Our Story

This is Aqueduct.

Aerial view of a boat yard with boats docked in a water marina, surrounded by green fields, a winding canal, and parking lots with cars.

A history of hospitality

Opening in February 2009, Aqueduct Marina is an award winning site in the heart of the Cheshire countryside. A former dairy farm, the Aqueduct site is ideally located along side the Middlewich branch of the Shropshire union canal with over 100 acres of fields sprawling down to the River Weaver and the surrounding countryside. Read more about our story below…

Group of five cows in a green field, close up, with one cow sticking out its tongue.

Pre 2007 - The Parton family have farmed in Cheshire for generations but back in 2007 they made the difficult decision to stop farming and pursue a new challenge… Building the UK’s premier marina

Two construction workers wearing yellow safety vests and white helmets standing on a construction site with a cloudy sky overhead.

The Marina was opened on the 14th of February 2009 by the Parton’s (Picture showing Rob and Andrea)

Aerial view of a marina with boats, surrounded by green fields and countryside, with several parking areas and buildings nearby.

Over the following years we have grown and expanded the services we offer, including opening a caravan site back in 2016… We also realised our target of becoming the UK’s premier inland marina….

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We have also won the THYA inland marina of the year award 4 times…

Three people standing together at an awards event, holding a large sign for the TYHA Gold Anchor Award Scheme. The man on the left is wearing a dark checkered jacket and glasses. The woman in the middle has dark brown hair, wearing a red top, and is holding the sign. The woman on the right has short red hair, wearing a gray dress with a black lanyard, and a name tag that reads Sarah Hanna. They are smiling in front of a blue background with the word 'Insurance' visible.

Here are Rob & Andrea being award the 5 gold anchor accreditation.. Think star ratings for hotels but for marinas… But thanks to our incredible team we haven’t stopped there…

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As well as several other awards including SCCC ambassador of the year, excellence in customer service, business of the year and most recently the THYA team of the year award.