Welcome to Bank Hall Dry Dock

We are a Fully Serviced Dry Dock and Maintenance Yard in Burnley, Lancs on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

Bank Hall Dry Dock is a fully working maintenance dock and boatyard, offering canal boat owners a wide range of services including boat building, bottom blacking, painting & sign-writing, welding and fabrication, anode fitting, and general repairs.

We are the only dry dock suitable for widebeam boats between Skipton and Wigan. 

If you have a project you’d like to discuss, please text your details to 07765 461404
and we will arrange for someone to call you back.

Our Services

You can see the 2023 prices for our in-house bottom blacking services below. For all other boat renovation works (painting, welding, anodes, repairs etc.) specific estimates can be provided by arrangement. Please contact us for more information.

Narrowboat ‘Bottom Blacking’ In House Charges 2024

Standard

£17.60 per foot

V Bottom

£165 extra

Wide Beam ‘Bottom Blacking’ In House Charges 2024

Standard

£24 per foot

Chine

Price on application

Important Note: While we are working on your boat, we may become aware of faults or problems that you are not aware of, that would be cost effective to resolve during your dry dock stay. We will not carry out any work that you haven’t authorised, so we advise that you check in with us regularly as your work progresses.

Request a booking

Please note that we take in boats on Monday and Thursday afternoons, so booking slots are restricted to these times. If you fill in the booking form below to request a booking, we will get back to you to confirm availability. For services other than bottom blacking, please contact us and we can discuss your requirements.

Accessories

We also stock a range of Canal Boat accessories – please enquire for prices and further details.

Galvanised Canal Boat Windlass Handles (British Waterways Lock Gate Keys)

British Waterways Keys
(or Canal River Trust Keys)

Canal Lock Water Conservation Key – Anti Vandal Security Water Tap Handcuff

Marine Rope

How to find us

Our postal address is Bank Hall Dry Dock, Thompson Park, Colne Road, Burnley, BB10 3AT.

If you are familiar with what3words our address is ///note.tracks.unit

To plan your route by boat, visit the Canals & Rivers Trust Interactive map and search for Burnley – you will find us close to Bridge 151, to the North East of the centre of Burnley, above Thompson Park.

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