Secure moorings with gated access or CCTV on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Sites with locked pontoon or site gates, or CCTV, for peace of mind when you're away from the boat.

11 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £6,359 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£6,359–£6,359 across 1 published tariffs)

Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences

At a glance

11 sites: 10 on canals and 1 on an estuary.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Aire Valley Marina and Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate.
Only Liverpool Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £6,359 a year.
Of the 11, 9 have electric hook-up, 7 a pump-out, 6 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.
2 of the 11 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3).

Canals Waiting list

Aire Valley Marina

Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Waiting list

Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate

Lydiate, Merseyside · Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Botany Bay L1 Leisure

Chorley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Liverpool Marina

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Fallwood Marina

Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Fettlers Wharf Marina

Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)

Prices on request

Canals

Hainsworths Boatyard

Bingley, West Yorkshire · Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Pennington Waterside & Marina

Leigh, Greater Manchester · Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Reedley Marina

Burnley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Scarisbrick Marina

Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Canals

White Bear Waterside & Marina

Adlington, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Secure gated access / CCTV	Space
Aire Valley Marina	Leeds, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	On request	Yes	Waiting list
Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate	Lydiate, Leeds and Liverpool Canal	–	Yes	Waiting list
Botany Bay L1 Leisure	Chorley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	–	Yes	Full
Liverpool Marina	Liverpool, River Mersey	£6,359	Yes	Not reported
Fallwood Marina	Leeds, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	On request	Yes	Not reported
Fettlers Wharf Marina	Ormskirk, Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)	On request	Yes	Not reported
Hainsworths Boatyard	Bingley, Leeds and Liverpool Canal	–	Yes	Not reported
Pennington Waterside & Marina	Leigh, Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal	–	Yes	Not reported
Reedley Marina	Burnley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	On request	Yes	Not reported
Scarisbrick Marina	Ormskirk, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	On request	Yes	Not reported
White Bear Waterside & Marina	Adlington, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	On request	Yes	Not reported

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

Questions

Which secure moorings with gated access or CCTV on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal have space now?

None of the 11 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at secure moorings with gated access or CCTV on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal?

2 of the 11 say you can: Aire Valley Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and White Bear 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, 10 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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