Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Wardleys Marine Yacht Club
Hambleton, Lancashire · River Wyre
Prices on request
Walk-ashore berths with a slipway in the North West
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. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.
11 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,779 a year for a 10m boat (£1,800–£7,750 across 7 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 11 sites: 4 on canals, 3 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 2 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Wardleys Marine Yacht Club.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,800 a year (Douglas Boatyard) to £7,750 a year (Low Wood Bay Marina); the middle of 7 is £2,779 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 65m (213ft) at Whitehaven Marina.
- Of the 11, 8 have electric hook-up, 8 a pump-out, 7 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 11 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Douglas Boatyard
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
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
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
Coast & harbours
Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Scarisbrick Marina
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
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
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wardleys Marine Yacht Club | Hambleton, River Wyre | On request | linear moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Douglas Boatyard | Hesketh Bank, River Douglas | £1,800 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Low Wood Bay Marina | Windermere, Windermere | £7,750 | pontoon berths, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Maryport Marina | Maryport, Solway Firth | £2,775 | pontoon berths, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Overwater Marina | Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal | £2,999 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Royal Windermere Yacht Club | Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere | £2,779 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Swanley Bridge Marina | Nantwich, Llangollen Canal | £2,080 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Whitehaven Marina | Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour | £3,010 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Scarisbrick Marina | Ormskirk, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| White Bear Waterside & Marina | Adlington, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Windermere Marina Village | Bowness-on-Windermere, Lake Windermere | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | 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 North West?
Across the 7 walk-ashore berths with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,800 a year at Douglas Boatyard to £7,750 a year at Low Wood Bay Marina. The middle figure is £2,779 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a slipway in the North West?
For a 10m boat, Douglas Boatyard is cheapest at £1,800 a year in Hesketh Bank.
Which walk-ashore berths with a slipway in the North West have space now?
None of the 11 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 walk-ashore berths with a slipway in the North West?
1 of the 11 say you can: 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, 4 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths with a slipway in the North West, by county
Walk-ashore berths with a slipway in other areas
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