Canals
Berths available
Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,191 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Linear moorings near Skelmersdale
Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.
12 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,191 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,191–£2,191 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 12 sites, all on canals.
- 1 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure.
- Keeping a waiting list: Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate.
- Only Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £2,191 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 17.4m (57ft) at Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure.
- Of the 12, 2 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (11).
- Closest to Skelmersdale: Parbold L1 Leisure, 4.3km north of the centre. 7 of the 12 within 10km.
Canals
Waiting list
Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate
Lydiate, Merseyside · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Parbold L1 Leisure
Parbold, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ring O Bells L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Heatons Bridge L1
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Crabtree Lane L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Lathom L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Rufford Top Lock
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Red Rock L1 Leisure
Wigan, Greater Manchester · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Sparks Bridge L1 Leisure
Rufford, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Saracens Head L1 Leisure
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Rawlinson Lane L1 Leisure
Chorley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure | 7.6km north-west | £2,191 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate | 12.2km west | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Parbold L1 Leisure | 4.3km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Ring O Bells L1 Leisure | 5.6km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Heatons Bridge L1 | 7.4km north-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Crabtree Lane L1 Leisure | 7.5km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Lathom L1 Leisure | 8.5km north-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Rufford Top Lock | 9.9km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Red Rock L1 Leisure | 10.2km east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Sparks Bridge L1 Leisure | 11km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Saracens Head L1 Leisure | 11.9km west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Rawlinson Lane L1 Leisure | 13.6km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which linear moorings near Skelmersdale have space now?
1 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest linear mooring to Skelmersdale?
Parbold L1 Leisure, 4.3km north of the centre of Skelmersdale, on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 12 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Linear moorings near other towns
- Manchester 3
- Liverpool 12
- Stockport 3
- Bolton 6
- St Helens 11
- Warrington 7
- Preston 12
- Blackpool 10
- Sale 4
- Blackburn 10
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