Walk-ashore berths near Shepshed

Across the 4 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,242 a year at Shardlow Marina to £3,272 a year at Bishop Meadow L1. The middle figure is £1,568 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

For a 10m boat, Shardlow Marina is cheapest at £1,242 a year.

5 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings, Pillings Lock Marina, Shardlow Marina and Sawley Lock L1 Leisure. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Bishop Meadow L1, 5.2km east of the centre of Shepshed, on the River Soar.

5 of the 12 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Redhill Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Sawley Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Willowbrook Moorings (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 8 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.