Coastal moorings for narrowboats

Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. Places that take narrowboats. Up to 7ft (2.13m) beam.

8 sites · typical £6,359 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£6,359–£6,359 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

8 sites, all on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Only Liverpool Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £6,359 a year.
Longest boat taken: 38m (125ft) at Blackwall Basin Moorings.
Of the 8, 8 have electric hook-up, 5 a pump-out, 5 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 5 visitor berths.
3 of the 8 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Full

Albert Dock

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Full

Blackwall Basin Moorings

London, Greater London · Blackwall Basin

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Liverpool Marina

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Preston Marina

Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble

£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swale Marina

Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale

£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Glasson Waterside & Marina

Glasson Dock, Lancashire · River Lune Estuary / Lancaster Canal

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Limehouse Waterside & Marina

London, Greater London · River Thames

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Westview Marina & Leisure Park

Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Space
Albert Dock	Liverpool, River Mersey	–	Full
Blackwall Basin Moorings	London, Blackwall Basin	On request	Full
Liverpool Marina	Liverpool, River Mersey	£6,359	Not reported
Preston Marina	Preston, River Ribble	–	Not reported
Swale Marina	Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale	–	Not reported
Glasson Waterside & Marina	Glasson Dock, River Lune Estuary / Lancaster Canal	On request	Not reported
Limehouse Waterside & Marina	London, River Thames	–	Not reported
Westview Marina & Leisure Park	Earith, River Great Ouse	On request	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

Which coastal moorings for narrowboats in the UK have space now?

None of the 8 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at coastal moorings for narrowboats in the UK?

3 of the 8 say you can: Blackwall Basin Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Limehouse 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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

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