Unique 58ft Narrowboat For Sale - Castlefield, Manchester

Currently moored in Castlefield in the heart of Manchester, Bess offers all the benefits of modern city life at a fraction of the cost.

What really sets this boat apart is the murals painted along the sides. Stunningly painted by the artist Jim McCarthy and his wife, they make Bess one of the best-known boats on the cut.

She’s brilliant for exploring the canals and rivers of the UK, being a perfect size to get anywhere on the UK canal network: a comfortable fully-equipped home with loads of built-in storage, comfy memory foam double bed with three more berths for friends and family.

Another fantastic feature is its space-efficient layout and its twin Houdini hatches, all recently refurbished. The dinette is a joy and sits directly under one of the hatches. The bathroom has a full-sized bath and a Compost compost toilet to avoid all those visits to the Elsen.

This boat has great connectivity with an antenna feeding the Huawei router which can connect all your devices and easily feed 4k TV. Even in the countryside, you’ll regularly hit speeds of 50mbs.

The well-designed kitchen comes with a 12v Shoreline fridge with freezer, a Thetford gas oven grill with 4 rings of granite work surfaces, a Belfast sink and bags of storage.

The electrics are designed for live-aboard life with 4 new leisure batteries, USB plugs for phone charging, and a powerful inverter for 240v appliances. The twin 300 solar panels provide all the electricity needed over the summer months. The built-in Paguro/Farymann diesel generator, with a 3000-watt inverter, will meet all your required 240v needs. During the winter there’s a multi-fuel stove to keep it toasty and spray foam insulation throughout the boat ensures the heat stays inside. There are also dinplex low-wattage eco radiators powered by the diesel generator or landline.

It’s had significant maintenance work recently with all new filters, oil changes and the diesel polished along with new batteries. The rudder has had a new shaft and runs smoothly, the engine bay has been repainted, the gunnels and the roof has been re-sanded and much more.

The boat was blacked in June 2022 and has a boat safety certificate to 2026.