How much is a widebeam mooring in the UK?
Worked out from 41 published tariffs for a 60ft widebeam, cheapest first, with what the price comes to by the month and what it includes.
Typically £3,830 a year · £273–£13,169
At a glance
- A year's mooring for a 60ft widebeam in the UK: £273 to £13,169 across 41 published tariffs, typically £3,830 (£319 a month).
- Cheapest: Kelpies Marina at £273; dearest: Shepperton Marina at £13,169.
- Length matters: a typical 50ft widebeam costs £3,231 a year, a 70ft widebeam £5,256, 63% more.
- None of the 41 says electricity is in the price: it's metered or not stated, so add it when comparing.
- On top of the mooring: a Canal & River Trust boat licence at 11, Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) at 6, a Scottish Canals licence at 13, an Avon Navigation Trust licence at 1, lake registration where the lake authority requires it at 1 and the navigation's own licence at 5 of these sites.
By length
| Boat | Cheapest a year | Typical | Dearest | Sites priced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50ft | £273 Kelpies Marina | £3,231 | £10,973 | 41 |
| 57ft | £273 Kelpies Marina | £3,595 | £12,506 | 41 |
| 60ft | £273 Kelpies Marina | £3,830 | £13,169 | 41 |
| 70ft | £1,992 Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings | £5,256 | £15,365 | 22 |
Site by site: a 60ft widebeam
| Site | A year | A month | Works out at | Tariff | Includes | VAT | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelpies Marina Falkirk | £273 | £23 | £4.54 per foot | £272.63 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge Sowerby Bridge | £1,727 | £144 | £28.78 per foot | £23.60 per metre a quarter | Includes parking; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings Cambridge | £1,810 | £151 | £30.16 per foot | £1,356 to £1,992 a year by length | – | inc. VAT | Waiting list |
| Shepley Bridge Marina Mirfield | £1,860 | £155 | £31 per foot | £320 to £465 a quarter by length | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| The Falkirk Wheel Linear Falkirk | £1,893 | £158 | £31.55 per foot | £103.49 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Mayroyd Moorings Hebden Bridge | £2,030 | £169 | £33.84 per foot | £33.84 per foot a year | Includes water | – | Waiting list |
| Lock 16 Moorings Falkirk | £2,038 | £170 | £33.97 per foot | £111.45 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park March | £2,228 | £186 | £37.14 per foot | £37.14 per foot a year | electricity extra | – | Not reported |
| Thames Boat House Shepperton | £2,500 | £208 | £41.67 per foot | £2,500 a year | – | – | Berths available |
| Aspley Wharf Marina Huddersfield | £2,628 | £219 | £43.80 per foot | £3.65 per foot a month | – | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Selby Boat Centre Selby | from £2,750 | £229 | £45.83 per foot | from £2,750 a year | – | – | Berths available |
| Stourport Wide-Beam Basin L1 Leisure Stourport-on-Severn | £2,964 | £247 | £49.39 per foot | £2,963.67 a year | – | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Applecross Claypits Glasgow | £3,104 | £259 | £51.73 per foot | £3,104 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Speirs Wharf Glasgow | £3,104 | £259 | £51.73 per foot | £3,104 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Heyford Fields Marina Nether Heyford | £3,173 | £264 | £52.88 per foot | £2,374.67 to £3,327.14 a year by length | Includes water; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Kirkintilloch Linear Kirkintilloch | £3,203 | £267 | £53.39 per foot | £175.14 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Auchinstarry Marina Kilsyth | £3,215 | £268 | £53.59 per foot | £14.65 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| The Falkirk Wheel Basin Falkirk | £3,215 | £268 | £53.59 per foot | £14.65 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Applecross Wharf Glasgow | £3,352 | £279 | £55.87 per foot | £3,352 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Southbank Marina Kirkintilloch | £3,785 | £315 | £63.09 per foot | £206.97 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Newbury Manor Marina Newbury | £3,830 | £319 | £63.84 per foot | £5.32 per foot a month | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Brayford Pool Marina Lincoln | £3,877 | £323 | £64.62 per foot | £212 per metre a year | Includes water; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Mercia Marina Willington | £4,004 | £334 | £66.73 per foot | £218.92 per metre a year | Includes water; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Stourport Marina Stourport-on-Severn | £4,016 | £335 | £66.94 per foot | £219.60 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina Huntingdon | £4,145 | £345 | £69.08 per foot | £226.60 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Staniland Marina Thorne | £4,207 | £351 | £70.11 per foot | £230 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Roydon Marina Village Roydon | £4,882 | £407 | £81.37 per foot | £4,882 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Saltford Marina Saltford | £4,902 | £409 | £81.70 per foot | £81.70 per foot a year | – | – | Not reported |
| Ratho Marina Ratho | £4,905 | £409 | £81.75 per foot | £4,905 a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Winchburgh Marina Winchburgh | £5,154 | £430 | £85.91 per foot | £281.81 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Springfield London | £5,970 | £497 | £99.50 per foot | £27.20 per metre a month | – | – | Not reported |
| Liverpool Marina Liverpool | £6,696 | £558 | £111.60 per foot | £366.10 per metre a year | Includes water; electricity extra | – | Not reported |
| Pyrford Marina Pyrford | £6,819 | £568 | £113.66 per foot | £372.85 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Harleyford Marina Marlow | £7,202 | £600 | £120.03 per foot | £393.75 per metre a year | – | – | Not reported |
| York Marina York | £7,334 | £611 | £122.24 per foot | £401 per metre a year | Includes water | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Upton Marina Upton-upon-Severn | £7,395 | £616 | £123.25 per foot | £404.31 per metre a year | electricity extra | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Thames and Kennet Marina Reading | £8,233 | £686 | £137.21 per foot | £450.11 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Thames Ditton Marina Surbiton | £8,926 | £744 | £148.76 per foot | £488 per metre a year | – | – | Waiting list |
| Engineers Wharf Residential L1 Northolt | £8,979 | £748 | £149.65 per foot | £8,979.15 a year | Includes water; electricity extra | inc. VAT | Berths available |
| Lochrin Basin Edinburgh | £9,090 | £758 | £151.50 per foot | £497 per metre a year | – | inc. VAT | Not reported |
| Shepperton Marina Shepperton | £13,169 | £1,097 | £219.48 per foot | £60 per metre a month | – | inc. VAT | Berths available |
The cheapest year-round line on each site's published tariff for the boat. Monthly figures are the year divided by twelve. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does it cost to moor a 60ft widebeam in the UK?
From £273 to £13,169 a year at the 41 sites here that publish a price; the middle figure is £3,830. Cheapest is Kelpies Marina in Falkirk.
How much is a widebeam mooring per month in the UK?
Spread over twelve months, a 60ft widebeam typically costs £319 a month here, from £23 to £1,097. Paying monthly often costs a little more than paying for the year up front.
Does a longer widebeam cost more to moor?
Yes: most sites charge by length. A year here: 50ft typically £3,231; 57ft typically £3,595; 60ft typically £3,830; 70ft typically £5,256.
What else do I pay besides the mooring?
On top of the mooring: a Canal & River Trust boat licence at 11, Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) at 6, a Scottish Canals licence at 13, an Avon Navigation Trust licence at 1, lake registration where the lake authority requires it at 1 and the navigation's own licence at 5 of these sites. Insurance, electricity where it's metered, and pump-outs are usually extra too.