Canals
Full
Shireoaks Marina
Worksop, Nottinghamshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices on request
Walk-ashore berths near Shirebrook
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.
7 sites · typical £3,105 a year for a 10m boat (£3,105–£3,105 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 7 sites: 4 on canals and 3 on rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Only Farndon Marina publishes a price for a 10m boat: £3,105 a year.
- Of the 7, 5 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 7 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (4).
- Closest to Shirebrook: Shireoaks Marina, 13.6km north of the centre. 0 of the 7 within 10km.
Canals
Full
Forest Lock L1 Leisure
Retford, Nottinghamshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Tinsley Marina
Sheffield, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Full
Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure
Rotherham, South Yorkshire · River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Farndon Marina
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Nottingham and Beeston Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Kingfisher Wharf
East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Distance | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shireoaks Marina | 13.6km north | On request | pontoon berths, hard standing | Full |
| Forest Lock L1 Leisure | 21.8km north-east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Tinsley Marina | 25.4km north-west | On request | pontoon berths, hard standing | Full |
| Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure | 27.5km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Farndon Marina | 29.3km south-east | £3,105 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina | 29.4km south | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Kingfisher Wharf | 29.6km south-east | – | 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 Shirebrook have space now?
None of the 7 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 Shirebrook?
Shireoaks Marina, 13.6km north of the centre of Shirebrook, on the Chesterfield Canal.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Shirebrook?
2 of the 7 say you can: Shireoaks Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Nottingham Castle 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, 6 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Nottingham 13
- Derby 13
- Barnsley 12
- Lincoln 12
- Wakefield 11
- Mansfield 12
- Burton upon Trent 12
- Loughborough 11
- Beeston 12
- Sutton in Ashfield 12
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