Canals
Waiting list
Foxholes
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Castleford
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.
10 sites · 1 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 10 sites: 9 on canals and 1 on a river.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Foxholes.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Of the 10, 5 have electric hook-up and 2 a pump-out.
- 3 of the 10 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (8).
- Closest to Castleford: Castleford Cut L1 Leisure, 0.8km north of the centre. 6 of the 10 within 10km.
Canals
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Castleford Cut L1 Leisure
Castleford, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
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Full
Kings Road
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
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Full
Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
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Fall Ing
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Clarence Dock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
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Full
Whitley Lock L1 Leisure
Selby, North Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
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Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxholes | 5.4km west | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Castleford Cut L1 Leisure | 0.8km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Kings Road | 5.5km west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure | 7.4km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Fall Ing | 10.5km south-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Clarence Dock L1 Leisure | 14km north-west | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Whitley Lock L1 Leisure | 14.1km east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Horbury Basin | 16.8km south-west | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina | 5.2km north-west | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Stanley Ferry Marina | 8.1km west | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | 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 Castleford have space now?
None of the 10 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 Castleford?
Castleford Cut L1 Leisure, 0.8km north of the centre of Castleford, on the Aire & Calder Navigation.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Castleford?
3 of the 10 say you can: Fall Ing (residential moorings with planning consent), Horbury Basin (residential moorings with planning consent) and Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 10 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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