Canals
Waiting list
Lyme View Marina
Adlington, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices not published
Canal moorings and marinas for cruisers in the North West
Marinas, basins and linear towpath moorings on the canal network: mostly narrowboats and widebeams, priced per foot or metre a year, with a navigation licence on top. Places that take cruisers. River and estuary motor cruisers.
14 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £891 a year for a 10m cruiser (£891–£891 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 14 sites, all on canals.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Lyme View Marina.
- Only Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club publishes a price for a 10m cruiser: £891 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 12.2m (40ft) at Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club.
- Of the 14, 9 have electric hook-up, 6 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3) and Canal & River Trust (3).
Canals
Full
Audlem North Offside L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sparks Bridge L1 Leisure
Rufford, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Stone Chimney Wharf L1 Leisure
Kirkham, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Boothstown Marina
Boothstown, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Bridge House Marina
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Fettlers Wharf Marina
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)
Prices on request
Canals
Galgate Waterside & Marina
Galgate, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Garstang Marina
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Lymm Marina
Lymm, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
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Pennington Waterside & Marina
Leigh, Greater Manchester · Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
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Tewitfield Marina
Carnforth, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Watch House Cruising Club
Stretford, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser
| Site | Where | A year, 10m cruiser | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyme View Marina | Adlington, Macclesfield Canal | – | Waiting list |
| Audlem North Offside L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | – | Full |
| Sparks Bridge L1 Leisure | Rufford, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Full |
| Stone Chimney Wharf L1 Leisure | Kirkham, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Boothstown Marina | Boothstown, Bridgewater Canal | – | Not reported |
| Bridge House Marina | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | – | Not reported |
| Fettlers Wharf Marina | Ormskirk, Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) | On request | Not reported |
| Galgate Waterside & Marina | Galgate, Lancaster Canal | On request | Not reported |
| Garstang Marina | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | – | Not reported |
| Lymm Marina | Lymm, Bridgewater Canal | On request | Not reported |
| Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | £891 | Not reported |
| Pennington Waterside & Marina | Leigh, Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Not reported |
| Tewitfield Marina | Carnforth, Lancaster Canal | On request | Not reported |
| Watch House Cruising Club | Stretford, Bridgewater Canal | – | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which canal moorings and marinas for cruisers in the North West have space now?
None of the 14 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 canal moorings and marinas for cruisers in the North West?
1 of the 14 say you can: Galgate 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, 11 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Canal moorings and marinas for cruisers in the North West, by county
- Cheshire 4
Canal moorings and marinas for cruisers in other areas
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