Canals
Berths available
Hatherton Marina
Calf Heath, Staffordshire · Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Walk-ashore berths near Hednesford
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.
14 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 14 sites, all on canals.
- 1 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hatherton Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Shade House Lock.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Great Haywood Marina.
- Of the 14, 6 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out and 2 diesel.
- 2 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (9).
- Closest to Hednesford: Spode House L1 Leisure, 7.5km north-east of the centre. 5 of the 14 within 10km.
Canals
Waiting list
Shade House Lock
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Spode House L1 Leisure
Rugeley, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Gailey Wharf
Penkridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Silver Street (Residential) L1
Brownhills, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1
Bloxwich, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Shutt Green Offside Moorings
Brewood, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Fradley Linear Leisure L1 Leisure
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Wheaton Aston L1 Leisure
Penkridge, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Hunts Lock L1
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Stafford Boat Club
Stafford, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Great Haywood Marina
Great Haywood, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Kings Bromley Waterside & Marina
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent and Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Wolverhampton Boat Club
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatherton Marina | 7.5km south-west | On request | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Shade House Lock | 13.8km east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Spode House L1 Leisure | 7.5km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Gailey Wharf | 8.3km west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Silver Street (Residential) L1 | 8.6km south-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1 | 10.8km south | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Shutt Green Offside Moorings | 12.6km west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Fradley Linear Leisure L1 Leisure | 14.3km east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Wheaton Aston L1 Leisure | 14.6km west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Hunts Lock L1 | 14.8km east | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Stafford Boat Club | 9.6km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Great Haywood Marina | 10.9km north | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Kings Bromley Waterside & Marina | 11.8km east | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Wolverhampton Boat Club | 14.6km south-west | On request | 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 Hednesford have space now?
1 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hatherton Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Hednesford?
Spode House L1 Leisure, 7.5km north-east of the centre of Hednesford, on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Hednesford?
2 of the 14 say you can: Silver Street (Residential) L1 (liveaboards allowed) and Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1 (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, 14 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Leicester 12
- Coventry 14
- Derby 13
- Wolverhampton 14
- Stoke-on-Trent 14
- Solihull 14
- Telford 14
- Worcester 14
- Nuneaton 14
- Redditch 14
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