Canals
Berths available
Pillings Lock Marina
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Pontoon berths near Melton Mowbray
Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.
6 sites · 3 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,400 a year for a 10m boat (£2,400–£2,400 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 6 sites: 3 on canals and 3 on rivers.
- 3 of the 6 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pillings Lock Marina, Memory Lane and Beeston Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Only Memory Lane publishes a price for a 10m boat: £2,400 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Of the 6, 5 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
- 3 of the 6 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Closest to Melton Mowbray: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin, 16.5km west of the centre. 0 of the 6 within 10km.
Canals
Berths available
Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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
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 10m boat
| Site | Distance | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillings Lock Marina | 18.9km west | On request | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Memory Lane | 21.2km south-west | £2,400 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Beeston Marina | 27km north-west | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | 16.5km west | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Kingfisher Wharf | 25.1km north | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina | 27.4km 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.
Questions
Which pontoon berths near Melton Mowbray have space now?
3 of the 6 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pillings Lock Marina, Memory Lane and Beeston Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest pontoon berth 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 pontoon berths near Melton Mowbray?
3 of the 6 say you can: Memory Lane (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, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
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