Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
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.
11 sites · 5 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,568 a year for a 10m boat (£1,242–£3,272 across 4 published tariffs)
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Kegworth, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,782 a year for a 10m cruiser (from)
Long Eaton, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,354 a year for a 10m cruiser
Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Long Eaton, Derbyshire · River Trent
Prices on request
Long Eaton, Derbyshire · Upper Trent
Prices on request
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Prices on request
Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire · River Soar
Prices on request
Long Eaton, Leicestershire · River Trent
Prices on request
| Site | Distance | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Meadow L1 | 1.6km north-west | £3,272 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Pillings Lock Marina | 3.1km south-east | On request | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Willow Moorings | 7.2km north-west | from £1,782 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Sawley Lock L1 Leisure | 12.7km north-west | £1,354 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Shardlow Marina | 14.1km north-west | £1,242 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | 7.5km south-east | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Cranfleet Offside L1 Leisure | 12.3km north | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Cranfleet L1 Leisure | 13.5km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Trent Lock Wharf L1 | 13.5km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Redhill Marina | 10.9km north | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Sawley Waterside & Marina | 12.7km north-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.
Across the 4 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,242 a year at Shardlow Marina to £3,272 a year at Bishop Meadow L1. The middle figure is £1,568 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 10m boat, Shardlow Marina is cheapest at £1,242 a year.
5 of the 11 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bishop Meadow L1, Pillings Lock Marina, Willow Moorings, Sawley Lock L1 Leisure and Shardlow Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Bishop Meadow L1, 1.6km north-west of the centre of Loughborough, on the River Soar.
4 of the 11 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Redhill Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Sawley Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 7 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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