Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canal moorings and marinas for small boats in the East of England
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 small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs.
3 sites · typical £1,078 a year for a 6m boat (£1,078–£1,078 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 3 sites, all on canals.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Only Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation publishes a price for a 6m boat: £1,078 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 17.4m (57ft) at Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation.
- Of the 3, 1 has electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
- 2 of the 3 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Canals
Bates Boatyard
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal, Aylesbury Arm
Prices not published
Canals
Cowroast Waterside & Marina
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 6m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £1,078 | Not reported |
| Bates Boatyard | Tring, Grand Union Canal, Aylesbury Arm | – | Not reported |
| Cowroast Waterside & Marina | Tring, Grand Union Canal | On request | Not 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 for small boats in the East of England 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.
Can you live aboard at canal moorings and marinas for small boats in the East of England?
2 of the 3 say you can: Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement) and Cowroast Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). 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 and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Canal moorings and marinas for small boats in other areas
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