Canals
Berths available
Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,191 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Linear moorings near St Helens
Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.
11 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
- 11 sites: 10 on canals and 1 on an estuary.
- 1 of the 11 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 11, 3 have electric hook-up and 2 diesel.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (9).
- Closest to St Helens: Parbold L1 Leisure, 15.2km north of the centre. 0 of the 11 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
Preston Brook Wharf
Warrington, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Red Rock L1 Leisure
Wigan, Greater Manchester · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Full
Albert Dock
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
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
Saracens Head L1 Leisure
Ormskirk, 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 | 18.2km north-west | £2,191 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate | 17km north-west | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Parbold L1 Leisure | 15.2km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Preston Brook Wharf | 15.7km south | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Red Rock L1 Leisure | 15.9km north-east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Ring O Bells L1 Leisure | 16.5km north | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Heatons Bridge L1 | 17.5km north-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Albert Dock | 18.1km west | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Full |
| Crabtree Lane L1 Leisure | 18.2km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Lathom L1 Leisure | 18.9km north-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Saracens Head L1 Leisure | 19.9km north-west | – | 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 St Helens have space now?
1 of the 11 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 St Helens?
Parbold L1 Leisure, 15.2km north of the centre of St Helens, on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 10 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Linear moorings near other towns
- Manchester 3
- Liverpool 12
- Stockport 3
- Bolton 6
- Warrington 7
- Preston 12
- Blackpool 10
- Sale 4
- Blackburn 10
- Rochdale 5
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