Note: A handcuff key will be required as anti-vandal locks are fitted along this canal.
Boating the Ashton Canal
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Ashton Canal
| Length | 6.8 miles |
| Locks | 18 |
Maximum boat dimensions
| Length | 21.79m | 71ft 5" |
| Width | 2.13m | 7ft |
| Draught | 0.9m | 3ft |
| Headroom | 1.82m | 5ft 11" |
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Ashton Canal
Saved from dereliction by hardworking volunteers in the 1970s, and reopened the waterway into the heart of Manchester
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Last Edited: 12 May 2025
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