Canals
Berths available
Aspley Wharf Marina
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals
£2,497 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Inland moorings in the Yorkshire and the Humber
Canals, rivers, the Broads and lakes: fresh water, no tides, and a navigation licence from the authority that runs the water.
51 sites · 8 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £2,318 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,640–£6,965 across 12 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 51 sites: 45 on canals and 6 on rivers.
- 8 of the 51 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Aspley Wharf Marina, Bank Newton Lock 36, Dowley Gap L1, Goole Marina, Melbourne Arm L1 Leisure, Pollington L1 Leisure and 2 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Aire Valley Marina, Foxholes and Mayroyd Moorings.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £1,640 a year (Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge) to £6,965 a year (York Marina); the middle of 12 is £2,318 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Apperley Bridge Marina.
- Of the 51, 27 have electric hook-up, 13 a pump-out, 7 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.
- 8 of the 51 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3) and Canal & River Trust (26).
Canals
Berths available
Bank Newton Lock 36
Skipton, North Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,140 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Dowley Gap L1
Bingley, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,084 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Goole Marina
Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Melbourne Arm L1 Leisure
Melbourne, East Riding of Yorkshire · Pocklington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Pollington L1 Leisure
Pollington, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Selby Boat Centre
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)
Canals
Berths available
Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£1,640 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Waiting list
Aire Valley Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Waiting list
Foxholes
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Mayroyd Moorings
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal
£1,929 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Full
Bank Newton Bridge 165
Skipton, North Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Birkwood Lock L1 Leisure
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bradley Towpath L1 Mooring
Bradley, North Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure
Barnby Dun, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Brighouse Basin
Brighouse, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Castleford Cut L1 Leisure
Castleford, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Clarence Dock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Doncaster Wharf L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure
Rotherham, South Yorkshire · River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Fall Ing
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Greenwood Cut L1 Leisure
Mirfield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hebden Bridge L1 Leisure
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Kings Road
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Rodley Bridge 216 L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Salterhebble Basin
Elland, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Selby Lock
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Springs Branch L1 Leisure
Skipton, North Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Tinsley Marina
Sheffield, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Whitley Lock L1 Leisure
Selby, North Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Apperley Bridge Marina
Bradford, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,959 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Boroughbridge Arrows Marina
Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire · River Ure
£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Savile Town Wharf
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£2,021 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Shepley Bridge Marina
Mirfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad Canal
£1,770 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Staniland Marina
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
York Marina
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Blue Water Marina
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Fairies Hill Moorings
Whitwood, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Fallwood Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Gallows Bridge Moorings
Shipley, West Yorkshire · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Hainsworths Boatyard
Bingley, West Yorkshire · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Ripon Motor Boat Club Marina
Ripon, North Yorkshire · Ripon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Ripon Waterside & Marina
Ripon, North Yorkshire · Ripon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Snaygill Boats
Skipton, North Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Viking Marina
Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspley Wharf Marina | Huddersfield, Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals | £2,497 | Berths available |
| Bank Newton Lock 36 | Skipton, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | £2,140 | Berths available |
| Dowley Gap L1 | Bingley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | £2,084 | Berths available |
| Goole Marina | Goole, Aire and Calder Canal | – | Berths available |
| Melbourne Arm L1 Leisure | Melbourne, Pocklington Canal | – | Berths available |
| Pollington L1 Leisure | Pollington, Aire & Calder Navigation | – | Berths available |
| Selby Boat Centre | Selby, Selby Canal | from £2,750 | Berths available |
| Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge | Sowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Navigation | £1,640 | Berths available |
| Aire Valley Marina | Leeds, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | On request | Waiting list |
| Foxholes | Normanton, Aire & Calder Navigation | – | Waiting list |
| Mayroyd Moorings | Hebden Bridge, Rochdale Canal | £1,929 | Waiting list |
| Bank Newton Bridge 165 | Skipton, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Full |
| Birkwood Lock L1 Leisure | Wakefield, Aire & Calder Navigation | – | Full |
| Bradley Towpath L1 Mooring | Bradley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | On request | Full |
| Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure | Barnby Dun, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | – | Full |
| Brighouse Basin | Brighouse, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | Full |
| Castleford Cut L1 Leisure | Castleford, Aire & Calder Navigation | – | Full |
| Clarence Dock L1 Leisure | Leeds, Aire and Calder Navigation | – | Full |
| Doncaster Wharf L1 Leisure | Doncaster, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations | – | Full |
| Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure | Rotherham, River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation | – | Full |
| Fall Ing | Wakefield, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | Full |
| Greenwood Cut L1 Leisure | Mirfield, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | Full |
| Hebden Bridge L1 Leisure | Hebden Bridge, Rochdale Canal | – | Full |
| Horbury Basin | Wakefield, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | Full |
| Kings Road | Normanton, Aire & Calder Navigation | – | Full |
| Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure | Doncaster, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations | – | Full |
| Rodley Bridge 216 L1 Leisure | Leeds, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Full |
| Salterhebble Basin | Elland, Calder & Hebble Navigation | On request | Full |
| Selby Lock | Selby, Selby Canal | – | Full |
| Springs Branch L1 Leisure | Skipton, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | – | Full |
| Tinsley Marina | Sheffield, Sheffield & Tinsley Canal | On request | Full |
| Whitley Lock L1 Leisure | Selby, Aire & Calder Navigation | On request | Full |
| Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure | Leeds, Aire & Calder Navigation | On request | Full |
| Apperley Bridge Marina | Bradford, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | £2,959 | Not reported |
| Boroughbridge Arrows Marina | Boroughbridge, River Ure | £3,908 | Not reported |
| Savile Town Wharf | Dewsbury, Calder & Hebble Navigation | £2,021 | Not reported |
| Shepley Bridge Marina | Mirfield, Huddersfield Broad Canal | £1,770 | Not reported |
| Staniland Marina | Thorne, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | £3,995 | Not reported |
| York Marina | York, River Ouse | £6,965 | Not reported |
| Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina | Leeds, Aire and Calder Navigation | – | 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 the Yorkshire and the Humber?
Across the 12 inland moorings here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £1,640 a year at Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge to £6,965 a year at York Marina. The middle figure is £2,318 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest inland moorings in the Yorkshire and the Humber?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge is cheapest at £1,640 a year.
Which inland moorings in the Yorkshire and the Humber have space now?
8 of the 51 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Aspley Wharf Marina, Bank Newton Lock 36, Dowley Gap L1, Goole Marina, Melbourne Arm L1 Leisure, Pollington L1 Leisure, Selby Boat Centre and Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at inland moorings in the Yorkshire and the Humber?
8 of the 51 say you can: Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed), Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), Aire Valley Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Mayroyd Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Fall Ing (residential moorings with planning consent), Horbury Basin (residential moorings with planning consent), Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina (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, 48 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Inland moorings in the Yorkshire and the Humber, by county
Inland moorings in other areas
- East Midlands 95
- East of England 81
- North West 87
- South East 121
- South West 34
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