Canals
Berths available
Bridge Inn Horton
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Royal Wootton Bassett
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.
12 sites · 2 with space now · 4 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 12 sites: 9 on canals and 3 on rivers.
- 2 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bridge Inn Horton and Foxhangers.
- Keeping a waiting list: Lechlade Marina, Cotswold Boat Hire, Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure and Great Bedwyn.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 18.3m (60ft) at Bridge Inn Horton.
- Of the 12, 6 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 2 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (5).
- Closest to Royal Wootton Bassett: Bridge Inn Horton, 19.7km south of the centre. 0 of the 12 within 10km.
Canals
A few berths left
Foxhangers
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Waiting list
Lechlade Marina
Lechlade, Gloucestershire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Great Bedwyn
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Devizes Flight
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Chasing Ducks Moorings
Wilcot, Wiltshire · Kennet and Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Pewsey Wharf Boat Club
Pewsey, Wiltshire · Kennet and Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Caen Hill Waterside & Marina
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet and Avon Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Friars Court - Radcot Bridge Cottage Moorings
Radcot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Inn Horton | 19.7km south | – | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Foxhangers | 23.2km south-west | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | A few berths left |
| Lechlade Marina | 22.1km north-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Cotswold Boat Hire | 22.2km north-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure | 23.6km south-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Great Bedwyn | 27.8km south-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Devizes Flight | 22.4km south | On request | pontoon berths | Full |
| Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1 | 28km south-east | On request | pontoon berths | Full |
| Chasing Ducks Moorings | 22.8km south | – | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Pewsey Wharf Boat Club | 23.2km south-east | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Caen Hill Waterside & Marina | 23.2km south-west | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Friars Court - Radcot Bridge Cottage Moorings | 27.8km north-east | On request | linear moorings | 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 Royal Wootton Bassett have space now?
2 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bridge Inn Horton and Foxhangers. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Royal Wootton Bassett?
Bridge Inn Horton, 19.7km south of the centre of Royal Wootton Bassett, on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 9 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Bristol 12
- Swindon 11
- Oxford 13
- Gloucester 14
- Cheltenham 14
- Bath 13
- Andover 9
- Trowbridge 14
- Newbury 10
- Abingdon 12
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