Canals
Berths available
Ladybird Pontoon
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Linear moorings on the Shropshire Union Canal
Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.
24 sites · 2 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £4,536 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£4,536–£4,536 across 1 published tariffs)
Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences
At a glance
- 24 sites, all on canals.
- 2 of the 24 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Ladybird Pontoon and Venetian Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Barbridge (Site 1) L1 Leisure and Calveley Offside - L1 Moorings (South) L1 Leisure.
- Only Aqueduct Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £4,536 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Venetian Marina.
- Of the 24, 8 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out and 3 diesel.
- 4 of the 24 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (16).
Canals
Berths available
Venetian Marina
Cholmondeston, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£3,254 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Waiting list
Barbridge (Site 1) L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Waiting list
Calveley Offside - L1 Moorings (South) L1 Leisure
Calveley, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Audlem L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Audlem North Offside L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ellerton Wood Farm Moorings
Little Soudley, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure
Chester, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Grub Street
Stafford, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Henhull
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Nantwich L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Nodens Victoria Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Norbury Towpath L1 Leisure
Norbury, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Plardiwick Wharf
Gnosall, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Shelmore
Norbury, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Shutt Green Offside Moorings
Brewood, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Stoke Hall Lane L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire East · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Talbot Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Full
Tyrley Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Wheaton Aston L1 Leisure
Penkridge, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Aqueduct Marina
Church Minshull, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£4,536 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Norbury Wharf
Norbury Junction, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Wolverhampton Boat Club
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire · Shropshire 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 | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladybird Pontoon | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Venetian Marina | Cholmondeston, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Barbridge (Site 1) L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Calveley Offside - L1 Moorings (South) L1 Leisure | Calveley, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Audlem L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Audlem North Offside L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Ellerton Wood Farm Moorings | Little Soudley, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure | Chester, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Grub Street | Stafford, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Henhull | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Nantwich L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Nodens Victoria Wharf | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Norbury Towpath L1 Leisure | Norbury, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Plardiwick Wharf | Gnosall, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Shelmore | Norbury, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Shutt Green Offside Moorings | Brewood, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Stoke Hall Lane L1 Leisure | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Talbot Wharf | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Tyrley Wharf | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Wheaton Aston L1 Leisure | Penkridge, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Aqueduct Marina | Church Minshull, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £4,536 | linear moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Norbury Wharf | Norbury Junction, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Wolverhampton Boat Club | Wolverhampton, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which linear moorings on the Shropshire Union Canal have space now?
2 of the 24 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Ladybird Pontoon and Venetian Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at linear moorings on the Shropshire Union Canal?
4 of the 24 say you can: Ladybird Pontoon (liveaboard by arrangement), Venetian Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Nodens Victoria Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent) and Shelmore (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, 24 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Linear moorings on other waterways
- Aire and Calder Navigation 5
- Birmingham and Fazeley Canal 3
- Bridgewater Canal 3
- Coventry Canal 7
- Forth and Clyde Canal 3
- Gloucester and Sharpness Canal 5
- Grand Union Canal 44
- Grand Union Canal 5
- Kennet and Avon Canal 12
- Lancaster Canal 14
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal 24
- Macclesfield Canal 3
- Oxford Canal 22
- Regent's Canal 4
- River Avon 3
- River Great Ouse 3
- River Thames 29
- River Trent 5
- River Wey Navigation 6
- Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal 4
- Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal 3
- Stainforth and Keadby Canal 3
- Stratford-upon-Avon Canal 3
- Trent & Mersey Canal 8
- Union Canal 5
- Worcester & Birmingham Canal 5
- Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) 3
- Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) 3
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