Canals
Waiting list
Great Bedwyn
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Andover
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.
9 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £3,639 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£3,639–£3,639 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 9 sites: 8 on canals and 1 on a river.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Great Bedwyn and Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure.
- Only Newbury Manor Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £3,639 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Newbury Marina.
- Of the 9, 3 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
- 1 of the 9 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (4).
- Closest to Andover: Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1, 20.5km north-west of the centre. 0 of the 9 within 10km.
Canals
Waiting list
Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Kintbury L1 Leisure
Kintbury, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hungerford L1 Leisure
Hungerford, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Newbury Manor Marina
Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£3,639 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Newbury Marina
Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Pewsey Wharf Boat Club
Pewsey, Wiltshire · Kennet and Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Chasing Ducks Moorings
Wilcot, Wiltshire · Kennet and Avon Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bedwyn | 20.6km north-west | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure | 24km north-west | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1 | 20.5km north-west | On request | pontoon berths | Full |
| Kintbury L1 Leisure | 21.7km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Hungerford L1 Leisure | 23.4km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Newbury Manor Marina | 24.9km north-east | £3,639 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Newbury Marina | 24.3km north-east | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Pewsey Wharf Boat Club | 26km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Chasing Ducks Moorings | 27.9km north-west | – | linear moorings | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which walk-ashore berths near Andover have space now?
None of the 9 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Andover?
Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1, 20.5km north-west of the centre of Andover, on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Andover?
1 of the 9 say you can: Newbury Manor 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, 7 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Portsmouth 11
- Swindon 11
- Reading 7
- Basingstoke 7
- Farnborough 14
- Waterlooville 9
- Bracknell 11
- Havant 10
- Fareham 12
- Farnham 13
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