Canals
Berths available
Agenda 21
Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Moorings with berths available now run by Canal & River Trust
Marinas, boatyards and moorings that have told us in the last six weeks they have space. Each shows when they told us and what they have.
43 sites · 43 with space now · typical £2,939 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,084–£8,979 across 20 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 43 sites: 40 on canals and 3 on rivers.
- All 43 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Agenda 21, Avoncliff East L1 Leisure, Bank Newton Lock 36, Bardney Lock L1, Bishop Meadow L1, Brentford Island and 37 more.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £2,084 a year (Dowley Gap L1) to £8,979 a year (Engineers Wharf Residential L1); the middle of 20 is £2,939 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 22m (72ft) at Dunhampstead L1 Leisure.
- Of the 43, 15 have electric hook-up, 7 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 2 visitor berths.
- 8 of the 43 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Canals
Berths available
Avoncliff East L1 Leisure
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£4,273 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Bank Newton Lock 36
Skipton, North Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,140 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Berths available
Bardney Lock L1
Bardney, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices on request
Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Brentford Island
Brentford, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
£8,183 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Bridge Inn Horton
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Buckby Top Lock L1 Leisure
Daventry, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£2,606 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,191 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Cowley North (Towpath)
Uxbridge, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
£3,260 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
£2,914 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Dowley Gap L1
Bingley, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,084 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Dunhampstead L1 Leisure
Droitwich, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£2,850 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Engineers Wharf Residential L1
Northolt, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
£8,979 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Enslow Wharf
Enslow, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
£2,802 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure
Foxton, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Hardingswood Junction Moorings
Kidsgrove, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,090 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Hazlemere Marina
Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Hest Bank L1 Leisure
Morecombe, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Hockley Port
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Keadby Lock L1 Leisure
Keadby, Lincolnshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Kingswood Basin
Lapworth, Warwickshire · North Stratford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Knowle Bottom Lock L1 Leisure
Solihull, West Midlands · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Ladybird Pontoon
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Leighton Buzzard L1 Leisure
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Lincoln (Lowside) L1 Leisure Mooring
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Lowsonford L1 Leisure
Lowsonford, Warwickshire · South Stratford Canal
£3,183 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Melbourne Arm L1 Leisure
Melbourne, East Riding of Yorkshire · Pocklington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Monk Meadow
Hempsted, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
£2,474 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Pollington L1 Leisure
Pollington, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Purton South L1 Leisure
Berkeley, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Salwick Wharf
Preston, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Berths available
Sawley Lock L1 Leisure
Long Eaton, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,354 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Stewponey offside linear L1 Leisure
Stourbridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Stourport Wide-Beam Basin L1 Leisure
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
£2,964 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Sutton Cheney Wharf
Hinckley, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
£2,723 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Tardebigge L1 Leisure
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£3,601 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure
Worcester, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£2,791 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Torksey Lock L1 Leisure
Torksey, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Uxbridge L1 Leisure
Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
West Stockwith Linear Moorings L1 Leisure
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda 21 | Oxford, Oxford Canal | – | Berths available |
| Avoncliff East L1 Leisure | Bradford on Avon, Kennet & Avon Canal | £4,273 | Berths available |
| Bank Newton Lock 36 | Skipton, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | £2,140 | Berths available |
| Bardney Lock L1 | Bardney, River Witham | On request | Berths available |
| Bishop Meadow L1 | Loughborough, River Soar | £3,272 | Berths available |
| Brentford Island | Brentford, Grand Union Canal | £8,183 | Berths available |
| Bridge Inn Horton | Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | Berths available |
| Buckby Top Lock L1 Leisure | Daventry, Grand Union Canal | £2,606 | Berths available |
| Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure | Burscough, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | £2,191 | Berths available |
| Cowley North (Towpath) | Uxbridge, Grand Union Canal | £3,260 | Berths available |
| Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings | Birmingham, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | £2,914 | Berths available |
| Dowley Gap L1 | Bingley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | £2,084 | Berths available |
| Dunhampstead L1 Leisure | Droitwich, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £2,850 | Berths available |
| Engineers Wharf Residential L1 | Northolt, Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | £8,979 | Berths available |
| Enslow Wharf | Enslow, Oxford Canal | £2,802 | Berths available |
| Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure | Foxton, Grand Union Canal | – | Berths available |
| Hardingswood Junction Moorings | Kidsgrove, Trent & Mersey Canal | £3,090 | Berths available |
| Hazlemere Marina | Waltham Abbey, Lee Navigation | – | Berths available |
| Hest Bank L1 Leisure | Morecombe, Lancaster Canal | – | Berths available |
| Hockley Port | Birmingham, Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch | – | Berths available |
| Keadby Lock L1 Leisure | Keadby, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | – | Berths available |
| Kingswood Basin | Lapworth, North Stratford Canal | – | Berths available |
| Knowle Bottom Lock L1 Leisure | Solihull, Grand Union Canal | – | Berths available |
| Ladybird Pontoon | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | Berths available |
| Leighton Buzzard L1 Leisure | Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal | – | Berths available |
| Lincoln (Lowside) L1 Leisure Mooring | Lincoln, Fossdyke Canal | – | Berths available |
| Lowsonford L1 Leisure | Lowsonford, South Stratford Canal | £3,183 | Berths available |
| Melbourne Arm L1 Leisure | Melbourne, Pocklington Canal | – | Berths available |
| Memory Lane | Leicester, Grand Union Canal | £4,560 | Berths available |
| Monk Meadow | Hempsted, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | £2,474 | Berths available |
| Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure | Slimbridge, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | Berths available |
| Pollington L1 Leisure | Pollington, Aire & Calder Navigation | – | Berths available |
| Purton South L1 Leisure | Berkeley, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | Berths available |
| Salwick Wharf | Preston, Lancaster Canal | – | Berths available |
| Sawley Lock L1 Leisure | Long Eaton, River Trent | – | Berths available |
| Stewponey offside linear L1 Leisure | Stourbridge, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | – | Berths available |
| Stourport Wide-Beam Basin L1 Leisure | Stourport-on-Severn, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | £2,964 | Berths available |
| Sutton Cheney Wharf | Hinckley, Ashby Canal | £2,723 | Berths available |
| Tardebigge L1 Leisure | Bromsgrove, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £3,601 | Berths available |
| Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure | Worcester, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £2,791 | Berths available |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 57ft narrowboat cost run by Canal & River Trust?
Across the 20 moorings with berths available now here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £2,084 a year at Dowley Gap L1 to £8,979 a year at Engineers Wharf Residential L1. The middle figure is £2,939 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest moorings with berths available now run by Canal & River Trust?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Dowley Gap L1 is cheapest at £2,084 a year in Bingley.
Which moorings with berths available now run by Canal & River Trust have space now?
All 43 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Agenda 21, Avoncliff East L1 Leisure, Bank Newton Lock 36, Bardney Lock L1, Bishop Meadow L1, Brentford Island, Bridge Inn Horton, Buckby Top Lock L1 Leisure and 35 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at moorings with berths available now run by Canal & River Trust?
8 of the 43 say you can: Agenda 21 (liveaboards allowed), Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Brentford Island (liveaboard by arrangement), Engineers Wharf Residential L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Hockley Port (residential moorings with planning consent), Ladybird Pontoon (liveaboard by arrangement) and Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent). 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, 43 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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