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Newbold L1 Leisure
Rugby, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Rugby
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.
14 sites · typical £1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,440–£1,440 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 14 sites, all on canals.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Only Barby Moorings publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £1,440 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 22m (72ft) at Dunchurch Pools Marina.
- Of the 14, 7 have electric hook-up, 8 a pump-out and 8 diesel.
- 2 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3) and Canal & River Trust (6).
- Closest to Rugby: Newbold L1 Leisure, 2.4km north-west of the centre. 12 of the 14 within 10km.
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Hillmorton Bottom Lock
Rugby, Warwickshire · North Oxford Canal
Prices not published
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Brinklow Moorings
Coventry, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
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Braunston Puddlebanks
Daventry, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
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Braunston Towpath L1 Leisure
Daventry, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
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Stockton L1 Leisure
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
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Barby Moorings
Barby, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal
£1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Hillmorton Wharf Marina
Rugby, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
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Brinklow Waterside & Marina
Brinklow, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
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Dunchurch Pools Marina
Dunchurch, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
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Rose Narrowboats
Stretton under Fosse, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
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Crick Waterside & Marina
Crick, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line
Prices on request
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Yelvertoft Marina
Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)
Prices on request
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Ventnor Waterside & Marina
Rugby, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbold L1 Leisure | 2.4km north-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Hillmorton Bottom Lock | 3.6km east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Brinklow Moorings | 8.2km north-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Braunston Puddlebanks | 9.7km south | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Braunston Towpath L1 Leisure | 9.9km south | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Stockton L1 Leisure | 12.1km south-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Barby Moorings | 4.7km south-east | £1,440 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Hillmorton Wharf Marina | 4.6km south-east | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Brinklow Waterside & Marina | 5.4km north-west | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Dunchurch Pools Marina | 5.6km south | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Rose Narrowboats | 8.4km north-west | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Crick Waterside & Marina | 9.8km east | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Yelvertoft Marina | 9.9km east | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Ventnor Waterside & Marina | 11.7km 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
Which walk-ashore berths near Rugby have space now?
None of the 14 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Rugby?
Newbold L1 Leisure, 2.4km north-west of the centre of Rugby, on the Oxford Canal.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Rugby?
2 of the 14 say you can: Brinklow Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Crick 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, 14 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Leicester 12
- Coventry 14
- Solihull 14
- Northampton 13
- Nuneaton 14
- Redditch 14
- Burton upon Trent 12
- Tamworth 14
- Walsall 14
- Loughborough 11
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