Rivers
Berths available
Bardney Lock L1
Bardney, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices on request
Pontoon berths run by Canal & River Trust
Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.
47 sites · 10 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £6,372 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,474–£8,979 across 4 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 47 sites: 37 on canals, 8 on rivers and 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- 10 of the 47 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bardney Lock L1, Brentford Island, Bridge Inn Horton, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Kingswood Basin, Ladybird Pontoon and 4 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Stonebridge North L1 Leisure.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £2,474 a year (Monk Meadow) to £8,979 a year (Engineers Wharf Residential L1); the middle of 4 is £6,372 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 38m (125ft) at Blackwall Basin Moorings.
- Of the 47, 37 have electric hook-up and 17 a pump-out.
- 17 of the 47 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
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
Engineers Wharf Residential L1
Northolt, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
£8,979 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Kingswood Basin
Lapworth, Warwickshire · North Stratford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Ladybird Pontoon
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
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
Torksey Lock L1 Leisure
Torksey, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke 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
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
Brighouse Basin
Brighouse, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cambrian Residential Moorings
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Clarence Dock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Devizes Flight
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Full
Doncaster Wharf L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Gas Street L1
Birmingham, West Midlands · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Grand Sluice Lock L1 Leisure Mooring
Boston, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hormead Wharf (East)
Paddington / Kensal Green, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch)
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Hunts Lock L1
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ice Wharf Marina
London, Greater London · Regent's Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Lisson Grove L1 Leisure
Paddington / Marylebone, Greater London · Regents Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Llangattock Basin L1 Leisure
Abergavenny, Powys · Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Netherwich Basin
Droitwich, Worcestershire · Droitwich Barge Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Roundhill Wharf Offside Linear L1
Kidderminster, Worcestershire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Salterhebble Basin
Elland, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Selby Lock
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Shireoaks Marina
Worksop, Nottinghamshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1
Bloxwich, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1
Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Stonebridge South L1 Leisure
Tottenham, Greater London · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sturts Lock L1
Islington / Hoxton, Greater London · Regent's Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Talavera Moorings
Hackney, Greater London · Regents Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Tees Barrage
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham · Tees Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Tinsley Marina
Sheffield, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Titford Pump House Moorings
Oldbury, West Midlands · Titford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Victoria Basin L1 Leisure
Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Willow Wren Wharf
Hayes, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Moorhen Marina
Harlow, Hertfordshire · River Stort
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardney Lock L1 | Bardney, River Witham | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Brentford Island | Brentford, Grand Union Canal | £8,183 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Bridge Inn Horton | Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Engineers Wharf Residential L1 | Northolt, Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | £8,979 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Kingswood Basin | Lapworth, North Stratford Canal | – | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Ladybird Pontoon | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Melbourne Arm L1 Leisure | Melbourne, Pocklington Canal | – | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Memory Lane | Leicester, Grand Union Canal | £4,560 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Monk Meadow | Hempsted, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | £2,474 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Torksey Lock L1 Leisure | Torksey, Fossdyke Canal | – | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Stonebridge North L1 Leisure | Tottenham, Lee Navigation | – | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Abbot's Wharf L1 | London, Limehouse Cut | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Albert Dock | Liverpool, River Mersey | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Full |
| Anderson's Wharf | London, Limehouse Cut | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Blackwall Basin Moorings | London, Blackwall Basin | On request | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Full |
| Blomfield Road (Residential) | Paddington, Grand Union Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Brighouse Basin | Brighouse, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Cambrian Residential Moorings | Birmingham, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Clarence Dock L1 Leisure | Leeds, Aire and Calder Navigation | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Devizes Flight | Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Full |
| Doncaster Wharf L1 Leisure | Doncaster, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Gas Street L1 | Birmingham, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Grand Sluice Lock L1 Leisure Mooring | Boston, River Witham | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1 | Great Bedwyn, Kennet & Avon Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Full |
| Horbury Basin | Wakefield, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Hormead Wharf (East) | Paddington / Kensal Green, Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) | On request | pontoon berths | Full |
| Hunts Lock L1 | Lichfield, Trent & Mersey Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Ice Wharf Marina | London, Regent's Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Full |
| Lisson Grove L1 Leisure | Paddington / Marylebone, Regents Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Llangattock Basin L1 Leisure | Abergavenny, Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure | Doncaster, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Full |
| Netherwich Basin | Droitwich, Droitwich Barge Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Full |
| Roundhill Wharf Offside Linear L1 | Kidderminster, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Salterhebble Basin | Elland, Calder & Hebble Navigation | On request | pontoon berths | Full |
| Selby Lock | Selby, Selby Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Shireoaks Marina | Worksop, Chesterfield Canal | On request | pontoon berths, hard standing | Full |
| Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1 | Bloxwich, Wyrley & Essington Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1 | Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Stonebridge South L1 Leisure | Tottenham, Lee Navigation | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Sturts Lock L1 | Islington / Hoxton, Regent's Canal | On request | pontoon berths | 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 4 pontoon berths here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £2,474 a year at Monk Meadow to £8,979 a year at Engineers Wharf Residential L1. The middle figure is £6,372 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest pontoon berths run by Canal & River Trust?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Monk Meadow is cheapest at £2,474 a year in Hempsted.
Which pontoon berths run by Canal & River Trust have space now?
10 of the 47 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bardney Lock L1, Brentford Island, Bridge Inn Horton, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Kingswood Basin, Ladybird Pontoon, Melbourne Arm L1 Leisure, Memory Lane and 2 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at pontoon berths run by Canal & River Trust?
17 of the 47 say you can: Brentford Island (liveaboard by arrangement), Engineers Wharf Residential L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Ladybird Pontoon (liveaboard by arrangement), Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), Abbot's Wharf L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Anderson's Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent), Blackwall Basin Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Blomfield Road (Residential) (liveaboards allowed) and 9 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, 47 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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