Canals
Berths available
Pollington L1 Leisure
Pollington, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Rawmarsh
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 · 1 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 13 sites: 10 on canals and 3 on rivers.
- 1 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pollington L1 Leisure.
- Keeping a waiting list: Foxholes.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 12m (39ft) at Pollington L1 Leisure.
- Of the 13, 9 have electric hook-up and 2 a pump-out.
- 3 of the 13 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (12).
- Closest to Rawmarsh: Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure, 1.8km south of the centre. 2 of the 13 within 10km.
Canals
Waiting list
Foxholes
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure
Rotherham, South Yorkshire · River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Tinsley Marina
Sheffield, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Full
Doncaster Wharf L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Shireoaks Marina
Worksop, Nottinghamshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Full
Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure
Barnby Dun, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Fall Ing
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Whitley Lock L1 Leisure
Selby, North Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Kings Road
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollington L1 Leisure | 29.2km north-east | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Foxholes | 29.2km north | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure | 1.8km south | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Tinsley Marina | 7.8km south-west | On request | pontoon berths, hard standing | Full |
| Doncaster Wharf L1 Leisure | 15.3km north-east | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Shireoaks Marina | 18.8km south-east | On request | pontoon berths, hard standing | Full |
| Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure | 19.4km north-east | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Full |
| Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure | 23.2km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Fall Ing | 25.6km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Horbury Basin | 27.2km north-west | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Whitley Lock L1 Leisure | 28.9km north-east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Kings Road | 29.2km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Stanley Ferry Marina | 28.2km north | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which walk-ashore berths near Rawmarsh have space now?
1 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pollington L1 Leisure. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Rawmarsh?
Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure, 1.8km south of the centre of Rawmarsh, on the River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Rawmarsh?
3 of the 13 say you can: Shireoaks Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Fall Ing (residential moorings with planning consent) and Horbury Basin (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, 13 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Leeds 9
- Stockport 11
- Bradford 11
- Nottingham 13
- Barnsley 12
- York 5
- Huddersfield 13
- Rochdale 13
- Halifax 12
- Lincoln 12
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