Canals
Berths available
Pillings Lock Marina
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Narrowboat moorings near Melton Mowbray
Places that take narrowboats. Up to 7ft (2.13m) beam.
8 sites · 4 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £3,078 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,052–£3,272 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 8 sites: 2 on canals and 6 on rivers.
- 4 of the 8 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pillings Lock Marina, Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings and Beeston Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £2,052 a year (Zouch Marina) to £3,272 a year (Bishop Meadow L1); the middle of 3 is £3,078 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Of the 8, 6 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.
- 3 of the 8 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Closest to Melton Mowbray: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin, 16.5km west of the centre. 0 of the 8 within 10km.
Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Willow Moorings
Kegworth, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,782 a year for a 10m cruiser (from)
Rivers
Berths available
Beeston Marina
Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Rivers
Zouch Marina
Hathern, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,188 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Kingfisher Wharf
East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Canals
Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Nottingham and Beeston Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pillings Lock Marina | 18.9km west | On request | Berths available |
| Bishop Meadow L1 | 22.3km west | £3,272 | Berths available |
| Willow Moorings | 26.7km west | from £3,078 | Berths available |
| Beeston Marina | 27km north-west | – | Berths available |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | 16.5km west | On request | Waiting list |
| Zouch Marina | 25.3km west | £2,052 | Not reported |
| Kingfisher Wharf | 25.1km north | – | Not reported |
| Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina | 27.4km north-west | On request | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 57ft narrowboat cost near Melton Mowbray?
Across the 3 narrowboat moorings here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £2,052 a year at Zouch Marina to £3,272 a year at Bishop Meadow L1. The middle figure is £3,078 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest narrowboat moorings near Melton Mowbray?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Zouch Marina is cheapest at £2,052 a year in Hathern.
Which narrowboat moorings near Melton Mowbray have space now?
4 of the 8 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pillings Lock Marina, Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings and Beeston Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest narrowboat mooring to Melton Mowbray?
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin, 16.5km west of the centre of Melton Mowbray, on the River Soar.
Can you live aboard at narrowboat moorings near Melton Mowbray?
3 of the 8 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed) and Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina (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, 4 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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