Canals Marina ABC Leisure Group

Blackwater Meadow Marina

Ellesmere, Shropshire · on the Llangollen Canal

Availability

Not yet reported

We've asked Blackwater Meadow Marina what berths they have free and will show the answer here with the date. Until then, call them on 01691 624391.

Prices for 2026/27

£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

WhatPriceYour boat
Mooring, narrowboat
Discounted annual rate, paid in advance by the due date. Electricity by metered cable or prepayment card
electricity extra
£72.95 per foot a year
Mooring, narrowboat
Per foot per month for stays of one month or more; monthly direct debit available
electricity extra
£7.32 per foot a month
Mooring, narrowboat
Temporary narrowboat mooring, per foot per day
£0.45 per foot a night

Prices include VAT. ABC Leisure Group tariff, rates from 1 April 2026. Some moorings carry a minimum length charge, set by the marina. Late payment surcharge £25 a month. From their published tariff, checked October 2026. Confirm before you book.

About Blackwater Meadow Marina

An ABC Leisure Group marina on the Llangollen Canal on the edge of Ellesmere in Shropshire, offering permanent and temporary moorings, hire boats and a boatyard.

The marina is about half a mile along Birch Road from Ellesmere town centre, on the stretch of the Llangollen Canal that leads west towards Chirk and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct.

On site are a dry dock, a painting shed, a workshop and a slipway, with diesel, pump-out, Calor gas, Elsan, water, recycling, a chandlery, parking and shoreline electric points. Holiday boats, day boats and holiday apartments are also run from the site.

Moorings are let by the foot, either monthly or at a discounted annual rate paid in advance. Electricity is through an approved metered cable or prepayment cards. Moorers paying annually or by direct debit get 10% off other ABC purchases.

Berths

  • Takes: narrowboats
  • Liveaboard by arrangement: Moorings are leisure, with occasional stays aboard. Living aboard regularly is 'Extended Stay' (non-residential), needs the marina's approval and is charged at a 20% uplift.

Facilities

On the berth

  • Electric hook-up
  • Water on the berth

Services

  • Pump-out
  • Elsan disposal
  • Diesel
  • Calor gas
  • Rubbish and recycling

Shore

  • Parking

Boatyard

  • Slipway
  • Dry dock
  • Repairs and engineering
  • Chandlery