Canals
Aqueduct Marina
Church Minshull, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£4,536 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Hard standing with walk-ashore berths in the North West
Ashore on a cradle or trailer in a boatyard. Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.
3 sites · typical £2,988 a year for a 10m boat (£2,988–£2,988 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 3 sites: 1 on a canal, 1 on the Broads or a lake and 1 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Only Aqueduct Marina publishes a price for a 10m boat: £2,988 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Aqueduct Marina.
- Of the 3, 3 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
Broads, lakes & lochs
Low Wood Bay Marina
Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct Marina | Church Minshull, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £2,988 | linear moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Low Wood Bay Marina | Windermere, Windermere | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Maryport Marina | Maryport, Solway Firth | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which hard standing with walk-ashore berths in the North West have space now?
None of the 3 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
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 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Hard standing with walk-ashore berths in other areas
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