Moorings with a boat hoist or crane near Blackpool

Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.

3 sites · typical £3,127 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£3,127–£3,127 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

3 sites: 2 on canals and 1 on an estuary.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Only Douglas Boatyard publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £3,127 a year.
Of the 3, 2 have electric hook-up.
Closest to Blackpool: Douglas Boatyard, 19.1km south-east of the centre. 0 of the 3 within 10km.

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Douglas Boatyard

Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas

£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Bridge House Marina

Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Garstang Marina

Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Distance	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Boat hoist / Crane	Space
Douglas Boatyard	19.1km south-east	£3,127	Yes	Not reported
Bridge House Marina	19.5km north-east	–	Yes	Not reported
Garstang Marina	19.6km north-east	–	Yes	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

Which moorings with a boat hoist or crane near Blackpool have space now?

None of the 3 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 mooring with a boat hoist or crane to Blackpool?

Douglas Boatyard, 19.1km south-east of the centre of Blackpool, on the River Douglas.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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