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Boating the Lancaster Canal

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Lancaster Canal

Length	41 miles
Locks	0

Maximum boat dimensions

Main line

Length	21.95m	72ft
Width	4.65m	15ft 3"
Draught	0.99m	3ft 3"
Headroom	2.49m	8ft 2"

Ribble Link, courtesy Ian Taylor

Ribble Link

Opened in 2002, the Ribble Link connects the once-isolated Lancaster Canal to the rest of the national waterway network

Brows Bridge, Glasson Branch Canal

Glasson Branch

The Glasson Branch of the Lancaster Canal affords lovely views across Morecambe Bay to the high fells of the Lake District

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Lancaster Canal
Spending the majority of its life in isolation, the Lancaster Canal has developed its own unique character
Lancaster Canal
Spending the majority of its life in isolation, the Lancaster Canal has developed its own unique character

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Last Edited: 05 June 2025

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