Cheapest moorings and marinas on the Llangollen Canal

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare.

3 sites · typical £3,597 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£3,365–£4,158 across 3 published tariffs)

Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences

At a glance

3 sites, all on canals.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £3,365 a year (Swanley Bridge Marina) to £4,158 a year (Blackwater Meadow Marina); the middle of 3 is £3,597 a year.
Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Swanley Bridge Marina.
Of the 3, 3 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
1 of the 3 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: ABC Leisure Group (2).

Canals

Swanley Bridge Marina

Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal

£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Whitchurch Marina

Whitchurch, Shropshire · Llangollen Canal

£3,597 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Blackwater Meadow Marina

Ellesmere, Shropshire · Llangollen Canal

£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Per metre a year	Space
Swanley Bridge Marina	Nantwich, Llangollen Canal	£3,365	£193.72	Not reported
Whitchurch Marina	Whitchurch, Llangollen Canal	£3,597	£207.06	Not reported
Blackwater Meadow Marina	Ellesmere, Llangollen Canal	£4,158	£239.39	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 57ft narrowboat cost on the Llangollen Canal?

Across the 3 cheapest moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £3,365 a year at Swanley Bridge Marina to £4,158 a year at Blackwater Meadow Marina. The middle figure is £3,597 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings and marinas on the Llangollen Canal?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Swanley Bridge Marina is cheapest at £3,365 a year in Nantwich.

Which cheapest moorings and marinas on the Llangollen Canal have space now?

None of the 3 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 cheapest moorings and marinas on the Llangollen Canal?

1 of the 3 say you can: Blackwater Meadow Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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