Donkey Back Picnic Site 
Halfway point between Liverpool and Leeds.
Also known as: Church Visitor Moorings
Donkey Bank Picnic Site, Millbank Place, Church, BB5 4BF, United Kingdom
Donkey Back Picnic Site is on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds).
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.
Donkey Back Picnic Site
is a minor waterways place
on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) between
Feniscowles Bridge No 93B (10 miles and 3½ furlongs
and 6 locks
to the west) and
Salterforth Bridge No 151 (Salterforth village 200 yards northeast) (20 miles and ¼ furlongs
and 7 locks
to the northeast).
The nearest place in the direction of Feniscowles Bridge No 93B is Church Kirk Changeline Bridge No 112;
¾ furlongs
away.
The nearest place in the direction of Salterforth Bridge No 151 is Hyndburn Aqueduct No 27;
¾ furlongs
away.
There is access (suitable for wheels) to the towpath here.
Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor). Mooring is limited to 14 days. Space for one boat on small wharf by public picnic site. No CRT sign but is marked ("Church S1 Moorings") on the CRT map.
| Burys Bridge No 111A | 5¼ furlongs | |
| Tinker Brook Aqueduct No 26 | 4½ furlongs | |
| Simpsons Bridge No 111D | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Church Kirk Bridge Winding Hole | 1 furlong | |
| Church Kirk Changeline Bridge No 112 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Donkey Back Picnic Site | ||
| Hyndburn Aqueduct No 27 | ¾ furlongs | |
| Church Swing Bridge No 113 | 1½ furlongs | |
| Peel Bank Arm (disused) | 2¼ furlongs | |
| Peel Bank Bridge No 113A | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Rileys Pipe Bridge | 6¾ furlongs | |
A small picnic site with mooring and road access (to the end of a quiet residential street). Looks a safe and pleasant place to moor - the best in the Church area - with houses nearby and good views across the canal. A few yards west, a sculpture marks the halfway point of the L&L Canal.
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In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Rose Grove Services — 6 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Reedley Marina — 12 miles, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Barrowford Top Lock No 45 — 16 miles, 3½ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Foulridge Wharf — 18 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Blackburn Lock Sanitary Station — 7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan JunctionNearest rubbish disposal
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Rose Grove Services — 6 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Barrowford Lock No 47 — 16 miles, 2½ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Foulridge Wharf — 18 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Blackburn Lock Sanitary Station — 7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan JunctionNearest chemical toilet disposal
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Rose Grove Services — 6 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Barrowford Top Lock No 45 — 16 miles, 3½ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Foulridge Wharf — 18 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 7 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Blackburn Lock Sanitary Station — 7 miles, 6¾ furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan JunctionNearest place to turn
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Whalley Road Bridge Winding Hole — 1 mile, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Clough Bank Winding Hole — 3 miles, 1¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Shuttleworth Winding Hole — 4 miles away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Hapton Winding Hole — 4 miles, 7 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Old Rose Grove Winding Hole — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Nelson Square Winding Hole — 9 miles, ½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Sandholme Aqueduct Winding Hole — 10 miles, 3¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Winding Hole North of Burnley Embankment — 10 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Burley Lane Winding Hole — 11 miles, 5¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Hawks House Winding Hole — 12 miles, 7 furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
Hodge Bank Winding Hole — 15 miles, ¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Church Kirk Bridge Winding Hole — 1 furlong away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Railway Bridge No 110B Winding Hole — 6½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Dunkenhalgh Aqueduct Winding Hole — 1 mile, 6¾ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Rishton Winding Hole — 2 miles, ¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Trident Way Winding Hole — 4 miles, 4¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Eanam Bridge Winding Hole — 6 miles, 5¼ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Infirmary Winding Hole — 7 miles, 7 furlongs and 4 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Bower House Fold Bridge Winding Hole — 8 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan Junction
Stanworth Bridge Winding Hole — 11 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan JunctionNearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Rose Grove Services — 6 miles, 7½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Johnson's Hillock Visitor Moorings — 16 miles, 5¾ furlongs and 6 locks away
On this waterway in the direction of Wigan JunctionNearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
Reedley Marina — 12 miles, 2½ furlongs away
On this waterway in the direction of Leeds BridgeDirection of TV transmitter (From Wolfbane Cybernetic)
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