Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Narrowboat moorings run by Canal & River Trust
Places that take narrowboats. Up to 7ft (2.13m) beam.
78 sites · 21 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £3,090 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,191–£8,979 across 9 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 78 sites: 72 on canals, 4 on rivers and 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- 21 of the 78 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bishop Meadow L1, Bridge Inn Horton, Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure, Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure and 15 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Murhill and Stonebridge North L1 Leisure.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £2,191 a year (Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure) to £8,979 a year (Engineers Wharf Residential L1); the middle of 9 is £3,090 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 38m (125ft) at Blackwall Basin Moorings.
- Of the 78, 32 have electric hook-up, 20 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 2 visitor berths.
- 15 of the 78 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Canals
Berths available
Bridge Inn Horton
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,191 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
Engineers Wharf Residential L1
Northolt, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
£8,979 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
Hockley Port
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Kingswood Basin
Lapworth, Warwickshire · North Stratford 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
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
Purton South L1 Leisure
Berkeley, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness 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
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
Canals
Waiting list
Murhill
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Stonebridge North L1 Leisure
Tottenham, Greater London · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Abbot's Wharf L1
London, Greater London · Limehouse Cut
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Full
Albert Dock
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Anderson's Wharf
London, Greater London · Limehouse Cut
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Atlip Road L1
Alperton, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Audlem North Offside L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Banbury Tramway L1 Leisure
Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bathampton L1 Leisure Moorings
Bathampton, Somerset · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bettisfield L1 Leisure
Bettisfield, Wrexham · Llangollen Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Full
Blackwall Basin Moorings
London, Greater London · Blackwall Basin
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Blomfield Road (Residential)
Paddington, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bolton Le Sands L1 Leisure
Carnforth, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure
Barnby Dun, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Braunston Towpath L1 Leisure
Daventry, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Brighouse Basin
Brighouse, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Browns Meadow L1 Leisure
Uxbridge, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bulls Bridge Moorings
Hayes, west London, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cambrian Residential Moorings
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Castleford Cut L1 Leisure
Castleford, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Devizes Flight
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
East Wick Leisure Moorings
Hackney / Stratford, Greater London · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure
Rotherham, South Yorkshire · River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Egginton L1 Leisure
Burton on Trent, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Findern L1 Leisure
Burton on Trent, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Fosse Locks L1 Leisure
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Gas Street L1
Birmingham, West Midlands · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Govilon Wharf L1 Leisure
Govilon, Monmouthshire · Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure
Chester, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hatton Top Lock
Warwick, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Heatons Bridge L1
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ice Wharf Marina
London, Greater London · Regent's Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Kintbury L1 Leisure
Kintbury, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Market Harborough Towpath L1 Leisure
Market Harborough, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal, Market Harborough Arm
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Netherwich Basin
Droitwich, Worcestershire · Droitwich Barge Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Rawlinson Lane L1 Leisure
Chorley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ring O Bells L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Rising Lane L1 Leisure
Warwick or Solihull, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Salterforth L1 Leisure
Salterforth/Barnoldswick, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sellars Bridge L1 Leisure
Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Shireoaks Marina
Worksop, Nottinghamshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Soulbury Three Locks L1 Leisure
Leighton Buzzard / Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sparks Bridge L1 Leisure
Rufford, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Spice Ball Park L1 Leisure
Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Spode House L1 Leisure
Rugeley, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Springwell Lock L1 Leisure
Rickmansworth, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1
Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Stone Chimney Wharf L1 Leisure
Kirkham, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Talavera Moorings
Hackney, Greater London · Regents Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Victoria Basin L1 Leisure
Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Western Road L1
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · South Stratford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Whaley Bridge L1 Leisure
Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire · Peak Forest Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Willow Wren Wharf
Hayes, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Wormleighton L1 Leisure
Banbury, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Meadow L1 | Loughborough, River Soar | £3,272 | Berths available |
| Bridge Inn Horton | Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | Berths available |
| Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure | Burscough, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | £2,191 | Berths available |
| Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings | Birmingham, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | £2,914 | Berths available |
| Engineers Wharf Residential L1 | Northolt, Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | £8,979 | 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 |
| Hockley Port | Birmingham, Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch | – | Berths available |
| Kingswood Basin | Lapworth, North Stratford Canal | – | Berths available |
| Lowsonford L1 Leisure | Lowsonford, South Stratford Canal | £3,183 | Berths available |
| Monk Meadow | Hempsted, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | £2,474 | Berths available |
| Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure | Slimbridge, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | Berths available |
| Purton South L1 Leisure | Berkeley, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | Berths available |
| Sawley Lock L1 Leisure | Long Eaton, River Trent | – | Berths available |
| Stewponey offside linear L1 Leisure | Stourbridge, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | – | 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 |
| Torksey Lock L1 Leisure | Torksey, Fossdyke Canal | – | Berths available |
| Uxbridge L1 Leisure | Uxbridge, Grand Union Canal | – | Berths available |
| West Stockwith Linear Moorings L1 Leisure | Gainsborough, Chesterfield Canal | – | Berths available |
| Murhill | Bradford on Avon, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | Waiting list |
| Stonebridge North L1 Leisure | Tottenham, Lee Navigation | – | Waiting list |
| Abbot's Wharf L1 | London, Limehouse Cut | – | Full |
| Albert Dock | Liverpool, River Mersey | – | Full |
| Anderson's Wharf | London, Limehouse Cut | – | Full |
| Atlip Road L1 | Alperton, Grand Union Canal | – | Full |
| Audlem North Offside L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | – | Full |
| Banbury Tramway L1 Leisure | Banbury, Oxford Canal | – | Full |
| Bathampton L1 Leisure Moorings | Bathampton, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | Full |
| Bettisfield L1 Leisure | Bettisfield, Llangollen Canal | – | Full |
| Blackwall Basin Moorings | London, Blackwall Basin | On request | Full |
| Blomfield Road (Residential) | Paddington, Grand Union Canal | – | Full |
| Bolton Le Sands L1 Leisure | Carnforth, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure | Barnby Dun, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | – | Full |
| Braunston Towpath L1 Leisure | Daventry, Grand Union Canal | On request | Full |
| Brighouse Basin | Brighouse, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | Full |
| Browns Meadow L1 Leisure | Uxbridge, Grand Union Canal | – | Full |
| Bulls Bridge Moorings | Hayes, west London, Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | – | Full |
| Cambrian Residential Moorings | Birmingham, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | – | Full |
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 9 narrowboat moorings here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £2,191 a year at Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure to £8,979 a year at Engineers Wharf Residential L1. The middle figure is £3,090 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest narrowboat moorings run by Canal & River Trust?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure is cheapest at £2,191 a year.
Which narrowboat moorings run by Canal & River Trust have space now?
21 of the 78 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bishop Meadow L1, Bridge Inn Horton, Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure, Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure, Hardingswood Junction Moorings, Hazlemere Marina and 13 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at narrowboat moorings run by Canal & River Trust?
15 of the 78 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Engineers Wharf Residential L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Hockley Port (residential moorings with planning consent), Abbot's Wharf L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Anderson's Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent), Atlip Road L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Blackwall Basin Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent) and 7 more. 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, 78 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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