Canals
Waiting list
Foxholes
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canal moorings and marinas near Wombwell
Marinas, basins and linear towpath moorings on the canal network: mostly narrowboats and widebeams, priced per foot or metre a year, with a navigation licence on top.
12 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,021 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,021–£2,021 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 12 sites, all on canals.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Foxholes.
- Only Savile Town Wharf publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £2,021 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 19m (62ft) at Savile Town Wharf.
- Of the 12, 5 have electric hook-up and 1 a pump-out.
- 2 of the 12 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (9).
- Closest to Wombwell: Tinsley Marina, 13km south of the centre. 0 of the 12 within 10km.
Canals
Full
Tinsley Marina
Sheffield, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
Prices on request
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Full
Fall Ing
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Birkwood Lock L1 Leisure
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Kings Road
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure
Barnby Dun, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
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Full
Castleford Cut L1 Leisure
Castleford, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
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Full
Greenwood Cut L1 Leisure
Mirfield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Savile Town Wharf
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£2,021 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
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Fairies Hill Moorings
Whitwood, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxholes | 21.9km north | – | Waiting list |
| Tinsley Marina | 13km south | On request | Full |
| Fall Ing | 17.7km north | – | Full |
| Horbury Basin | 19.2km north-west | – | Full |
| Birkwood Lock L1 Leisure | 21.5km north | – | Full |
| Kings Road | 21.8km north | – | Full |
| Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure | 23.5km east | – | Full |
| Castleford Cut L1 Leisure | 23.9km north | – | Full |
| Greenwood Cut L1 Leisure | 24.5km north-west | – | Full |
| Savile Town Wharf | 23.2km north-west | £2,021 | Not reported |
| Stanley Ferry Marina | 20.5km north | – | Not reported |
| Fairies Hill Moorings | 22km north | On request | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which canal moorings and marinas near Wombwell have space now?
None of the 12 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 canal marina or mooring to Wombwell?
Tinsley Marina, 13km south of the centre of Wombwell, on the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal.
Can you live aboard at canal moorings and marinas near Wombwell?
2 of the 12 say you can: Fall Ing (residential moorings with planning consent) and Horbury Basin (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, 12 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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