Canal moorings and marinas for motor yachts in 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 motor yachts.

4 sites · typical £543 a year for a 14m motor yacht (£543–£543 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites, all on canals.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Only Lady Bee Marina publishes a price for a 14m motor yacht: £543 a year.
Of the 4, 2 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out and 1 a boat hoist.

Canals

Lady Bee Marina

Southwick, West Sussex · Shoreham Ship Canal

£543 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Fairies Hill Moorings

Whitwood, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation

Prices on request

Canals

Viking Marina

Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation

Prices not published

Canals

Watch House Cruising Club

Stretford, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 14m motor yacht

Site	Where	A year, 14m motor yacht	Space
Lady Bee Marina	Southwick, Shoreham Ship Canal	£543	Not reported
Fairies Hill Moorings	Whitwood, Aire & Calder Navigation	On request	Not reported
Viking Marina	Goole, Aire & Calder Navigation	–	Not reported
Watch House Cruising Club	Stretford, Bridgewater Canal	–	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 motor yachts in England have space now?

None of the 4 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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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