Anderton Boat Lift

Works to complete the repairs at Anderton Boat Lift have now been successfully completed and the lift will be fully operational for general passage and trip boat use from 09:00hrs on Saturday 6th June. 

Please note there may be some small delays to required passage through the lift as we will be giving priority bookings to any craft that have been delayed by the breakdown. 

Thank you all very much for your patience and understanding during this time.

Due to the manufacture of the components taking longer than anticipated, our contractors will now return to site on 4th June. 

Works will continue for the duration of the 4th and 5th June.

Further updates will follow on the 5th June 2015

Our contractors will return to site on 3rd June to replace faulty components  which were identified as being needed during our investigations.

It is anticipated the works will continue for the duration of 3rd June and a further update will be posted by 4.30pm on that day..

During the past 36 hours we have been conducting an investigation into a serious mechanical failure on the Anderton Boat Lift. Our contractors are working alongside our engineers to overcome the failure over the next 72 hours, and will be working over the weekend to rectify the problem. 

Further updates from 12 noon on Monday 1st June 2015.

For further information please call the Anderton Boat Lift 01606 786777, option 8.

Due to a mechanical breakdown the Anderton Boat Lift is currently closed to all traffic. Our Technical are working on finding a solution. A further update will be posted at 12:00 29/05/2015.

The customer service team at the Anderton Boat Lift will be contacting the boats that are currently booked, however no further booking will be taken.

Anderton Boat Lift 01606 786777 Option 8 OR Customer Services 0303 040 4040.