Linear moorings near Wantage

Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.

8 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £2,398 a year for a 10m boat (£500–£2,997 across 3 published tariffs)

At a glance

8 sites: 2 on canals and 6 on rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Maybush Moorings and Cotswold Boat Hire.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £500 a year (Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings) to £2,997 a year (Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings); the middle of 3 is £2,398 a year.
Longest boat taken: 15.2m (50ft) at Cotswold Boat Hire.
Of the 8, 1 has electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out and 1 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Environment Agency (2).
Closest to Wantage: Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings, 12.9km north-east of the centre. 0 of the 8 within 10km.

Rivers Waiting list

Maybush Moorings

Northmoor, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Cotswold Boat Hire

Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Hungerford L1 Leisure

Hungerford, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Kintbury L1 Leisure

Kintbury, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings

Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£500 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings

Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,997 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings

Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Friars Court - Radcot Bridge Cottage Moorings

Radcot, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Distance	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Space
Maybush Moorings	13.5km north	–	linear moorings	Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire	19.4km north-west	–	linear moorings	Waiting list
Hungerford L1 Leisure	20.1km south	–	linear moorings	Full
Kintbury L1 Leisure	20.8km south	–	linear moorings	Full
Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings	12.9km north-east	£500	linear moorings	Not reported
Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings	14.2km north-east	£2,997	linear moorings	Not reported
Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings	20.3km north-east	£2,398	linear moorings	Not reported
Friars Court - Radcot Bridge Cottage Moorings	14.8km north-west	On request	linear moorings	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost near Wantage?

Across the 3 linear moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £500 a year at Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings to £2,997 a year at Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings. The middle figure is £2,398 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest linear moorings near Wantage?

For a 10m boat, Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings is cheapest at £500 a year in Abingdon.

Which linear moorings near Wantage have space now?

None of the 8 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 linear mooring to Wantage?

Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings, 12.9km north-east of the centre of Wantage, on the River Thames.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 6 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

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