Walk-ashore berths with a chandlery in Staffordshire

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 chandlery on site for parts, paint and gear.

4 sites · typical £3,698 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£3,671–£3,725 across 2 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites, all on canals.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £3,671 a year (Kings Orchard Marina) to £3,725 a year (Aston Marina); the middle of 2 is £3,698 a year.
Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Aston Marina.
Of the 4, 4 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
2 of the 4 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Canals

Aston Marina

Stone, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal

£3,725 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Kings Orchard Marina

Huddlesford, Staffordshire · Coventry Canal

£3,671 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Ashwood Marina

Kingswinford, Staffordshire · Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Canals

Great Haywood Marina

Great Haywood, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Berths	Chandlery	Space
Aston Marina	Stone, Trent & Mersey Canal	£3,725	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Kings Orchard Marina	Huddlesford, Coventry Canal	£3,671	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Ashwood Marina	Kingswinford, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal	–	linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Great Haywood Marina	Great Haywood, Trent & Mersey Canal	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 57ft narrowboat cost in Staffordshire?

Across the 2 walk-ashore berths with a chandlery here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £3,671 a year at Kings Orchard Marina to £3,725 a year at Aston Marina. The middle figure is £3,698 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a chandlery in Staffordshire?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Kings Orchard Marina is cheapest at £3,671 a year in Huddlesford.

Which walk-ashore berths with a chandlery in Staffordshire have space now?

None of the 4 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 chandlery in Staffordshire?

2 of the 4 say you can: Kings Orchard Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Ashwood Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Walk-ashore berths with a chandlery in nearby counties

Walk-ashore berths with a chandlery in the wider area

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