Walk-ashore berths in Oxfordshire

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.

29 sites · 2 with space now · 8 with a waiting list · typical £2,594 a year for a 10m boat (£500–£3,297 across 9 published tariffs)

At a glance

Canals Berths available

Agenda 21

Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Berths available

Enslow Wharf

Enslow, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

£2,802 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Cotswold Boat Hire

Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Maybush Moorings

Northmoor, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Cropredy L1 Leisure

Cropredy, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Dukes Lock

Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Hythe Bridge L1

Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Full

Langford Lane L1 Leisure

Kidlington, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Abingdon Marina

Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Rivers

Oxford Cruisers

Eynsham, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Canals

Sovereign Wharf

Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

SiteWhereA year, 10m boatBerthsSpace
Agenda 21Oxford, Oxford Canal–linear mooringsBerths available
Enslow WharfEnslow, Oxford Canal£2,802linear mooringsBerths available
Cotswold Boat HireBuscot, River Thames–linear mooringsWaiting list
Environment Agency Benson Lock Base MooringsBenson, River Thames£2,398linear mooringsWaiting list
Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base MooringsGoring, River Thames£2,638linear mooringsWaiting list
Environment Agency Eynsham Lock Base MooringsEynsham, River Thames£2,398linear mooringsWaiting list
Environment Agency Kings Lock Base MooringsOxford, River Thames£2,594linear mooringsWaiting list
Environment Agency Marsh Lock Base MooringsHenley-on-Thames, River Thames£3,297linear mooringsWaiting list
Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base MooringsShiplake, River Thames–linear mooringsWaiting list
Maybush MooringsNorthmoor, River Thames–linear mooringsWaiting list
Banbury Tramway L1 LeisureBanbury, Oxford Canal–linear mooringsFull
Cropredy L1 LeisureCropredy, Oxford Canal–linear mooringsFull
Cropredy Old Mill L1 LeisureCropredy, Oxford Canal–linear mooringsFull
Dukes LockOxford, Oxford CanalOn requestlinear mooringsFull
Gunpowder Wharf (Thrupp Main Road)Oxford, Oxford Canal–linear mooringsFull
Hythe Bridge L1Oxford, Oxford Canal–linear mooringsFull
Langford Lane L1 LeisureKidlington, Oxford CanalOn requestlinear mooringsFull
Shipton Bridge Towpath L1 LeisureOxford, Oxford Canal–linear mooringsFull
Spice Ball Park L1 LeisureBanbury, Oxford Canal–linear mooringsFull
Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base MooringsAbingdon, River Thames£2,997linear mooringsNot reported
Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base MooringsOxford, River Thames£2,398linear mooringsNot reported
Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent MooringsAbingdon, River Thames£500linear mooringsNot reported
Abingdon MarinaAbingdon, River ThamesOn requestpontoon berthsNot reported
Benson WaterfrontBenson, River Thames–pontoon berthsNot reported
Cropredy Waterside & MarinaCropredy, Banbury, Oxford CanalOn requestpontoon berthsNot reported
Friars Court - Radcot Bridge Cottage MooringsRadcot, River ThamesOn requestlinear mooringsNot reported
Osney Mill Marina (Upper)Oxford, River ThamesOn requestpontoon berthsNot reported
Oxford CruisersEynsham, River ThamesOn requestpontoon berthsNot reported
Sovereign WharfBanbury, Oxford Canal–pontoon berths, linear mooringsNot 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 Oxfordshire?

Across the 9 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £500 a year at Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings to £3,297 a year at Environment Agency Marsh Lock Base Moorings. The middle figure is £2,594 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths in Oxfordshire?

For a 10m boat, Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings is cheapest at £500 a year in Abingdon.

Which walk-ashore berths in Oxfordshire have space now?

2 of the 29 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Agenda 21 and Enslow Wharf. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths in Oxfordshire?

2 of the 29 say you can: Agenda 21 (liveaboards allowed) and Hythe Bridge L1 (residential moorings with planning consent). 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, 13 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 16 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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