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Boat trips through a working hydraulic lift raising vessels from the River Weaver to the canal.
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Reviews — 8
Really good place to visit even if you don't have an interest in superb engineering. The whole site is run very well, with the visitor centre being the highlight of the visit, telling the story of the lift. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a visit to anyone, it even caters for children with a play area. Large car park with disabled spaces that are free to use for blue badge holders. The staff are friendly and very helpful.
We had a brilliant visit to the boat lift. We did the boat trip down the lift and along the river which was great, really interesting. All staff super friendly.
A great place to visit and learn about the boat lift. The boat trip is a must as it was very informative and entertaining. Good café and shop to finish off the visit, along with a walk along the canal.
We went for a one-hour boat ride. There was excellent commentary about the history of the boat lift and the places we saw during our riding. I definitely recommend it for the information they share.
Very interesting place and the boat lift is fascinating. Went on the boat trip down the river and then up the boat lift. Very interesting commentary on the boat. Small information area, penny arcade machines great for kids. Very nice cafe with delicious cakes. Staff and volunteers friendly and helpful. Definitely worth a visit.
Great place to visit and see the working boat lift, lovely grounds all well cared for and clean which is a great credit to the volunteers, entry was free you only need to pay for parking which is really cheap. Visitors centre sells tickets for the boat trips on the canal which includes going up and down the lift, also includes a gift shop and cafe and all the history section which also explains all the engineering of the lift. We'll worth a visit.
Great place to spend a few hours. Large car park two tariffs, £3 all day or £2 for 3hrs. Country park area for walking. A few minutes walk down to the canal and visitor centre which has toilets, cafe & gifts. There's a museum and old fashioned penny arcade downstairs, there is a lift. We booked the boat trip while we were there, it was'nt very busy probably because it was a wet day in September during term time. The boat trip was brilliant very informative commentary the whole trip. The lift is an amazing piece of engineering. We went down the lift, the boat is maneuvered into the centre of the river at the bottom for a few minutes so you can take photo's. The river cruise went as far as Northwich. It's well worth a visit just to see the lift.