Canals
Berths available
Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Pontoon berths that allow liveaboards in Leicestershire
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.
4 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,400 a year for a 10m boat (£2,400–£2,400 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 4 sites: 2 on canals and 2 on rivers.
- 1 of the 4 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Memory Lane.
- Keeping a waiting list: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Only Memory Lane publishes a price for a 10m boat: £2,400 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Of the 4, 4 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out and 2 diesel.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2).
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · 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
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 |
| 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 |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which pontoon berths that allow liveaboards in Leicestershire have space now?
1 of the 4 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 Leicestershire?
All 4 say you can: Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Sawley Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Trinity Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). 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 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Pontoon berths that allow liveaboards in nearby counties
Pontoon berths that allow liveaboards in the wider area
- East Midlands 14
- England 69
- The Midlands 26
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