Canal moorings and marinas with a boat hoist or crane in the East Midlands

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. Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.

3 sites · typical £4,690 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£4,690–£4,690 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

Canals

Burton Waters Marina

Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Navigation

£4,690 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Debdale Wharf Marina

Kibworth, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)

Prices not published

Canals

Whilton Marina

Whilton Locks, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

SiteWhereA year, 57ft narrowboatBoat hoist / CraneSpace
Burton Waters MarinaLincoln, Fossdyke Navigation£4,690YesNot reported
Debdale Wharf MarinaKibworth, Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)–YesNot reported
Whilton MarinaWhilton Locks, Grand Union CanalOn requestYesNot reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

Which canal moorings and marinas with a boat hoist or crane in the East Midlands have space now?

None of the 3 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Canal moorings and marinas with a boat hoist or crane in other areas

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