Moorings and marinas on the River Kennet

The River Kennet runs 97.7km from Avebury to Newtown, past Reading, Newbury and Thatcham. It meets the Kennet and Avon Canal and the River Thames. Boats here need a Canal & River Trust boat licence as well as a mooring. 3 sites on it, with the ones that have told us they have space first.

3 sites

Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences

At a glance

Rivers

Newbury Marina

Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet Navigation

Prices on request

Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Close to River Kennet

On other water, within 5km of it.

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

SiteWhereA year, 57ft narrowboatSpace
Burghfield Island Boat ClubBurghfield Bridge, Kennet and Avon CanalOn requestNot reported
Greenham Lock MarinaNewbury, Kennet & Avon CanalOn requestNot reported
Newbury MarinaNewbury, Kennet NavigationOn requestNot 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 River Kennet 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.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Moorings and marinas on other waterways

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