Rivers
Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina
Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Visitor moorings run by Aquavista
Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.
10 sites · 1 with space now · typical £22.40 a night for a 10m boat (£5–£39.80 across 2 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 10 sites: 5 on canals, 2 on rivers and 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- 1 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Priory Waterside & Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £5 a night (Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina) to £39.80 a night (Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina); the middle of 2 is £22.40 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 30.5m (100ft) at Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina.
- Of the 10, 9 have electric hook-up, 8 a pump-out, 6 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
- 4 of the 10 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina
Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,270 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Fettlers Wharf Marina
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)
Prices on request
Canals
Galgate Waterside & Marina
Galgate, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Limehouse Waterside & Marina
London, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Pennington Waterside & Marina
Leigh, Greater Manchester · Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Ripon Waterside & Marina
Ripon, North Yorkshire · Ripon Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Tewkesbury Marina
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Canals
Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina
Napton on the Hill, Southam, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Waterside & Marina | Bedford, River Great Ouse | On request | Berths available |
| Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina | Birdham, Chichester Harbour | £39.80 | Not reported |
| Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £5 | Not reported |
| Fettlers Wharf Marina | Ormskirk, Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) | On request | Not reported |
| Galgate Waterside & Marina | Galgate, Lancaster Canal | On request | Not reported |
| Limehouse Waterside & Marina | London, River Thames | – | Not reported |
| Pennington Waterside & Marina | Leigh, Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Not reported |
| Ripon Waterside & Marina | Ripon, Ripon Canal | On request | Not reported |
| Tewkesbury Marina | Tewkesbury, River Avon | On request | Not reported |
| Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina | Napton on the Hill, Southam, Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal | On request | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m boat run by Aquavista?
Across the 2 visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £5 a night at Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina to £39.80 a night at Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina. The middle figure is £22.40 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings run by Aquavista?
For a 10m boat, Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina is cheapest at £5 a night in Gosport.
Which visitor moorings run by Aquavista have space now?
1 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Priory Waterside & Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at visitor moorings run by Aquavista?
4 of the 10 say you can: Priory Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Galgate Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed), Limehouse Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 5 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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