Anderton Boat Lift Visitor Centre

Stairway to heaven!

Although we regularly spend the odd night locally we've never stayed long enough to visit - so when we heard that it was closing sometime for major work we had to come! Hadn't expected the boat ride ...

Friendly staff made it an exceptional visit

Another fantastic visit with my young children! The play area with its breath taking view of The Lift is perfect for my kids to explore. The cafe serves the best bacon rolls around and we always buy t...

Bad apple

I took my 2 year old grandson to the Anderton Boat lift visitor centre.Firstly we had a wrap in the cafe it had obviously been warmed up in the microwave because it was red hot in the middle luckily i...

An excellent experience, ‘lifts’ your spirit !

A really good experience. The visitor centre has a lot of information, plus cafe and gifts. We took the boat cruise which starts at the canal, then uses the lift to lower to the river. We then cruised...

Lovely location and a fascinating boat ride - well worth a visit!!!

The visitor centre and cafe are well presented and the staff and volunteers are very welcoming and helpful. The area around the canal is especially nice, and the boat lift itself is a spectcular piece...