Walk-ashore berths near Great Harwood

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.

13 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £1,929 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,929–£1,929 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

13 sites: 12 on canals and 1 on an estuary.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Greenberfield Top Lock, Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure and Mayroyd Moorings.
Only Mayroyd Moorings publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £1,929 a year.
Longest boat taken: 18.3m (60ft) at Salterforth L1 Leisure.
Of the 13, 3 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 2 visitor berths.
2 of the 13 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (8).
Closest to Great Harwood: Reedley Marina, 11.2km east of the centre. 0 of the 13 within 10km.

Canals Waiting list

Greenberfield Top Lock

Barnoldswick, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Waiting list

Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure

Bilsborrow, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Botany Bay L1 Leisure

Chorley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Salterforth L1 Leisure

Salterforth/Barnoldswick, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Rawlinson Lane L1 Leisure

Chorley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Pendle L1 Leisure

Preston, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Stone Chimney Wharf L1 Leisure

Kirkham, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Hebden Bridge L1 Leisure

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Dimples Bridge L1 Leisure

Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Preston Marina

Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble

£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Reedley Marina

Burnley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Canals

White Bear Waterside & Marina

Adlington, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Distance	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Berths	Space
Greenberfield Top Lock	21.9km north-east	–	linear moorings	Waiting list
Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure	23.4km west	–	linear moorings	Waiting list
Mayroyd Moorings	26.8km east	£1,929	linear moorings	Waiting list
Botany Bay L1 Leisure	19.4km south-west	–	linear moorings	Full
Salterforth L1 Leisure	20.2km north-east	–	linear moorings	Full
Rawlinson Lane L1 Leisure	22.5km south-west	–	linear moorings	Full
Pendle L1 Leisure	24.9km west	–	linear moorings	Full
Stone Chimney Wharf L1 Leisure	25.4km west	–	linear moorings	Full
Hebden Bridge L1 Leisure	25.9km east	–	linear moorings	Full
Dimples Bridge L1 Leisure	26.5km north-west	–	linear moorings	Full
Preston Marina	22.3km west	–	pontoon berths	Not reported
Reedley Marina	11.2km east	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
White Bear Waterside & Marina	23.5km south-west	On request	pontoon berths	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 Great Harwood have space now?

None of the 13 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 Great Harwood?

Reedley Marina, 11.2km east of the centre of Great Harwood, on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Great Harwood?

2 of the 13 say you can: Mayroyd Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent) and White Bear 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, 12 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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