Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Visitor moorings in Oxfordshire
Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.
5 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £17.50 a night for a 10m boat (£10–£25 across 2 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 5 sites: 2 on canals and 3 on rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Cotswold Boat Hire and Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £10 a night (Sovereign Wharf) to £25 a night (Thames and Kennet Marina); the middle of 2 is £17.50 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Sovereign Wharf.
- Of the 5, 4 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings
Shiplake, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cropredy L1 Leisure
Cropredy, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Sovereign Wharf
Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold Boat Hire | Buscot, River Thames | – | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings | Shiplake, River Thames | – | Waiting list |
| Cropredy L1 Leisure | Cropredy, Oxford Canal | – | Full |
| Thames and Kennet Marina | Reading, River Thames | £25 | Not reported |
| Sovereign Wharf | Banbury, Oxford Canal | £10 | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m boat in Oxfordshire?
Across the 2 visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £10 a night at Sovereign Wharf to £25 a night at Thames and Kennet Marina. The middle figure is £17.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings in Oxfordshire?
For a 10m boat, Sovereign Wharf is cheapest at £10 a night in Banbury.
Which visitor moorings in Oxfordshire have space now?
None of the 5 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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Visitor moorings in nearby counties
Visitor moorings near towns in Oxfordshire
Visitor moorings in the wider area
- England 252
- South East 75
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