Canals
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Bosley Top Lock
Macclesfield, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices on request
Walk-ashore berths on the Macclesfield 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.
4 sites · typical £3,221 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£3,221–£3,221 across 1 published tariffs)
Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences
At a glance
- 4 sites, all on canals.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Only Heritage Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £3,221 a year.
- Of the 4, 2 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (3).
Canals
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Higher Poynton L1 Leisure
Higher Poynton, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices on request
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Red Bull Basin L1 Leisure
Kidsgrove, Staffordshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices not published
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Heritage Marina
Scholar Green, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
£3,221 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosley Top Lock | Macclesfield, Macclesfield Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Higher Poynton L1 Leisure | Higher Poynton, Macclesfield Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Red Bull Basin L1 Leisure | Kidsgrove, Macclesfield Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Heritage Marina | Scholar Green, Macclesfield Canal | £3,221 | pontoon berths | 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 Macclesfield Canal have space now?
None of the 4 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, 4 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths on other waterways
- Aire and Calder Navigation 10
- Bridgewater Canal 5
- 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
- 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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