Linear moorings that allow liveaboards in the Yorkshire and the Humber

Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another. Moorings where the site says you can live on board, outright or by arrangement. Residential moorings often need planning consent and pay council tax; we show the terms as each site states them.

4 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,929 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,640–£2,750 across 3 published tariffs)

At a glance

Canals Berths available

Selby Boat Centre

Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal

£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Berths available

Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation

£1,640 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Waiting list

Mayroyd Moorings

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal

£1,929 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Full

Fall Ing

Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

SiteWhereA year, 57ft narrowboatBerthsLiveaboardSpace
Selby Boat CentreSelby, Selby Canalfrom £2,750linear mooringsLiveaboards allowedBerths available
Shire Cruisers, Sowerby BridgeSowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Navigation£1,640pontoon berths, linear moorings, hard standingLiveaboards allowedBerths available
Mayroyd MooringsHebden Bridge, Rochdale Canal£1,929linear mooringsResidential moorings with planning consentWaiting list
Fall IngWakefield, Calder & Hebble Navigation–linear mooringsResidential moorings with planning consentFull

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 3 linear moorings that allow liveaboards here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £1,640 a year at Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge to £2,750 a year at Selby Boat Centre. The middle figure is £1,929 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest linear moorings that allow liveaboards in the Yorkshire and the Humber?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge is cheapest at £1,640 a year.

Which linear moorings that allow liveaboards in the Yorkshire and the Humber have space now?

2 of the 4 told us in the last six weeks they have space: 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 linear moorings that allow liveaboards in the Yorkshire and the Humber?

All 4 say you can: Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed), Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), Mayroyd Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent) and Fall Ing (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, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Linear moorings that allow liveaboards in the Yorkshire and the Humber, by county

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