Cheapest narrowboat moorings in Buckinghamshire

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Places that take narrowboats. Up to 7ft (2.13m) beam.

4 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £5,332 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£4,603–£6,839 across 4 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites: 1 on a canal and 3 on rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Hambleden Marina.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £4,603 a year (Grove Lock Marina) to £6,839 a year (Harleyford Marina); the middle of 4 is £5,332 a year.
Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Grove Lock Marina.
Of the 4, 3 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
1 of the 4 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Canals

Grove Lock Marina

Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal

£4,603 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Rivers

Environment Agency Boveney Lock Base Moorings

Windsor, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£2,659 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers Waiting list

Hambleden Marina

Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Harleyford Marina

Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Per metre a year	Space
Grove Lock Marina	Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal	£4,603	£264.98	Not reported
Environment Agency Boveney Lock Base Moorings	Windsor, River Thames	£4,619	£265.92	Not reported
Hambleden Marina	Henley on Thames, River Thames	£6,045	£348	Waiting list
Harleyford Marina	Marlow, River Thames	£6,839	£393.75	Not reported

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 in Buckinghamshire?

Across the 4 cheapest narrowboat moorings here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £4,603 a year at Grove Lock Marina to £6,839 a year at Harleyford Marina. The middle figure is £5,332 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest narrowboat moorings in Buckinghamshire?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Grove Lock Marina is cheapest at £4,603 a year in Leighton Buzzard.

Which cheapest narrowboat moorings in Buckinghamshire have space now?

None of the 4 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 cheapest narrowboat moorings in Buckinghamshire?

1 of the 4 say you can: Grove Lock Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

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