Walk-ashore berths near Oxford

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.

13 sites · 1 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £2,398 a year for a 10m boat (£500–£2,997 across 5 published tariffs)

At a glance

13 sites: 5 on canals and 8 on rivers.
1 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Agenda 21.
Keeping a waiting list: Environment Agency Kings Lock Base Moorings and Environment Agency Eynsham Lock Base Moorings.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £500 a year (Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings) to £2,997 a year (Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings); the middle of 5 is £2,398 a year.
Longest boat taken: 18.3m (60ft) at Gunpowder Wharf (Thrupp Main Road).
Of the 13, 3 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
2 of the 13 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (4) and Environment Agency (4).
Closest to Oxford: Hythe Bridge L1, 0.8km north-west of the centre. 11 of the 13 within 10km.

Canals Berths available

Agenda 21

Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Rivers Waiting list

Environment Agency Kings Lock Base Moorings

Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,594 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Environment Agency Eynsham Lock Base Moorings

Eynsham, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Hythe Bridge L1

Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Full

Dukes Lock

Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Langford Lane L1 Leisure

Kidlington, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Gunpowder Wharf (Thrupp Main Road)

Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings

Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings

Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,997 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings

Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£500 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Osney Mill Marina (Upper)

Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Rivers

Oxford Cruisers

Eynsham, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Rivers

Abingdon Marina

Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Distance	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Space
Agenda 21	4.6km north-west	–	linear moorings	Berths available
Environment Agency Kings Lock Base Moorings	5.3km north-west	£2,594	linear moorings	Waiting list
Environment Agency Eynsham Lock Base Moorings	7.3km west	£2,398	linear moorings	Waiting list
Hythe Bridge L1	0.8km north-west	–	linear moorings	Full
Dukes Lock	5.4km north-west	On request	linear moorings	Full
Langford Lane L1 Leisure	9.3km north	On request	linear moorings	Full
Gunpowder Wharf (Thrupp Main Road)	9.5km north	–	linear moorings	Full
Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings	2.9km south-east	£2,398	linear moorings	Not reported
Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings	9.1km south	£2,997	linear moorings	Not reported
Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings	10km south	£500	linear moorings	Not reported
Osney Mill Marina (Upper)	1km west	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
Oxford Cruisers	7km west	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
Abingdon Marina	10.7km south	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 Oxford?

Across the 5 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £500 a year at Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings to £2,997 a year at Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings. The middle figure is £2,398 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths near Oxford?

For a 10m boat, Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings is cheapest at £500 a year in Abingdon.

Which walk-ashore berths near Oxford have space now?

1 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Agenda 21. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Oxford?

Hythe Bridge L1, 0.8km north-west of the centre of Oxford, on the Oxford Canal.

Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Oxford?

2 of the 13 say you can: Agenda 21 (liveaboards allowed) and Hythe Bridge 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, 5 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 8 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

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