Canals
Kelpies Marina
Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal
£273 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Cheapest widebeam moorings
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Places that take widebeams. Canal boats over 7ft beam.
41 sites · 7 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £3,830 a year for a 60ft widebeam (£273–£13,169 across 41 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 41 sites: 25 on canals, 14 on rivers, 1 on the Broads or a lake and 1 on an estuary.
- 7 of the 41 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge, Thames Boat House, Aspley Wharf Marina, Selby Boat Centre, Stourport Wide-Beam Basin L1 Leisure, Engineers Wharf Residential L1 and 1 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings, Mayroyd Moorings and Thames Ditton Marina.
- For a 60ft widebeam, published prices run from £273 a year (Kelpies Marina) to £13,169 a year (Shepperton Marina); the middle of 41 is £3,830 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Saltford Marina.
- Of the 41, 38 have electric hook-up, 28 a pump-out, 20 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 9 visitor berths.
- 16 of the 41 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (2), Scottish Canals (13) and Tingdene Marinas (5).
Canals
Berths available
Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£1,640 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Waiting list
Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,537 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Shepley Bridge Marina
Mirfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad Canal
£1,770 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
The Falkirk Wheel Linear
Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal
£1,798 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Waiting list
Mayroyd Moorings
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal
£1,929 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Lock 16 Moorings
Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal
£1,936 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park
March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course
£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Thames Boat House
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£2,500 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Aspley Wharf Marina
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals
£2,497 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Selby Boat Centre
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)
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
Applecross Claypits
Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,104 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Speirs Wharf
Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,104 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
Kirkintilloch Linear
Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,042 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Auchinstarry Marina
Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
The Falkirk Wheel Basin
Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Applecross Wharf
Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,352 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Southbank Marina
Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal
£3,595 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Newbury Manor Marina
Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£3,639 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Brayford Pool Marina
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Brayford Pool, where the River Witham meets the Fossdyke Canal
£3,682 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Mercia Marina
Willington, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,803 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Staniland Marina
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Rivers
Saltford Marina
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Ratho Marina
Ratho, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal
£4,905 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Winchburgh Marina
Winchburgh, West Lothian · Union Canal
£4,895 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Springfield
London, Greater London · River Lee Navigation
£3,264 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Liverpool Marina
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
York Marina
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upton Marina
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£4,043 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Thames Ditton Marina
Surbiton, Surrey · River Thames
£4,880 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Engineers Wharf Residential L1
Northolt, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
£8,979 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Lochrin Basin
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal
£8,633 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Berths available
Shepperton Marina
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser
Compared: prices for a 60ft widebeam
| Site | Where | A year, 60ft widebeam | Per metre a year | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelpies Marina | Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal | £273 | £14.91 | Not reported |
| Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge | Sowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Navigation | £1,727 | £94.40 | Berths available |
| Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings | Cambridge, River Cam | £1,810 | £98.94 | Waiting list |
| Shepley Bridge Marina | Mirfield, Huddersfield Broad Canal | £1,860 | £101.69 | Not reported |
| The Falkirk Wheel Linear | Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal | £1,893 | £103.49 | Not reported |
| Mayroyd Moorings | Hebden Bridge, Rochdale Canal | £2,030 | £111.01 | Waiting list |
| Lock 16 Moorings | Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal | £2,038 | £111.45 | Not reported |
| Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park | March, River Nene Old Course | £2,228 | £121.84 | Not reported |
| Thames Boat House | Shepperton, River Thames | £2,500 | £136.69 | Berths available |
| Aspley Wharf Marina | Huddersfield, Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals | £2,628 | £143.69 | Berths available |
| Selby Boat Centre | Selby, Selby Canal | from £2,750 | £150.36 | Berths available |
| Stourport Wide-Beam Basin L1 Leisure | Stourport-on-Severn, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | £2,964 | £162.04 | Berths available |
| Applecross Claypits | Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,104 | £169.71 | Not reported |
| Speirs Wharf | Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,104 | £169.71 | Not reported |
| Heyford Fields Marina | Nether Heyford, Grand Union Canal | £3,173 | £173.47 | Not reported |
| Kirkintilloch Linear | Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,203 | £175.14 | Not reported |
| Auchinstarry Marina | Kilsyth, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,215 | £175.80 | Not reported |
| The Falkirk Wheel Basin | Falkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,215 | £175.80 | Not reported |
| Applecross Wharf | Glasgow, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,352 | £183.27 | Not reported |
| Southbank Marina | Kirkintilloch, Forth & Clyde Canal | £3,785 | £206.97 | Not reported |
| Newbury Manor Marina | Newbury, Kennet & Avon Canal | £3,830 | £209.43 | Not reported |
| Brayford Pool Marina | Lincoln, Brayford Pool, where the River Witham meets the Fossdyke Canal | £3,877 | £212 | Not reported |
| Mercia Marina | Willington, Trent & Mersey Canal | £4,004 | £218.92 | Not reported |
| Stourport Marina | Stourport-on-Severn, River Severn | £4,016 | £219.60 | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £4,145 | £226.60 | Not reported |
| Staniland Marina | Thorne, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | £4,207 | £230 | Not reported |
| Roydon Marina Village | Roydon, Roydon Marina lake | £4,882 | £266.92 | Not reported |
| Saltford Marina | Saltford, River Avon | £4,902 | £268.02 | Not reported |
| Ratho Marina | Ratho, Union Canal | £4,905 | £268.18 | Not reported |
| Winchburgh Marina | Winchburgh, Union Canal | £5,154 | £281.81 | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Springfield | London, River Lee Navigation | £5,970 | £326.40 | Not reported |
| Liverpool Marina | Liverpool, River Mersey | £6,696 | £366.10 | Not reported |
| Pyrford Marina | Pyrford, River Wey Navigation | £6,819 | £372.85 | Not reported |
| Harleyford Marina | Marlow, River Thames | £7,202 | £393.75 | Not reported |
| York Marina | York, River Ouse | £7,334 | £401 | Not reported |
| Upton Marina | Upton-upon-Severn, River Severn | £7,395 | £404.31 | Not reported |
| Thames and Kennet Marina | Reading, River Thames | £8,233 | £450.11 | Not reported |
| Thames Ditton Marina | Surbiton, River Thames | £8,926 | £488 | Waiting list |
| Engineers Wharf Residential L1 | Northolt, Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | £8,979 | £490.93 | Berths available |
| Lochrin Basin | Edinburgh, Union Canal | £9,090 | £497 | 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 41 cheapest widebeam moorings here that publish a price, a 60ft widebeam costs from £273 a year at Kelpies Marina to £13,169 a year at Shepperton Marina. The middle figure is £3,830 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest widebeam moorings in the UK?
For a 60ft widebeam, Kelpies Marina is cheapest at £273 a year in Falkirk.
Which cheapest widebeam moorings in the UK have space now?
7 of the 41 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge, Thames Boat House, Aspley Wharf Marina, Selby Boat Centre, Stourport Wide-Beam Basin L1 Leisure, Engineers Wharf Residential L1 and Shepperton Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest widebeam moorings in the UK?
16 of the 41 say you can: Kelpies Marina (liveaboards allowed), Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Mayroyd Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed), Applecross Claypits (residential moorings with planning consent), Speirs Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent), Auchinstarry Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and 8 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, 11 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 6 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 13 need a Scottish Canals licence, 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest widebeam moorings by county
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