Canals
Berths available
Aspley Wharf Marina
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals
£2,497 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canal moorings and marinas for widebeams
Marinas, basins and linear towpath moorings on the canal network: mostly narrowboats and widebeams, priced per foot or metre a year, with a navigation licence on top. Places that take widebeams. Canal boats over 7ft beam.
61 sites · 11 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £3,203 a year for a 60ft widebeam (£273–£9,090 across 25 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 61 sites, all on canals.
- 11 of the 61 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Aspley Wharf Marina, Campbell Wharf Marina, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Foxhangers, Hazlemere Marina, Pillings Lock Marina and 5 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Mayroyd Moorings and New Islington Marina.
- For a 60ft widebeam, published prices run from £273 a year (Kelpies Marina) to £9,090 a year (Lochrin Basin); the middle of 25 is £3,203 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.4m (70ft) at Engineers Wharf Residential L1.
- Of the 61, 50 have electric hook-up, 37 a pump-out, 25 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 8 visitor berths.
- 22 of the 61 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (5), Canal & River Trust (11) and Scottish Canals (15).
Canals
A few berths left
Campbell Wharf Marina
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Engineers Wharf Residential L1
Northolt, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
£8,979 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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A few berths left
Foxhangers
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Hazlemere Marina
Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Pillings Lock Marina
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Selby Boat Centre
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)
Canals
Berths available
Sharpness Marina
Sharpness, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£1,640 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Stourport Wide-Beam Basin L1 Leisure
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
£2,964 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Willowbridge Marina
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Mayroyd Moorings
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal
£1,929 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Waiting list
New Islington Marina
Manchester, Greater Manchester · Rochdale Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Atlip Road L1
Alperton, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bow Wharf L1 Leisure
South Hackney, Greater London · Hertford Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Braunston Towpath L1 Leisure
Daventry, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Browns Meadow L1 Leisure
Uxbridge, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Burdett Road L1 Leisure
Limehouse, Greater London · Limehouse Cut
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Cambrian Residential Moorings
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Gas Street L1
Birmingham, West Midlands · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Victoria Basin L1 Leisure
Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Willow Wren Wharf
Hayes, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
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Applecross Claypits
Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,104 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Applecross Wharf
Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,352 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Auchinstarry Marina
Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Brayford Pool Marina
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Brayford Pool, where the River Witham meets the Fossdyke Canal
£3,682 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Causewayend
Broxburn, West Lothian · Union Canal
£3,352 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Heyford Fields Marina
Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Kelpies Marina
Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal
£273 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Kirkintilloch Linear
Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,042 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Lochrin Basin
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal
£8,633 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Lock 16 Moorings
Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal
£1,936 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Mercia Marina
Willington, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,803 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Newbury Manor Marina
Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£3,639 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Ratho Marina
Ratho, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal
£4,905 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Shepley Bridge Marina
Mirfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad Canal
£1,770 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Southbank Marina
Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,595 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Speirs Wharf
Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,104 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Staniland Marina
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
The Falkirk Wheel Basin
Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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The Falkirk Wheel Linear
Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal
£1,798 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Winchburgh Marina
Winchburgh, West Lothian · Union Canal
£4,895 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Boot Wharf
Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Fairies Hill Moorings
Whitwood, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
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Fettlers Wharf Marina
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)
Prices on request
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Gallows Bridge Moorings
Shipley, West Yorkshire · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
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Garstang Marina
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
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Hainsworths Boatyard
Bingley, West Yorkshire · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
High Line Yachting Ltd (Northolt Boatyard)
Northolt, Greater London · Paddington Arm
Prices not published
Canals
Limehouse Residential Moorings
London, Greater London · Limehouse Cut
Prices on request
Canals
Milton Keynes Marina
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Packet Boat Waterside & Marina
Uxbridge, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Park Farm Marina
Northwich, Cheshire · Trent and Mersey Canal
Prices not published
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Pennington Waterside & Marina
Leigh, Greater Manchester · Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
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Reedley Marina
Burnley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
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Scarisbrick Marina
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Seaport Marina
Inverness, Highland · Caledonian Canal
Prices not published
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Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
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Tattenhall Marina
Tattenhall, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
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Ventnor Waterside & Marina
Rugby, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
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Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina
Napton on the Hill, Southam, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 60ft widebeam
| Site | Where | A year, 60ft widebeam | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspley Wharf Marina | Huddersfield, Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals | £2,628 | Berths available |
| Campbell Wharf Marina | Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal | – | A few berths left |
| Engineers Wharf Residential L1 | Northolt, Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | £8,979 | Berths available |
| Foxhangers | Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal | On request | A few berths left |
| Hazlemere Marina | Waltham Abbey, Lee Navigation | – | Berths available |
| Pillings Lock Marina | Quorn, Grand Union Canal | On request | Berths available |
| Selby Boat Centre | Selby, Selby Canal | from £2,750 | Berths available |
| Sharpness Marina | Sharpness, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | On request | Berths available |
| Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge | Sowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Navigation | £1,727 | Berths available |
| Stourport Wide-Beam Basin L1 Leisure | Stourport-on-Severn, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | £2,964 | Berths available |
| Willowbridge Marina | Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal | – | Berths available |
| Mayroyd Moorings | Hebden Bridge, Rochdale Canal | £2,030 | Waiting list |
| New Islington Marina | Manchester, Rochdale Canal | – | Waiting list |
| Atlip Road L1 | Alperton, Grand Union Canal | – | Full |
| Bow Wharf L1 Leisure | South Hackney, Hertford Union Canal | – | Full |
| Braunston Towpath L1 Leisure | Daventry, Grand Union Canal | On request | Full |
| Browns Meadow L1 Leisure | Uxbridge, Grand Union Canal | – | Full |
| Burdett Road L1 Leisure | Limehouse, Limehouse Cut | On request | Full |
| Cambrian Residential Moorings | Birmingham, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | – | Full |
| Gas Street L1 | Birmingham, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | – | Full |
| Victoria Basin L1 Leisure | Gloucester, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | Full |
| Willow Wren Wharf | Hayes, Grand Union Canal | – | Full |
| Applecross Claypits | Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,104 | Not reported |
| Applecross Wharf | Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,352 | Not reported |
| Auchinstarry Marina | Kilsyth, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,215 | Not reported |
| Brayford Pool Marina | Lincoln, Brayford Pool, where the River Witham meets the Fossdyke Canal | £3,877 | Not reported |
| Causewayend | Broxburn, Union Canal | – | Not reported |
| Heyford Fields Marina | Nether Heyford, Grand Union Canal | £3,173 | Not reported |
| Kelpies Marina | Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal | £273 | Not reported |
| Kirkintilloch Linear | Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,203 | Not reported |
| Lochrin Basin | Edinburgh, Union Canal | £9,090 | Not reported |
| Lock 16 Moorings | Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal | £2,038 | Not reported |
| Mercia Marina | Willington, Trent & Mersey Canal | £4,004 | Not reported |
| Newbury Manor Marina | Newbury, Kennet & Avon Canal | £3,830 | Not reported |
| Ratho Marina | Ratho, Union Canal | £4,905 | Not reported |
| Shepley Bridge Marina | Mirfield, Huddersfield Broad Canal | £1,860 | Not reported |
| Southbank Marina | Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,785 | Not reported |
| Speirs Wharf | Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,104 | Not reported |
| Staniland Marina | Thorne, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | £4,207 | Not reported |
| The Falkirk Wheel Basin | Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,215 | 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 60ft widebeam cost in the UK?
Across the 25 canal moorings and marinas for widebeams here that publish a price, a 60ft widebeam costs from £273 a year at Kelpies Marina to £9,090 a year at Lochrin Basin. The middle figure is £3,203 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest canal moorings and marinas for widebeams in the UK?
For a 60ft widebeam, Kelpies Marina is cheapest at £273 a year in Falkirk.
Which canal moorings and marinas for widebeams in the UK have space now?
11 of the 61 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Aspley Wharf Marina, Campbell Wharf Marina, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Foxhangers, Hazlemere Marina, Pillings Lock Marina, Selby Boat Centre, Sharpness Marina and 3 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at canal moorings and marinas for widebeams in the UK?
22 of the 61 say you can: Engineers Wharf Residential L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed), Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), Mayroyd Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Atlip Road L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Cambrian Residential Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Applecross Claypits (residential moorings with planning consent) and 14 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, 43 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 15 need a Scottish Canals licence and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Canal moorings and marinas for widebeams by county
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