Rivers
Berths available
Cathedral Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Dutch barge moorings with linear moorings
Places that take Dutch barges. Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.
5 sites · 2 with space now
At a glance
- 5 sites: 3 on canals and 2 on rivers.
- 2 of the 5 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cathedral Marina and Selby Boat Centre.
- None publishes a price for a 20m barge; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Cathedral Marina.
- Of the 5, 2 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out and 4 diesel.
- 1 of the 5 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Canals
Berths available
Selby Boat Centre
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)
Canals
Boot Wharf
Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Gallows Bridge Moorings
Shipley, West Yorkshire · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Northwich Drydock Company
Northwich, Cheshire · River Weaver
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 20m barge
| Site | Where | A year, 20m barge | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Marina | Ely, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Selby Boat Centre | Selby, Selby Canal | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Boot Wharf | Nuneaton, Coventry Canal | – | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Gallows Bridge Moorings | Shipley, Leeds and Liverpool Canal | – | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Northwich Drydock Company | Northwich, River Weaver | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which Dutch barge moorings with linear moorings in the UK have space now?
2 of the 5 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cathedral Marina and Selby Boat Centre. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at Dutch barge moorings with linear moorings in the UK?
1 of the 5 say you can: Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed). 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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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