Canals
Berths available
Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Pontoon berths that allow liveaboards in the East Midlands
Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina. Moorings where the site says you can live on board, outright or by arrangement. Residential moorings often need planning consent and pay council tax; we show the terms as each site states them.
14 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,400 a year for a 10m boat (£1,310–£2,401 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 14 sites: 7 on canals and 7 on rivers.
- 1 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Memory Lane.
- Keeping a waiting list: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,310 a year (Northampton Marina) to £2,401 a year (Mercia Marina); the middle of 3 is £2,400 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 22.9m (75ft) at Woodford Riverside Marina.
- Of the 14, 13 have electric hook-up, 10 a pump-out, 7 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (5) and Canal & River Trust (3).
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Shireoaks Marina
Worksop, Nottinghamshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1
Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Mercia Marina
Willington, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,803 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Northampton Marina
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£1,310 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Blackthorn Lake Marina
Ringstead, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Canals
Crick Waterside & Marina
Crick, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line
Prices on request
Rivers
Kings Waterside & Marina
Newark, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices on request
Canals
Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Nottingham and Beeston Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Redhill Marina
Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire · River Soar
Prices on request
Rivers
Sawley Waterside & Marina
Long Eaton, Leicestershire · River Trent
Prices on request
Canals
Trinity Waterside & Marina
Hinckley, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Woodford Riverside Marina
Woodford, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Liveaboard | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Lane | Leicester, Grand Union Canal | £2,400 | pontoon berths | Residential moorings with planning consent | Berths available |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | Sileby, River Soar | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Liveaboards allowed | Waiting list |
| Shireoaks Marina | Worksop, Chesterfield Canal | On request | pontoon berths, hard standing | Liveaboard by arrangement | Full |
| Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1 | Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal | – | pontoon berths | Residential moorings with planning consent | Full |
| Mercia Marina | Willington, Trent & Mersey Canal | £2,401 | pontoon berths | Liveaboards allowed | Not reported |
| Northampton Marina | Northampton, River Nene | £1,310 | pontoon berths | Residential moorings with planning consent | Not reported |
| Blackthorn Lake Marina | Ringstead, River Nene | – | pontoon berths | Liveaboards allowed | Not reported |
| Crick Waterside & Marina | Crick, Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line | On request | pontoon berths | Residential moorings with planning consent | Not reported |
| Kings Waterside & Marina | Newark, River Trent | On request | pontoon berths | Liveaboards allowed | Not reported |
| Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina | Nottingham, Nottingham and Beeston Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Residential moorings with planning consent | Not reported |
| Redhill Marina | Ratcliffe-on-Soar, River Soar | On request | pontoon berths | Liveaboard by arrangement | Not reported |
| Sawley Waterside & Marina | Long Eaton, River Trent | On request | pontoon berths | Liveaboards allowed | Not reported |
| Trinity Waterside & Marina | Hinckley, Ashby Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Residential moorings with planning consent | Not reported |
| Woodford Riverside Marina | Woodford, River Nene | On request | pontoon berths | Liveaboards allowed | 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 10m boat cost in the East Midlands?
Across the 3 pontoon berths that allow liveaboards here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,310 a year at Northampton Marina to £2,401 a year at Mercia Marina. The middle figure is £2,400 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest pontoon berths that allow liveaboards in the East Midlands?
For a 10m boat, Northampton Marina is cheapest at £1,310 a year.
Which pontoon berths that allow liveaboards in the East Midlands have space now?
1 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Memory Lane. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at pontoon berths that allow liveaboards in the East Midlands?
All 14 say you can: Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Shireoaks Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Mercia Marina (liveaboards allowed), Northampton Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Blackthorn Lake Marina (liveaboards allowed), Crick Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and 6 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, 7 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 7 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Pontoon berths that allow liveaboards in the East Midlands, by county
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