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Looking for places to moor for couple of days near to Liverpool, any suggestions appreciated.Facilities not a problem would like to know boat ok for a day while in Liverpool, it,s just family down and would like a trip into Liverpool

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Depends on how long and how near and what facilities near by,

outside Liverpool, probably Maghull/lydiate on the towpath, or Scarisbrick marina a bit further back and most points in between.

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We have been in and out of Liverpool several times last year, and once so far this year.

If you're worrying about its old "Tiger country" reputation, don't.

If you can get a booking to go down" the link", do it. Then you can tie up in Salthouse Dock, right next to the centre of the city, and be as safe as houses.

If you don't want to go into the docks, we've had a couple of perfectly pleasant stays at Eldonian Village; you can easily get the bus into town from there.

I think the CRT "yard" at Litherland is somewhere you could get away with staying for a couple of days; there is a huge Tesco right next door.

Our impression is that nowadays Liverpool is no worse than anywhere else, and we have met with nothing but friendliness , even from the drunks and hoodies on the towpath.

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1 hour ago, DRP said:

We have been in and out of Liverpool several times last year, and once so far this year.

If you're worrying about its old "Tiger country" reputation, don't.

If you can get a booking to go down" the link", do it. Then you can tie up in Salthouse Dock, right next to the centre of the city, and be as safe as houses.

If you don't want to go into the docks, we've had a couple of perfectly pleasant stays at Eldonian Village; you can easily get the bus into town from there.

I think the CRT "yard" at Litherland is somewhere you could get away with staying for a couple of days; there is a huge Tesco right next door.

Our impression is that nowadays Liverpool is no worse than anywhere else, and we have met with nothing but friendliness , even from the drunks and hoodies on the towpath.

Thanks for info, will try to get booking to go down link to Salthouse Dock, failing that will check out the other places.

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I would agree with this, having just taken the boat down to Liverpool for the excellent 'Steam on the Dock' event a few weekends ago.

The canal down into Liverpool, and the link to the south docks if fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone, its our second time down having been over the Mersey and up the Ellesmere port (more paperwork, but also well worth it) five years ago, and I hope to do the link again soon.

As has been said, its not half as rough at its reputation, and for instance as said at Maghull there is sizable collection of off-side moorings, nice houses, and a towpath that I am sure is as safe as anywhere else. Both times we spend a night in Aintree by bridge 9 on the way in without issue, leaving a car on the roadside for a night in the adjoining housing estate.

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The canal is as any other, with all the swing bridges being self-operated and much improved this time as from last time, till you get to 'Handcocks Swing' bridge no 9 at Aintree which along with bridge 6 'Netherton Swing' is operated for you by CRT staff between the hours of 9:30-10:30am and 1-2pm every day of the week as far as I know.

The link is then booked online or over the phone for any day of the week bar Tuesday and typically has spaces although can book up for certain weekends and events. You can stay within Liverpool on the moorings in Salthouse dock for up to a week for free, these are safe and secure with water points and elec points (on a card system) and refuse collection, elsan is available but charged. If you want more than a week, its £20 a night and you have to ring to book it and your extended passage dates.

Leaving bridge 9 at 9:30 gets you to the top of the Stanley Locks ready to start the link at the correct time of 1pm, leaving the docks at 8:30am on the link then gets you to bridge 6 and hence 9 coming the otherway for the right time again.

 

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On 5/15/2017 at 18:23, DRP said:

We have been in and out of Liverpool several times last year, and once so far this year.

If you're worrying about its old "Tiger country" reputation, don't.

If you can get a booking to go down" the link", do it. Then you can tie up in Salthouse Dock, right next to the centre of the city, and be as safe as houses.

If you don't want to go into the docks, we've had a couple of perfectly pleasant stays at Eldonian Village; you can easily get the bus into town from there.

I think the CRT "yard" at Litherland is somewhere you could get away with staying for a couple of days; there is a huge Tesco right next door.

Our impression is that nowadays Liverpool is no worse than anywhere else, and we have met with nothing but friendliness , even from the drunks and hoodies on the towpath.

We follow your advice and booked passage into docks, now looking forward to the experience, if a bit apprehensive regarding swing bridges.

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Don't worry about the swing bridges.

The two between Parbold and Burscough are far enough apart that you may want to put someone off to operate them and then pick them up again each time. They are electric. One has manual barriers; the other electric - it's obvious when you get there.

The first two after Burscough are electric, and close enough together to be worthwhile the bridge operator staying off.

Then, it's quite a long way to the next electric one at Bridge 20. This one's in a rather exposed position in the middle of nowhere, where crosswinds can give you a bit of bother if it's windy, but nothing too bad. Bridge person back on after this one.

Bridges 16(electric lights and wedges, but you push it),15(electric operation), 14(pedestrian bridge-easy remember vandal key), and 12(electric operation) through Maghull are walkable (bike would be better); so you could avoid a lot of stopping and starting.

The last one you have to do yourself is Bridge10.This is a farm bridge, and manual; the lock on it can be fiddly(BWB key and vandal key).You'll probably want to stop here overnight, to be ready to meet the CRT men at Hancock's Bridge in the morning. It's more sheltered if you go through the bridge. If you then walk across the bridge and up the track through the farmyard into Melling, you'll be able to buy the bridge operator drinks and supper in the Bootle Arms.

Or you could motor on to the next bridge, and go to the Horse & Jockey .

The CRT men won't let you through Hancocks Bridge before 9.30 am, because the yummy mummies in Range Rovers turn ugly if anything interrupts the school run.(I know . . . Liverpool . . . genteel as f***!).They then do the next one for you, and that's it. They'll almost certainly do the footbridge by the yard at Litherland, but if you miss them it's no big deal.

It's worth remembering that the Litherland yard is the last place you can empty the loo without a lot of faffing and expense.

I'm sure you'll have a great time.

 

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On 5/28/2017 at 17:19, DRP said:

Don't worry about the swing bridges.

The two between Parbold and Burscough are far enough apart that you may want to put someone off to operate them and then pick them up again each time. They are electric. One has manual barriers; the other electric - it's obvious when you get there.

The first two after Burscough are electric, and close enough together to be worthwhile the bridge operator staying off.

Then, it's quite a long way to the next electric one at Bridge 20. This one's in a rather exposed position in the middle of nowhere, where crosswinds can give you a bit of bother if it's windy, but nothing too bad. Bridge person back on after this one.

Bridges 16(electric lights and wedges, but you push it),15(electric operation), 14(pedestrian bridge-easy remember vandal key), and 12(electric operation) through Maghull are walkable (bike would be better); so you could avoid a lot of stopping and starting.

The last one you have to do yourself is Bridge10.This is a farm bridge, and manual; the lock on it can be fiddly(BWB key and vandal key).You'll probably want to stop here overnight, to be ready to meet the CRT men at Hancock's Bridge in the morning. It's more sheltered if you go through the bridge. If you then walk across the bridge and up the track through the farmyard into Melling, you'll be able to buy the bridge operator drinks and supper in the Bootle Arms.

Or you could motor on to the next bridge, and go to the Horse & Jockey .

The CRT men won't let you through Hancocks Bridge before 9.30 am, because the yummy mummies in Range Rovers turn ugly if anything interrupts the school run.(I know . . . Liverpool . . . genteel as f***!).They then do the next one for you, and that's it. They'll almost certainly do the footbridge by the yard at Litherland, but if you miss them it's no big deal.

It's worth remembering that the Litherland yard is the last place you can empty the loo without a lot of faffing and expense.

I'm sure you'll have a great time.

 

We go in to Liverpool on the Wednesday so was going to go through bridge 9 Tuesday moore up for day along here, empty elsan top up water maybe some shopping, then next morning make sure were at the last c&rt operated bridge for our onward journey into Liverpool Wednesday morning.

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