Peel's boathouse and slipway - tucked into the crook of the harbour between the breakwater and St Patrick's Isle in the main photo - were rebuilt in 1992 to house the station's carriage-launched Mersey. Because of the picturesque situation, hard up against the walls of Peel Castle, the old boathouse was dismantled and the stone cleaned before being re-used on the two visible walls of the new building.

The slipway is seen here at about half-tide, protected by the island and breakwater but completely open to the north-west.

Main photo (left) Ref 652380 Detailed photo (below) Ref 652386.