Canals
Berths available
Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,191 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Inland moorings in the North West
Canals, rivers, the Broads and lakes: fresh water, no tides, and a navigation licence from the authority that runs the water.
87 sites · 7 with space now · 8 with a waiting list · typical £3,254 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,191–£4,536 across 9 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 87 sites: 78 on canals, 1 on a river and 8 on the Broads, lakes and lochs.
- 7 of the 87 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure, Derwent Water Marina, Hest Bank L1 Leisure, Moons Bridge Marina, Saddleworth Marina (Frenches Wharf), Salwick Wharf and 1 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Barbridge (Site 1) L1 Leisure, Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure, Calveley Offside - L1 Moorings (South) L1 Leisure, Ferry Nab Marina, Greenberfield Top Lock, Lyme View Marina and 2 more.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £2,191 a year (Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure) to £4,536 a year (Aqueduct Marina); the middle of 9 is £3,254 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Venetian Marina.
- Of the 87, 30 have electric hook-up, 23 a pump-out, 17 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 8 visitor berths.
- 5 of the 87 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: ABC Leisure Group (2), Aquavista (5) and Canal & River Trust (41).
Broads, lakes & lochs
A few berths left
Derwent Water Marina
Portinscale, Cumbria · Derwentwater
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Hest Bank L1 Leisure
Morecombe, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Moons Bridge Marina
Preston, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Saddleworth Marina (Frenches Wharf)
Greenfield, Greater Manchester · Huddersfield Narrow Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Salwick Wharf
Preston, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Venetian Marina
Cholmondeston, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£3,254 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Waiting list
Barbridge (Site 1) L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Waiting list
Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure
Bilsborrow, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Calveley Offside - L1 Moorings (South) L1 Leisure
Calveley, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Ferry Nab Marina
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Waiting list
Greenberfield Top Lock
Barnoldswick, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Lyme View Marina
Adlington, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate
Lydiate, Merseyside · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
New Islington Marina
Manchester, Greater Manchester · Rochdale Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Audlem L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Audlem North Offside L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bolton Le Sands L1 Leisure
Carnforth, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bosley Top Lock
Macclesfield, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Botany Bay L1 Leisure
Chorley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cabus Nook L1 Leisure
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Crabtree Lane L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Croxton Lane L1 Leisure
Middlewich, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Dimples Bridge L1 Leisure
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure
Chester, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Heatons Bridge L1
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Henhull
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Higher Poynton L1 Leisure
Higher Poynton, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Lathom L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Lodge Hill Galgate L1 Leisure
Lancaster, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Montgomeries Wharf
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Moss Lane (North)
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Moss Lane L1 Leisure
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Nantwich L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Ollershaw Lane Towpath Mooring
Northwich, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Parbold L1 Leisure
Parbold, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Pendle L1 Leisure
Preston, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Preston Brook Wharf
Warrington, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ratcliffe Wharf L1 Leisure
Lancaster, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Rawlinson Lane L1 Leisure
Chorley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Red Lion Barnton L1 Leisure
Northwich, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Red Rock L1 Leisure
Wigan, Greater Manchester · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Ring O Bells L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Rufford Top Lock
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Salterforth L1 Leisure
Salterforth/Barnoldswick, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Saracens Head L1 Leisure
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sparks Bridge L1 Leisure
Rufford, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Stoke Hall Lane L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire East · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Stone Chimney Wharf L1 Leisure
Kirkham, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Tithe Barn L1 Leisure
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Anderton Marina
Anderton, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£4,247 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Aqueduct Marina
Church Minshull, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£4,536 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Heritage Marina
Scholar Green, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
£3,221 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Low Wood Bay Marina
Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Nantwich Canal Centre
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Overwater Marina
Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Royal Windermere Yacht Club
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£2,779 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Swanley Bridge Marina
Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal
£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
The Quays, Windermere
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£1,167 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Boat & Butty Co (Private Canal Arm)
Runcorn, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Bollington Wharf
Bollington, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Boothstown Marina
Boothstown, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Bridge House Marina
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Dalemain Ullswater Moorings
Pooley Bridge, Cumbria · Ullswater
Prices not published
Canals
Droylsden Marina
Droylsden, Greater Manchester · Hollinwood Branch Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Fettlers Wharf Marina
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)
Prices on request
Canals
Future Ambitions Moorings at the Barn Owl
Lymm, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
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
Lower Park Marina
Barnoldswick, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Lymm Marina
Lymm, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Marple Waterside & Marina
Marple, Greater Manchester · Peak Forest Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Nichol End Marine
Portinscale, Cumbria · Derwentwater
Prices on request
Rivers
Northwich Drydock Company
Northwich, Cheshire · River Weaver
Prices on request
Canals
Park Farm Marina
Northwich, Cheshire · Trent and Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Pennington Waterside & Marina
Leigh, Greater Manchester · Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Portland Basin Marina
Dukinfield, Greater Manchester · Peak Forest Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Reedley Marina
Burnley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Scarisbrick Marina
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Stretford Marina
Stretford, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Tattenhall Marina
Tattenhall, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Tewitfield Marina
Carnforth, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Watch House Cruising Club
Stretford, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Canals
White Bear Waterside & Marina
Adlington, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Windermere Marina Village
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Lake Windermere
Prices on request
Canals
Worsley Dry Docks
Worsley, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure | Burscough, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | £2,191 | Berths available |
| Derwent Water Marina | Portinscale, Derwentwater | – | A few berths left |
| Hest Bank L1 Leisure | Morecombe, Lancaster Canal | – | Berths available |
| Moons Bridge Marina | Preston, Lancaster Canal | On request | Berths available |
| Saddleworth Marina (Frenches Wharf) | Greenfield, Huddersfield Narrow Canal | – | Berths available |
| Salwick Wharf | Preston, Lancaster Canal | – | Berths available |
| Venetian Marina | Cholmondeston, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £3,254 | Berths available |
| Barbridge (Site 1) L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | Waiting list |
| Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure | Bilsborrow, Lancaster Canal | – | Waiting list |
| Calveley Offside - L1 Moorings (South) L1 Leisure | Calveley, Shropshire Union Canal | – | Waiting list |
| Ferry Nab Marina | Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere | – | Waiting list |
| Greenberfield Top Lock | Barnoldswick, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Waiting list |
| Lyme View Marina | Adlington, Macclesfield Canal | – | Waiting list |
| Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate | Lydiate, Leeds and Liverpool Canal | – | Waiting list |
| New Islington Marina | Manchester, Rochdale Canal | – | Waiting list |
| Audlem L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | – | Full |
| Audlem North Offside L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | – | Full |
| Bolton Le Sands L1 Leisure | Carnforth, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Bosley Top Lock | Macclesfield, Macclesfield Canal | On request | Full |
| Botany Bay L1 Leisure | Chorley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Full |
| Cabus Nook L1 Leisure | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Crabtree Lane L1 Leisure | Burscough, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | On request | Full |
| Croxton Lane L1 Leisure | Middlewich, Trent & Mersey Canal | – | Full |
| Dimples Bridge L1 Leisure | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure | Chester, Shropshire Union Canal | – | Full |
| Heatons Bridge L1 | Ormskirk, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Full |
| Henhull | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | – | Full |
| Higher Poynton L1 Leisure | Higher Poynton, Macclesfield Canal | On request | Full |
| Lathom L1 Leisure | Burscough, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Full |
| Lodge Hill Galgate L1 Leisure | Lancaster, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Montgomeries Wharf | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Moss Lane (North) | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | On request | Full |
| Moss Lane L1 Leisure | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | On request | Full |
| Nantwich L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | Full |
| Ollershaw Lane Towpath Mooring | Northwich, Trent & Mersey Canal | – | Full |
| Parbold L1 Leisure | Parbold, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Full |
| Pendle L1 Leisure | Preston, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Preston Brook Wharf | Warrington, Bridgewater Canal | – | Full |
| Ratcliffe Wharf L1 Leisure | Lancaster, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Rawlinson Lane L1 Leisure | Chorley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Full |
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 the North West?
Across the 9 inland moorings here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £2,191 a year at Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure to £4,536 a year at Aqueduct Marina. The middle figure is £3,254 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest inland moorings in the North West?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure is cheapest at £2,191 a year.
Which inland moorings in the North West have space now?
7 of the 87 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure, Derwent Water Marina, Hest Bank L1 Leisure, Moons Bridge Marina, Saddleworth Marina (Frenches Wharf), Salwick Wharf and Venetian Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at inland moorings in the North West?
5 of the 87 say you can: Venetian Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Anderton Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Nantwich Canal Centre (liveaboard by arrangement), Galgate Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed) and White Bear 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, 70 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 8 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 8 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Inland moorings in the North West, by county
- Cumbria 8
- Lancashire 37
Inland moorings in other areas
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