Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Moorings for 70ft narrowboats with electric hook-up
Canal marinas and moorings that take a full-length 70ft (21.3m) narrowboat. Many marinas stop at 60ft or 62ft, and some canals can't take a 70ft boat at all. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
44 sites · 9 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £4,441 a year for a 70ft narrowboat (£463–£8,979 across 25 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 44 sites: 32 on canals, 10 on rivers, 1 on the Broads or a lake and 1 on an estuary.
- 9 of the 44 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bishop Meadow L1, Bosworth Marina, Cathedral Marina, Chirk Marina, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Kingswood Basin and 3 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina and Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- For a 70ft narrowboat, published prices run from £463 a year (Bosworth Marina) to £8,979 a year (Engineers Wharf Residential L1); the middle of 25 is £4,441 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 38m (125ft) at Blackwall Basin Moorings.
- Of the 44, 36 have a pump-out, 31 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 7 visitor berths.
- 17 of the 44 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: ABC Leisure Group (8), Canal & River Trust (5) and Lakeland Leisure Estates (3).
Canals
Berths available
Bosworth Marina
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
£463 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Berths available
Cathedral Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Chirk Marina
Chirk, Clwyd · Llangollen Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Engineers Wharf Residential L1
Northolt, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
£8,979 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Kingswood Basin
Lapworth, Warwickshire · North Stratford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Mancetter Marina
Atherstone, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Berths available
Shardlow Marina
Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Venetian Marina
Cholmondeston, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£3,254 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Full
Blackwall Basin Moorings
London, Greater London · Blackwall Basin
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1
Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Alvechurch Marina
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,460 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Anderton Marina
Anderton, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£4,247 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Aqueduct Marina
Church Minshull, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£4,536 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Aston Marina
Stone, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,725 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Barby Moorings
Barby, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal
£1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Droitwich Spa Marina
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Droitwich Junction Canal
£3,390 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Gayton Marina
Blisworth, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,565 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Grove Lock Marina
Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
£4,603 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Heyford Fields Marina
Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Hilperton Marina
Trowbridge, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Kings Orchard Marina
Huddlesford, Staffordshire · Coventry Canal
£3,671 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Nantwich Canal Centre
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Overwater Marina
Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Saltford Marina
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Springwood Haven Marina
Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Swanley Bridge Marina
Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal
£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Worcester Marina
Worcester, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,574 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Festival Park Marina
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Great Haywood Marina
Great Haywood, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Newbury Marina
Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
North Kilworth Wharf
North Kilworth, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal, Leicester Section
Prices on request
Canals
Rose Narrowboats
Stretton under Fosse, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Rivers
Sawley Waterside & Marina
Long Eaton, Leicestershire · River Trent
Prices on request
Canals
Sovereign Wharf
Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Tattenhall Marina
Tattenhall, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Thrupp Wharf Marina
Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Willowtree Marina
Hayes, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
Prices on request
Rivers
Woodford Riverside Marina
Woodford, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices on request
Canals
Yelvertoft Marina
Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 70ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 70ft narrowboat | Longest boat | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Meadow L1 | Loughborough, River Soar | £3,272 | 21.4m (70ft) | Yes | Berths available |
| Bosworth Marina | Market Bosworth, Ashby Canal | £463 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Berths available |
| Cathedral Marina | Ely, River Great Ouse | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Berths available |
| Chirk Marina | Chirk, Llangollen Canal | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Berths available |
| Engineers Wharf Residential L1 | Northolt, Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | £8,979 | 21.4m (70ft) | Yes | Berths available |
| Kingswood Basin | Lapworth, North Stratford Canal | – | 21.4m (70ft) | Yes | Berths available |
| Mancetter Marina | Atherstone, Coventry Canal | On request | 33.5m (110ft) | Yes | Berths available |
| Shardlow Marina | Shardlow, River Trent | £2,331 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Berths available |
| Venetian Marina | Cholmondeston, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £4,054 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Berths available |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £2,289 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Waiting list |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | Sileby, River Soar | On request | 21.9m (72ft) | Yes | Waiting list |
| Blackwall Basin Moorings | London, Blackwall Basin | On request | 38m (125ft) | Yes | Full |
| Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1 | Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal | – | 21.8m (72ft) | Yes | Full |
| Alvechurch Marina | Alvechurch, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £5,556 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Anderton Marina | Anderton, Trent & Mersey Canal | £5,290 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Aqueduct Marina | Church Minshull, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £5,268 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Aston Marina | Stone, Trent & Mersey Canal | £4,345 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Barby Moorings | Barby, Oxford Canal | £1,440 | 21.9m (72ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Droitwich Spa Marina | Droitwich Spa, Droitwich Junction Canal | £3,950 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Gayton Marina | Blisworth, Grand Union Canal | £4,441 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Grove Lock Marina | Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal | £5,733 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Heyford Fields Marina | Nether Heyford, Grand Union Canal | £3,327 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Hilperton Marina | Trowbridge, Kennet & Avon Canal | £5,179 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Kings Orchard Marina | Huddlesford, Coventry Canal | £4,572 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Nantwich Canal Centre | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | £4,040 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Overwater Marina | Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal | £4,665 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Pyrford Marina | Pyrford, River Wey Navigation | £7,957 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Saltford Marina | Saltford, River Avon | £5,801 | 21.9m (72ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Springwood Haven Marina | Nuneaton, Coventry Canal | £4,040 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Swanley Bridge Marina | Nantwich, Llangollen Canal | £3,859 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Worcester Marina | Worcester, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £5,698 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Festival Park Marina | Stoke-on-Trent, Trent & Mersey Canal | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Great Haywood Marina | Great Haywood, Trent & Mersey Canal | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Newbury Marina | Newbury, Kennet Navigation | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| North Kilworth Wharf | North Kilworth, Grand Union Canal, Leicester Section | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Rose Narrowboats | Stretton under Fosse, Oxford Canal | – | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Roydon Marina Village | Roydon, Roydon Marina lake | £5,676 | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Sawley Waterside & Marina | Long Eaton, River Trent | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Sovereign Wharf | Banbury, Oxford Canal | – | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
| Tattenhall Marina | Tattenhall, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 70ft narrowboat cost in the UK?
Across the 25 moorings for 70ft narrowboats with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 70ft narrowboat costs from £463 a year at Bosworth Marina to £8,979 a year at Engineers Wharf Residential L1. The middle figure is £4,441 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest moorings for 70ft narrowboats with electric hook-up in the UK?
For a 70ft narrowboat, Bosworth Marina is cheapest at £463 a year in Market Bosworth.
Which moorings for 70ft narrowboats with electric hook-up in the UK have space now?
9 of the 44 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bishop Meadow L1, Bosworth Marina, Cathedral Marina, Chirk Marina, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Kingswood Basin, Mancetter Marina, Shardlow Marina and 1 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Where can I keep a boat over 21.3m (70ft) in the UK?
All 44 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: Bishop Meadow L1 (21.4m (70ft)), Bosworth Marina (21.3m (70ft)), Cathedral Marina (21.3m (70ft)), Chirk Marina (21.3m (70ft)), Engineers Wharf Residential L1 (21.4m (70ft)), Kingswood Basin (21.4m (70ft)), Mancetter Marina (33.5m (110ft)), Shardlow Marina (21.3m (70ft)) and 36 more. Check beam and draught too.
Can you live aboard at moorings for 70ft narrowboats with electric hook-up in the UK?
17 of the 44 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Engineers Wharf Residential L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Venetian Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Blackwall Basin Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Alvechurch Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Anderton Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and 9 more. 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, 35 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 5 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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