Canals
Berths available
Pillings Lock Marina
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Walk-ashore berths near Melton Mowbray
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.
10 sites · 5 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,400 a year for a 10m boat (£1,782–£3,272 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 10 sites: 4 on canals and 6 on rivers.
- 5 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pillings Lock Marina, Memory Lane, Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings and Beeston Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,782 a year (Willow Moorings) to £3,272 a year (Bishop Meadow L1); the middle of 3 is £2,400 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Of the 10, 7 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.
- 4 of the 10 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (4).
- Closest to Melton Mowbray: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin, 16.5km west of the centre. 0 of the 10 within 10km.
Canals
Berths available
Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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
Full
Holme Lock L1 Leisure Mooring
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Kilby Bridge L1 Leisure
Wigston, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)
Prices not published
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 |
| Bishop Meadow L1 | 22.3km west | £3,272 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Willow Moorings | 26.7km west | from £1,782 | linear moorings | 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 |
| Holme Lock L1 Leisure Mooring | 24.4km north-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Kilby Bridge L1 Leisure | 26.3km south-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| 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
How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost near Melton Mowbray?
Across the 3 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,782 a year at Willow Moorings to £3,272 a year at Bishop Meadow L1. The middle figure is £2,400 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths near Melton Mowbray?
For a 10m boat, Willow Moorings is cheapest at £1,782 a year in Kegworth.
Which walk-ashore berths near Melton Mowbray have space now?
5 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pillings Lock Marina, Memory Lane, Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings and Beeston Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest walk-ashore 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 walk-ashore berths near Melton Mowbray?
4 of the 10 say you can: Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), 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, 6 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.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Leicester 12
- Coventry 14
- Nottingham 13
- Derby 13
- Northampton 13
- Lincoln 12
- Nuneaton 14
- Mansfield 12
- Burton upon Trent 12
- Tamworth 14
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