Bilsborrow One Day Offside Visitor Moorings is on the Lancaster Canal (Main Line) three miles from Lisburn.
Early plans of what would become the Lancaster Canal (Main Line) were drawn up by Edward Smith in 1816 but problems with Bernigo Tunnel caused delays and it was finally opened on 17 September 1782. Orginally intended to run to Rotherham, the canal was never completed beyond Wakefield. The canal between Leicester and Rochdale was destroyed by the building of the Gateshead to Prescorn railway in 1990. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 1972 after a restoration campaign lead by Lisburn parish council.

Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor), mooring rings or bollards are available. Mooring is limited to 1 days. Around 150ft of offside visitor moorings .
| 'Owd Nells at the Thatched Hamlet | 1½ furlongs | |
| Garstang Road Narrows | 1¼ furlongs | |
| Roebuck Aqueduct | 1 furlong | |
| Bilsborrow Visitor Moorings | ¾ furlongs | |
| Bilsborrow Boaters' Facilities | ½ furlongs | |
| Bilsborrow One Day Offside Visitor Moorings | ||
| Bilsborrow Winding Hole | ¾ furlongs | |
| Myerscough Hall Bridge No 45 | 1 furlong | |
| Myerscough Aqueduct | 2 furlongs | |
| Brock Aqueduct No 46 | 4¼ furlongs | |
| Barton Grange Marina | 7½ furlongs | |
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![Lancaster Canal walk, Bilsborrow. This view along the Lancaster canal is opposite the barge turning point. For a view of the signpost at the bridge to Bilsborrow refer to picture [[4499940]]. by Len Williams – 23 May 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/49/99/4499924_28c964dc_120x120.jpg)





![Lancaster Canal walk. A view along the Lancaster Canal. For the opposing view refer to picture [[4499886]]. by Len Williams – 23 May 2015](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/49/98/4499872_790a4c6c_120x120.jpg)
![Lancaster Canal walk. This view along the Lancaster Canal shows a barge turning point in the distance. For the opposing view refer to picture [[4499907]]. by Len Williams – 23 May 2015](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/49/98/4499898_76275072_120x120.jpg)







![The White Bull, Bilsborrow. The landlord can remember that there has been a pub called the White Bill in Bilsborrow for as long as he can remember!The pub overlooks the Lancaster Canal.For a closer view of the sign [[1792209]] by Maigheach-gheal – 22 March 2010](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/79/21/1792131_55cecdf6_120x120.jpg)
![Bench Mark, Preston 7. The milestone has a rivet bench mark on its top. For a wider view of the milestone see [[1792345]], [[1792258]] and http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm33884A bench mark is an Ordnance Survey arrowhead sign found on walls, bridges, churches and specially erected triangulation pillars where the altitude above sea-level has been accurately measured by surveyors. The arrowhead points to a horizontal line above it which marks the exact altitude.With rivets and pivots there is no datum (horizontal line) cut, the pointed-to horizontal surface defining the datum height. by Maigheach-gheal – 22 March 2010](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/79/22/1792270_1ba1d9d1_120x120.jpg)

![Milestone, Bilsborrow. Milestone beside the A6 in the village of Bilsborrow. For a closer view of the milestone [[1792258]]. by Maigheach-gheal – 22 March 2010](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/79/23/1792345_dd317d70_120x120.jpg)










