Canals
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Preston Brook Wharf
Warrington, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths on the Bridgewater Canal
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.
5 sites
At a glance
- 5 sites, all on canals.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Of the 5, 1 has electric hook-up and 1 diesel.
Canals
Boothstown Marina
Boothstown, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
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Future Ambitions Moorings at the Barn Owl
Lymm, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
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Lymm Marina
Lymm, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
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Worsley Dry Docks
Worsley, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Brook Wharf | Warrington, Bridgewater Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Boothstown Marina | Boothstown, Bridgewater Canal | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Future Ambitions Moorings at the Barn Owl | Lymm, Bridgewater Canal | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Lymm Marina | Lymm, Bridgewater Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Worsley Dry Docks | Worsley, Bridgewater Canal | 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
Which walk-ashore berths on the Bridgewater Canal have space now?
None of the 5 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths on other waterways
- Aire and Calder Navigation 10
- Calder & Hebble Navigation 5
- Coventry Canal 9
- Forth and Clyde Canal 8
- Grand Union Canal 66
- Grand Union Canal 10
- Kennet and Avon Canal 20
- Lancaster Canal 16
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal 30
- Llangollen Canal 4
- Macclesfield Canal 4
- Regent's Canal 8
- River Bure 6
- River Great Ouse 9
- River Lee Navigation 3
- River Medway 8
- River Severn 4
- River Soar 3
- River Thames 58
- River Trent 10
- Shropshire Union Canal 27
- Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal 4
- Trent & Mersey Canal 17
- Union Canal 8
- Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) 4
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