Canals
Berths available
Hest Bank L1 Leisure
Morecombe, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Moorings and marinas on the Lancaster Canal
The Lancaster Canal runs 70.7km from Plungington to Stainton, past Preston and Lancaster. Arms and branches: Lancaster Canal (Glasson Branch). Boats here need a Canal & River Trust boat licence as well as a mooring. 20 sites on it, with the ones that have told us they have space first.
20 sites · 3 with space now · 1 with a waiting list
Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences
At a glance
- 20 sites: 19 on canals and 1 on an estuary.
- 3 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hest Bank L1 Leisure, Moons Bridge Marina and Salwick Wharf.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 9.2m (30ft) at Salwick Wharf.
- Of the 20, 5 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 20 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (14).
Canals
Berths available
Moons Bridge Marina
Preston, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Salwick Wharf
Preston, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure
Bilsborrow, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bolton Le Sands L1 Leisure
Carnforth, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cabus Nook L1 Leisure
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Dimples Bridge L1 Leisure
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Lodge Hill Galgate L1 Leisure
Lancaster, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Montgomeries Wharf
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Moss Lane (North)
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Moss Lane L1 Leisure
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Pendle L1 Leisure
Preston, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ratcliffe Wharf L1 Leisure
Lancaster, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Stone Chimney Wharf L1 Leisure
Kirkham, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Tithe Barn L1 Leisure
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Bridge House Marina
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Galgate Waterside & Marina
Galgate, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Garstang Marina
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Glasson Waterside & Marina
Glasson Dock, Lancashire · River Lune Estuary / Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Tewitfield Marina
Carnforth, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hest Bank L1 Leisure | Morecombe, Lancaster Canal | – | Berths available |
| Moons Bridge Marina | Preston, Lancaster Canal | On request | Berths available |
| Salwick Wharf | Preston, Lancaster Canal | – | Berths available |
| Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure | Bilsborrow, Lancaster Canal | – | Waiting list |
| Bolton Le Sands L1 Leisure | Carnforth, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Cabus Nook L1 Leisure | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Dimples Bridge L1 Leisure | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Lodge Hill Galgate L1 Leisure | Lancaster, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Montgomeries Wharf | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Moss Lane (North) | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | On request | Full |
| Moss Lane L1 Leisure | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | On request | Full |
| Pendle L1 Leisure | Preston, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Ratcliffe Wharf L1 Leisure | Lancaster, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Stone Chimney Wharf L1 Leisure | Kirkham, Lancaster Canal | – | Full |
| Tithe Barn L1 Leisure | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | On request | Full |
| Bridge House Marina | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | – | Not reported |
| Galgate Waterside & Marina | Galgate, Lancaster Canal | On request | Not reported |
| Garstang Marina | Garstang, Lancaster Canal | – | Not reported |
| Glasson Waterside & Marina | Glasson Dock, River Lune Estuary / Lancaster Canal | On request | Not reported |
| Tewitfield Marina | Carnforth, Lancaster Canal | On request | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which moorings and marinas on the Lancaster Canal have space now?
3 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hest Bank L1 Leisure, Moons Bridge Marina and Salwick Wharf. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at moorings and marinas on the Lancaster Canal?
1 of the 20 say you can: Galgate Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 19 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Moorings and marinas on other waterways
- Aire & Calder navigation 4
- Aire and Calder Navigation 16
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal 8
- Ashton Canal 3
- Basingstoke Canal 8
- Beeston Canal 3
- Birmingham and Fazeley Canal 10
- Brent Canal Feeder 4
- Bridgewater Canal 9
- Broadmead Cut 6
- Burwell Lode 5
- Calder & Hebble Navigation 10
- Calder and Hebble Navigation 5
- Calder and Hebble Navigation Kirklees Cut 3
- Caledonian Canal 3
- Caledonian Canal 3
- Cape Arm Canal 5
- Cassington Cut 6
- Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation 4
- Chesterfield Canal 3
- Chet 3
- Clifton Cut 4
- Coventry Canal 19
- Cranfleet Cut 8
- Crinan Canal 5
- Culham Cut 3
- Derwentwater 2
- Desborough Cut 8
- Droitwich Barge Canal 5
- Droitwich Junction Canal 5
- Engine Arm Canal 5
- Erewash Canal 9
- Fleet Dyke 5
- Forth and Clyde Canal 15
- Fossdyke Navigation 5
- Gloucester and Sharpness Canal 10
- Grand Union Canal 84
- Grand Union Canal 16
- Hertford Union Canal 9
- Huddersfield Broad Canal 4
- Huddersfield Narrow Canal 4
- Icknield Port Loop Canal 5
- Intake Channel 8
- Kennet and Avon Canal 26
- Lee Navigation 8
- Lee Navigation 3
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal 36
- Lichfield Canal 7
- Limehouse Cut 10
- Llangollen Canal 15
- Loch Creran 2
- Loch Fyne 2
- Loch Lomond 2
- Lough Erne 3
- Lough Neagh 3
- Macclesfield Canal 9
- Manchester Ship Canal 8
- Monk's Lode 4
- Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal 5
- New Junction Canal 3
- New River 8
- North Walsham and Dilham Canal 3
- Nottingham Canal 3
- Oulton Broad 2
- Oulton Dyke 4
- Ouse 3
- Oxford Canal 37
- Peak Forest Canal 8
- Reach Lode 7
- Regent's Canal 17
- Ribble Link 4
- River Aire 8
- River Ancholme 2
- River Ant 11
- River Avon 18
- River Avon 11
- River Bure 14
- River Calder 8
- River Cam 8
- River Chelmer 3
- River Chelmer 3
- River Chet 2
- River Clyde 6
- River Colne 8
- River Dee 3
- River Great Ouse 19
- River Great Ouse 5
- River Kennet 11
- River Lea 8
- River Lea 4
- River Lee 9
- River Lee Navigation 14
- River Lee Navigation (Hackney Cut) 10
- River Medway 9
- River Mersey 6
- River Nene 14
- River Nene Navigation 10
- River Ouse 5
- River Severn 14
- River Soar 13
- River Soar 8
- River Stort 7
- River Thames 91
- River Thurne 7
- River Trent 19
- River Ure 3
- River Usk 5
- River Waveney 9
- River Weaver 8
- River Wey 10
- River Wey Navigation 16
- River Witham 8
- River Wreake 3
- River Yare 11
- River Yare, Norfolk Broads 2
- Rochdale Canal 6
- Sawley Cut 8
- Selby Canal 3
- Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation 5
- Shropshire Union Canal 31
- Soham Lode 3
- Soho Loop Canal 6
- Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal 4
- Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal 10
- Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal 3
- Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal 10
- Staines Reservoirs Aqueduct 8
- Stainforth and Keadby Canal 5
- Stourbridge Canal 5
- Stratford-upon-Avon Canal 9
- Stroudwater Navigation 4
- Swaffham Bulbeck Lode 4
- Tame Valley Canal 6
- Thames & Severn Canal 3
- The New Cut 3
- Thurne 3
- Titford Canal 3
- Trent & Mersey Canal 29
- Trent and Mersey Canal 9
- Trent and Mersey Canal 9
- Tyler's Cut 3
- Union Canal 14
- Upper Lough Erne 3
- Walsall Canal 3
- Wast Hill Tunnel 3
- Weaver Navigation 7
- Wednesbury Old Canal 3
- Wey and Arun Junction Canal 3
- Wicken Lode 6
- Windermere 4
- Worcester & Birmingham Canal 16
- Birmingham New Main Line Canal 8
- Birmingham Old Main Line Canal 6
- Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) 5
- Digbeth Branch Canal 5
- Fens Branch 4
- Forth and Clyde Canal (Glasgow Spur) 5
- Grand Union Canal (Aylesbury Arm) 6
- Grand Union Canal (Digbeth Branch) 4
- Grand Union Canal (Kaye's Arm) 7
- Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) 15
- Grand Union Canal (Market Harborough Arm) 5
- Grand Union Canal (Market Harborough Branch) 5
- Grand Union Canal (Northampton Arm) 4
- Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) 10
- Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) 11
- Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) 9
- Grand Union Canal (Wendover Arm) 6
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) 9
- Oxford Canal (Clifton Arm) 4
- Oxford Canal (Wyken Arm) 3
- Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) 10
- Springs Branch 3
- Stourbridge Canal (Town Arm) 5
- Troy Arm 3
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