The Association of Pleasure Craft Operators

The APCO Guide to Inland Waterway Boating Holidays

List of Pump Out Stations (includes non BMF/APCO Members)
Clients are advised to check with the boatyard in advance for costs.
It is also suggested that clients telephone ahead, particularly at weekends and Bank Holidays.
The right is reserved to refuse pump-outs at any time.
Every effort has been made to ensure coverage of the main cruising areas but no liability is accepted for errors or omissions April 2006, version 2. If you would like a yard included in the next issue please email the details to apco@britishmarine.co.uk
The boatyards have been listed by canal for a quick reference and are linked below:-
ASHBY CANAL MONMOUTH & BRECON CANAL
BASINGSTOKE CANAL NOTTINGHAM & BEESTON CANAL
BIRMINGHAM CANAL NAVIGATION (BCN) OXFORD CANAL NORTH
BRIDGEWATER CANAL OXFORD CANAL SOUTH
CALDER & HEBBLE NAVIGATION RIVER AVON
COVENTRY CANAL RIVER SEVERN
GRAND UNION CANAL (SOUTH) RIVER SOAR
GRAND UNION CANAL (LEICESTER SECTION) RIVER THAMES
GRAND UNION CANAL (NORTH) RIVER TRENT
KENNET & AVON CANAL RIVER WEY
LEE & STORT NAVIGATIONS STRATFORD CANAL SOUTH
LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL
LLANGOLLEN CANAL STAFFS & WORCESTER CANAL
MACCLESFIELD CANAL TRENT & MERSEY CANAL
PEAK FOREST CANAL WORCESTER & BIRMINGHAM CANAL
ASHBY CANAL
TRINITY MARINAS Bridge 17a 01455 622243
ASHBY BOAT CO. Bridge 25 01455 212671
BASINGSTOKE CANAL
GALLEON MARINE Colt Hill, Odiham 01256 703691
BIRMINGHAM CANAL NAVIGATION (BCN)
SHERBORNE WHARF Oozells Street Loop 01214 556163
BRIDGEWATER CANAL
CLAYMOORE NAVIGATION Preston Brookbetween M56 and A56 Bridges 01928 717273
CALDER & HEBBLE NAVIGATION
SHIRE CRUISERS Sowerby Bridge 01422 832712
SHEPLEY BRIDGE MARINA Shepley Bridge Lock 01924 491872
COVENTRY CANAL
VALLEY CRUISERS Between bridges 27 & 28 024 7639 3333
ALVECOTE MARINE Close to bridge 59 01827 898585
STREETHAY WHARF South of Streethay Bridge 01543 414808
SWAN LINE CRUISERS Fradley Junction 01283 790332
GRAND UNION CANAL (SOUTH)
HIGH LINE YACHTING CO Iver (Slough Arm) Br 6 01753 651496
HIGH LINE YACHTING CO Cowley Peachey Br190 01895 442290
MIDDLESEX & HERTS BOAT SERVICES Winkwell Dock, Bourne End 01442 872985
COWROAST MARINAS Adjacent Cowroast Lock 01442 823222
WYVERN SHIPPING CO Bridge 114 01525 372355
WILLOWBRIDGE ENTERPRISES Bridge 99 01908 643242
BAXTER BOAT FITTING SERVICES Bridge 60 01908 542844
BLISWORTH TUNNEL BOATS Bridge 51 01604 858868
ALVECHURCH BOAT CENTRES Gayton Marina 01604 858685
STOWE HILL Bridge 26 01327 341365
WHILTON MARINA Buckby Bottom Lock 01327 844442
GRAND UNION CANAL (LEICESTER SECTION)
WELTONFIELD NARROWBOATS Bridge 2 01327 842282
CRICK MARINA 01327 860640
KILWORTH WHARF LEISURE Bridge 45 01858 880484
UNION WHARF NARROWBOATS Mkt Harbro. basin 01858 432123
GRAND UNION CANAL (NORTH)
CALCUTT BOATS Calcutt Top Lock 01926 813757
WARWICKSHIRE FLY BOAT CO Shop Lock 01926 812093
KATE BOATS WARWICK Bridge 49 01926 492968
COPT HEATH WHARF Bridge 76 01217 044464
KENNET & AVON CANAL
BATH NARROWBOATS Sydney Wharf, Bath 01225 447276
SALTFORD MARINA by Kelston Lock 01225 872226
THE BATH & DUNDAS CANAL CO Dundas Aqueduct 01225 722292
BRADFORD ON AVON MARINA  Widbrook 01225 864562
HILPERTON MARINA Hilperton Wharf,Trowbridge 01225 765243
DEVIZES MARINA West of Horton Bridge 01380 725300
NEWBURY BOAT CO. Greenham Island 01635 42884
READING MARINE COMPANY Aldermaston Wharf 01189 713666
THAMES & KENNET MARINA betwn Cav’sham & Sonning 01189 482911
LEE & STORT NAVIGATIONS
LEE VALLEY NARROWBOAT CO Stanstead Abbots Lock 01920 870068
LEE VALLEY BOAT CENTRE Broxbourne 01992 462085
LEEDS & LIVERPOOL CANAL
L & L CRUISERS Bridge 71 01257 480825
LOWER PARK MARINA Bridge 152 01282 815883
PENNINE CRUISERS Canal Basin, Skipton 01756 795478
SNAYGILL BOATS South of Bridge 182 01756 795150
SILSDEN BOATS Bridge 191A 01535 653675
APOLLO CANAL CRUISES Between Br 207B & 207C 01274 595914
RODLEY BOAT CENTRE Bridge 216 01132 576132
LLANGOLLEN CANAL
ANGLO WELSH WATERWAY HOLIDAYS Trevor 01978 821749
MARINE SERVICES Chirk Marina 01691 774558
MAESTERMYN MARINE Whittington, Bridge 5 01691 662424
WHIXALL MARINA Prees Arm 01948 880420
VIKING AFLOAT Whitchurch, Bridge 32 01948 662012
ALVECHURCH BOAT CENTRES Whixall, Bridge 20 01270 780544
MACCLESFIELD CANAL
HERITAGE NARROWBOATS North of Bridge 87 01782 785700
BOLLINGTON WHARF LEISURE Opposite Adelphi Mill 01625 575811
PEAK FOREST CANAL
ANGLO WELSH WATERWAY HOLIDAYS Bridge 28 01663 745000
MONMOUTH & BRECON CANAL
RED LINE BOATS Goytre Wharf 01873 880516
BEACON PARK BOATS Llanfoist Wharf 01873 858288
CASTLE NARROWBOATS Church Road Wharf, Gilkwern 01873 830001
CAMBRIAN CRUISERS Pencelli 01874 665315
NOTTINGHAM & BEESTON CANAL
NOTTINGHAM CASTLE MARINA Castle Marina Park 01159 412672
OXFORD CANAL NORTH
CLIFTON CRUISERS Bridge 66 01788 543570
WILLOW WREN Rugby Wharf 01788 562183
ROSE NARROWBOATS Bridge 30 01788 832449
OXFORD CANAL SOUTH
BLACK PRINCE HOLIDAYS Wigrams Turn 01926 817175
OXFORDSHIRE NARROWBOATS Bridge 206 01869 340348
NAPTON NARROWBOATS 300yds S of Napton Junction 01926 813644
CALCUTT BOATS Napton Junction 01926 813757
RIVER AVON
BIDFORD BOATS Riverside House, Bidford 01789 773205
EVESHAM MARINA Evesham 01386 48906
STRATFORD MARINA Upstream of Clopton Bridge 01789 269669
RIVER SEVERN
STARLINE NARROWBOATS Upton Marina 01684 574774
RIVER SOAR
SILEBY MILL BOATYARD Sileby (below lock) 01509 813583
RAYNSWAY MARINA  nr Thurmaston Lock 01162 606166
RIVER THAMES
BENSON PLEASURECRAFT Benson 01491 838304
THAMES & KENNET MARINA Between Caversham & Sonning Locks 01189 482911
RIVER TRENT
SAWLEY MARINA Long Eaton 01159 734278
BEESTON MARINA 200yds from Beeston Lock 01159 223168
FARNDON HARBOUR 4 miles upstream of Newark 01636 705483
BRITISH WATERWAYS Torksey Lock, Junction of Fossdyke Nav. & R Trent 01427 718202
BRITISH WATERWAYS West Stockwith Lock 01427 890204
RIVER WEY
GUILDFORD BOATHOUSE Millbrook, Guildford 01483 504494
STRATFORD CANAL SOUTH
ANGLO WELSH Wootton Wawen  01564 793427
SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL
NAPTON MARINA Autherley Junction, Bridge 1 01902 789942
COUNTRYWIDE CRUISERS The Wharf, Brewood 01902 850166
ANGLO WELSH WATERWAY HOLIDAYS Norbury Junction, Bridge 38 01785 284292
NANTWICH CANAL CENTRE Basin adjacent Bridge 92 01270 625122
ANGLO WELSH WATERWAY HOLIDAYS Bunbury Bridge 105 01829 260957
CHAS HARDERN & CO Beeston Castle Wharf 01829 732595
THE BOAT MUSEUM Ellesmere Port 01523 555017
STAFFS & WORCESTER CANAL
STROUDWATER CRUISERS Stourport Basin 01299 877222
WOMBOURNE CANAL SERVICES Giggety Wharf 01902 892242
WATER TRAVEL Autherley Junction 01902 789942
GAILEY MARINE Gailey Lock 01902 790612
TEDDESLEY BOAT CO. Park Gate Lock Bridge 90 01785 714692
ANGLO WELSH WATERWAY HOLIDAYS Great Haywood Junction 01889 881711
TRENT & MERSEY CANAL
MIDLAND CANAL CENTRE Stenson Marina 01283 701933
SWAN LINE CRUISERS Fradley Junction 01283 790332
ANGLO WELSH Great Haywood Junction 01889 881711
CANAL CRUISING CO. Between Lock28 & Bridge 95 01785 813982
STONE BOATBUILDING CHANDLERY LTD Bridge 94 / 95 01785 812688
BLACK PRINCE HOLIDAYS Stoke on Trent, Bridge 118 01782 201981
MIDDLEWICH NARROWBOATS Middlewich Junction 01606 832460
ALVECHURCH BOAT CENTRES Anderton, Bridge 198 01606 79642
BLACK PRINCE HOLIDAYS Between Br 209 & 210 01606 852945
WORCESTER & BIRMINGHAM CANAL
VIKING AFLOAT Lowesmoor Wharf 01905 612707
BLACK PRINCE HOLIDAYS Bridge 44 01527 575115
ANGLO WELSH WATERWAY HOLIDAYS North end Tardebigge Tunnel 01527 873898
ALVECHURCH BOAT CENTRES Bridge 90 01214 452909
 

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