft Basin and Warehouse — 3 miles, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Trafford Park Winding Hole — 4 miles, 5 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford - Waters Meeting — 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting
Stretford Marina — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Edge Lane Winding Hole — 6 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Edge Lane Winding Hole
Pomona Lock Branch Junction — 7 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Pomona Lock Branch Junction

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Boothstown Basin — ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11 On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Peel Hall Winding Hole — 2 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Morley's Bridge Winding Hole — 2 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Marsland Green Winding Hole — 3 miles, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Bridgewater Bridge Winding Hole — 4 miles, 6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
Quayside Winding Hole — 4 miles, 7¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Quayside Winding Hole
Plank Lane Winding Hole — 6 miles, 4¼ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Winding Hole
Pennington Waterside and Marina — 6 miles, 5 furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Pennington Waterside and Marina
Gerrards Bridge Winding Hole — 7 miles, 1½ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Gerrards Bridge Winding Hole

Nearest self-operated pump-out

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

New Islington Marina — 10 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 11 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to New Islington Marina Entrance, then on the Rochdale Canal (Main Line) to Cotton Field Wharf Marina, then on the Rochdale Canal (New Islington Marina Arm) to New Islington Marina

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Plank Lane Pump Out — 6 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Plank Lane Pump Out
Ellerbeck Narrowboats Wharf — 19 miles, 4¼ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to Ellerbeck Narrowboats Wharf

Nearest boatyard pump-out

In the direction of Stretford - Waters Meeting

Stretford Marina — 6 miles, 1¼ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Stretford Marina
Oughtrington Wharf — 15 miles, 6½ furlongs away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Oughtrington Wharf
Portland Basin Arm — 16 miles, 2 furlongs and 27 locks away
Travel to Stretford - Waters Meeting, then on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) to Castlefield Junction, then on the Rochdale Canal to Ducie Street Junction, then on the Ashton Canal (Main Line) to Dukinfield Junction, then on the Peak Forest Canal (Lower) to Portland Basin Arm

In the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11

Bridgewater Marina — ½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leigh Bridge No 11
White Bear Marina (Adlington) — 18 miles, 5½ furlongs and 23 locks away
Travel to Leigh Bridge No 11, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) to Wigan Junction, then on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) to White Bear Marina (Adlington)
Direction of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
 
 
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