Guests will leave Sutton Weaver on a picturesque cruise along the River Weaver taking in many of the historic sights concluding with the Anderton Boat Lift.

Anderton Boat lift opened in 1875 to transfer narrow boats the 50ft between the River Weaver and the Trent & Mersey Canal - today the traffic is mainly pleasure craft. The area is a scheduled monument and award-winning visitor destination.

Cruise highlights are:

Anderton Basin - where barges and small sea-going ships carried chemicals, coal, and salt as well as china clay, and pottery via the canal.

Winnington works - still operational, but under major re-development.

Winnington Swing Bridge - the smallest of the river’s five swing bridges, and electrically operated since 1909.

Wallerscote Island - the site of the former soda ash plant recently demolished to make way for housing. The course of the original river is behind the island.

Barnton Sluice and Weir

Barnton Cut and the tree lined Weaver Valley.

Saltersford Locks (1877) - the old course of the river meanders south of the Weaver Navigation between here and Winnington.

Acton Bridge - where the river forks at Acton Bridge island. To the south are the moorings of Acton Bridge Cruising Club, and the original stone bridge. The Danny passes the site of the old swing bridge which was replaced by the present Acton Swing Bridge in 1934.

Dutton Locks (1880) and the large flood control sluices, close to the site of the old locks.

Dutton Horse Bridge - a unique twin span timber bridge and Grade 2 listed structure built in 1919 - one of the few remaining laminated greenheart bridges in the country.

Dutton Viaduct - which carries the West Coast main railway line over the river. Dating from 1836 it has 20 arches.

Pickering’s O’ the Boat - a small village which was the limit of navigation until the first lock was built in 1758.

Frodsham cut - now silted up led to the disused Frodsham Lock.

Sutton Level locks - closed in the 1950’s and now largely overgrown.

Weston Canal - which joined the Weaver Navigation to Weston Point Docks (Runcorn)

Sutton Weaver Swing Bridge (1926) - which carries the A56, adjacent to the Danny's Sutton Weaver berth.

Frodsham railway viaduct (1850).

Our group will meet in the Anderton Boat Lift car park (£3.00 charge) at midday to travel by coach to meet the boat at Sutton Weaver where the cruise starts at 1.00pm. There is no parking at Sutton Weaver.

ROAD DISRUPTION NOTICE: GETTING TO ANDERTON

Due to a road closure in place between Northwich and Anderton which may last most of the 2022 operating season, we suggest passengers travel via the A559 and follow the brown tourist signs for Anderton Boat Lift. This will take you via Comberbach and past Marbury Country Park. Please ignore the road closure signs - the road is only closed after Anderton.

The A559 can be accessed at M56 J10 - or from NE of Northwich (look for signs for A559 Warrington). Do NOT follow brown signs from Northwich town centre as these direct you via the closed route!