Canals
Barby Moorings
Barby, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal
£1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Moorings with a pump-out on the Oxford Canal
Sites with a pump-out for holding tanks, so you can empty without cruising to a service point.
8 sites · typical £1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,440–£1,440 across 1 published tariffs)
Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences
At a glance
- 8 sites, all on canals.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Only Barby Moorings publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £1,440 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 22m (72ft) at Dunchurch Pools Marina.
- Of the 8, 7 have electric hook-up, 7 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 8 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3).
Canals
Brinklow Waterside & Marina
Brinklow, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Cropredy Waterside & Marina
Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Dunchurch Pools Marina
Dunchurch, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Hillmorton Wharf Marina
Rugby, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Rose Narrowboats
Stretton under Fosse, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Sovereign Wharf
Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina
Napton on the Hill, Southam, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Pump-out | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barby Moorings | Barby, Oxford Canal | £1,440 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brinklow Waterside & Marina | Brinklow, Oxford Canal | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Cropredy Waterside & Marina | Cropredy, Banbury, Oxford Canal | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Dunchurch Pools Marina | Dunchurch, Oxford Canal | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Hillmorton Wharf Marina | Rugby, Oxford Canal | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Rose Narrowboats | Stretton under Fosse, Oxford Canal | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Sovereign Wharf | Banbury, Oxford Canal | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina | Napton on the Hill, Southam, Oxford Canal and Grand Union 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 moorings with a pump-out on the Oxford Canal have space now?
None of the 8 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 moorings with a pump-out on the Oxford Canal?
2 of the 8 say you can: Brinklow Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Wigrams Turn 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, 8 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Moorings with a pump-out on other waterways
- Aire and Calder Navigation 3
- Coventry Canal 6
- Forth and Clyde Canal 12
- Fossdyke Navigation 3
- Grand Union Canal 22
- Kennet and Avon Canal 9
- Lancaster Canal 3
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal 10
- Macclesfield Canal 3
- Peak Forest Canal 3
- River Avon 3
- River Bure 3
- River Great Ouse 4
- River Lee Navigation 4
- River Severn 3
- River Thames 23
- River Trent 4
- Shropshire Union Canal 5
- Trent & Mersey Canal 6
- Union Canal 6
- Worcester & Birmingham Canal 3
- Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) 4
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