Pie Eater

There is a full list of services on the Bridgewater Canal Company website.

If you don't find anywhere another option is Hesford Marine on the Bridgewater Canal which would take you 2 days (Approx 15 hours) to reach.

Have a look at the Wigan Council website under "Greenheart" which shows all the flashes and nature reserves which run all the way from Wigan to Leigh alongside the Leeds and Liverpool Leigh Branch canal. Perfect for dog walking.

I would suggest that you aim to get to Grindley Brook bottom lock on the first night and go through Grindley Brook locks first thing on the second day. (Approx 4 hours sailing). There is a petrol station that sells groceries and also the Horse and Jockey pub which serves food. Obviously whether you can do this depends on what time you set off and if you are later then there are countryside visitor moorings en route and also the Willeymoor pub which is canalside at Willeymoor lock.

Have a look at the canal newspaper "towpath talk" online as there are lots of boat brokerages and adverts for boats for sale and then visit the ones in your area.

Welcome to the forum. Firstly you should have ample time to get to Llangollen basin and back to Wrenbury in the time that you have. If you go on the Shropshire Union Canal Society website and search for "moorings" you will find a complete list of moorings. The SUCS visitor moorings are usually marked by black marker posts at the start and finish of the mooring site and most of them have mooring rings and sometimes picnic benches and barbeque areas. As the longest daylight hours are in June you should be able to sail for longer and like you said you could sail in the morning then have a break and then continue in the evening. More advice will probably follow when forum members wake up.

If you use the search function it will bring up a few similar requests for you to read. Ps welcome to the forum

There is also a shop in a portacabin on the pub car park.

We got a set of portable navigation lights but we never used them. This was in 2003 when we got our "Certificate of Seaworthiness" for the Manchester Ship Canal.

Ask the Bridgewater Canal Company for a complete list of moorings. This will include any private moorings and the 5 boat clubs.

Contact the Bridgewater Canal Company for a list of moorings on the Bridgewater Canal.

The annual maintenance dates are as follows:- Closing Monday 4th March 2024 at 07.30 hours Reopening Friday 15th March 2024 at 16.00 hours Info from the Bridgewater Canal Company.

The Wigan Towpath Taskforce Tuesday volunteers were very busy today on the Leeds and Liverpool Leigh Branch canal. It looked like there were around 20 volunteers cutting back overgrown vegetation and clearing rubbish and debris on both sides of the canal. They also had the use of a work boat to assist with hard to reach areas and they have recently covered the area between Dover Lock and Platt Bridge. Well done to all concerned.

It is listed on the CaRT stoppages site.

The flight is closed until February 2nd as lock 73 is being worked on. The pound may have been drained as part of the work.

The narrowboatpirate vlog mentions shot blasting at Wincham Wharf in her vlog this week.

Have a look at "The Amateur Boater" vlog.

Update from CaRT Repairs to lock 70 have been completed a week early and the flight will reopen tomorrow ( Friday 15.12.23) at 8.00am. As far as I can remember the flight will close again on the 2nd January 2024 for more repairs.

Have a look at the vlog "the narrow boat that James built" as he was having one fitted and he was being shown the ins and outs of operating it. I'm not sure if this will help but he was being given clear instructions about how to use it.

We purchased a season ticket when if first reopened and as far as I can remember it was £30.

We once got a tow from a hire boat when we ran out on the way to Turners garage at Wheaton Aston. My own fault as I thought I had enough left in the tank to get us to the cheapest place. On the other hand we once towed a boat from Saltersford tunnel to Orchard marina and the owner had put a sign on the back of his boat asking for a tow. He said that we were the first boat to see it and offer help.

I think you mean Swanley Bridge not Sawley Bridge - on the Llangollen Canal.

There is some up to date drone footage of the works on the Wiganflightcrew Facebook page.

Work was in progress this morning but the by washes above the works were running and water was spilling over the temporary dam.