Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Inland moorings for 70ft narrowboats in England
Canals, rivers, the Broads and lakes: fresh water, no tides, and a navigation licence from the authority that runs the water. Canal marinas and moorings that take a full-length 70ft (21.3m) narrowboat. Many marinas stop at 60ft or 62ft, and some canals can't take a 70ft boat at all.
52 sites · 13 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £4,199 a year for a 70ft narrowboat (£463–£8,979 across 28 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 52 sites: 35 on canals, 16 on rivers and 1 on the Broads or a lake.
- 13 of the 52 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bishop Meadow L1, Bosworth Marina, Cathedral Marina, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Kingswood Basin, Lowsonford L1 Leisure and 7 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina and Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- For a 70ft narrowboat, published prices run from £463 a year (Bosworth Marina) to £8,979 a year (Engineers Wharf Residential L1); the middle of 28 is £4,199 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 33.5m (110ft) at Mancetter Marina.
- Of the 52, 42 have electric hook-up, 36 a pump-out, 30 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 8 visitor berths.
- 18 of the 52 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: ABC Leisure Group (8), Canal & River Trust (6), Lakeland Leisure Estates (3) and National Trust (4).
Canals
Berths available
Bosworth Marina
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
£463 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Berths available
Cathedral Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Engineers Wharf Residential L1
Northolt, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
£8,979 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Kingswood Basin
Lapworth, Warwickshire · North Stratford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Lowsonford L1 Leisure
Lowsonford, Warwickshire · South Stratford Canal
£3,183 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Mancetter Marina
Atherstone, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Berths available
National Trust Stonebridge Wharf Moorings
Shalford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Berths available
Shardlow Marina
Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure
Worcester, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£2,791 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Berths available
Upper Large Moorings
Tilehurst, Berkshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Venetian Marina
Cholmondeston, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£3,254 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Berths available
Willow Moorings
Kegworth, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,782 a year for a 10m cruiser (from)
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1
Stoke Bruerne, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Alvechurch Marina
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,460 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Anderton Marina
Anderton, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£4,247 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Aqueduct Marina
Church Minshull, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£4,536 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Aston Marina
Stone, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,725 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Barby Moorings
Barby, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal
£1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Droitwich Spa Marina
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Droitwich Junction Canal
£3,390 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Gayton Marina
Blisworth, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,565 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Grove Lock Marina
Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
£4,603 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Heyford Fields Marina
Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Hilperton Marina
Trowbridge, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Kings Orchard Marina
Huddlesford, Staffordshire · Coventry Canal
£3,671 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Nantwich Canal Centre
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Overwater Marina
Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Saltford Marina
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Springwood Haven Marina
Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Swanley Bridge Marina
Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal
£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Worcester Marina
Worcester, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,574 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Devizes Marina Village
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Festival Park Marina
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Great Haywood Marina
Great Haywood, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
High Onn Wharf
Church Eaton, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
National Trust Addlestone Moorings
Addlestone, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
National Trust Godalming Wharf Moorings
Godalming, Surrey · Godalming Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
National Trust Papercourt Lock Moorings
Ripley, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Newbury Marina
Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
North Kilworth Wharf
North Kilworth, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal, Leicester Section
Prices on request
Canals
Rose Narrowboats
Stretton under Fosse, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Rivers
Sawley Waterside & Marina
Long Eaton, Leicestershire · River Trent
Prices on request
Canals
Sovereign Wharf
Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Tattenhall Marina
Tattenhall, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Thrupp Wharf Marina
Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Willowtree Marina
Hayes, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
Prices on request
Rivers
Woodford Riverside Marina
Woodford, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices on request
Canals
Yelvertoft Marina
Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 70ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 70ft narrowboat | Longest boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Meadow L1 | Loughborough, River Soar | £3,272 | 21.4m (70ft) | Berths available |
| Bosworth Marina | Market Bosworth, Ashby Canal | £463 | 21.3m (70ft) | Berths available |
| Cathedral Marina | Ely, River Great Ouse | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Berths available |
| Engineers Wharf Residential L1 | Northolt, Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | £8,979 | 21.4m (70ft) | Berths available |
| Kingswood Basin | Lapworth, North Stratford Canal | – | 21.4m (70ft) | Berths available |
| Lowsonford L1 Leisure | Lowsonford, South Stratford Canal | £3,416 | 22m (72ft) | Berths available |
| Mancetter Marina | Atherstone, Coventry Canal | On request | 33.5m (110ft) | Berths available |
| National Trust Stonebridge Wharf Moorings | Shalford, River Wey Navigation | – | 21.9m (72ft) | Berths available |
| Shardlow Marina | Shardlow, River Trent | £2,331 | 21.3m (70ft) | Berths available |
| Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure | Worcester, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £2,791 | 22m (72ft) | Berths available |
| Upper Large Moorings | Tilehurst, River Thames | – | 21.3m (70ft) | Berths available |
| Venetian Marina | Cholmondeston, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £4,054 | 21.3m (70ft) | Berths available |
| Willow Moorings | Kegworth, River Soar | from £3,834 | 21.3m (70ft) | Berths available |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £2,289 | 21.3m (70ft) | Waiting list |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | Sileby, River Soar | On request | 21.9m (72ft) | Waiting list |
| Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1 | Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal | – | 21.8m (72ft) | Full |
| Alvechurch Marina | Alvechurch, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £5,556 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Anderton Marina | Anderton, Trent & Mersey Canal | £5,290 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Aqueduct Marina | Church Minshull, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £5,268 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Aston Marina | Stone, Trent & Mersey Canal | £4,345 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Barby Moorings | Barby, Oxford Canal | £1,440 | 21.9m (72ft) | Not reported |
| Droitwich Spa Marina | Droitwich Spa, Droitwich Junction Canal | £3,950 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Gayton Marina | Blisworth, Grand Union Canal | £4,441 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Grove Lock Marina | Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal | £5,733 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Heyford Fields Marina | Nether Heyford, Grand Union Canal | £3,327 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Hilperton Marina | Trowbridge, Kennet & Avon Canal | £5,179 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Kings Orchard Marina | Huddlesford, Coventry Canal | £4,572 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Nantwich Canal Centre | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | £4,040 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Overwater Marina | Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal | £4,665 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Pyrford Marina | Pyrford, River Wey Navigation | £7,957 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Saltford Marina | Saltford, River Avon | £5,801 | 21.9m (72ft) | Not reported |
| Springwood Haven Marina | Nuneaton, Coventry Canal | £4,040 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Swanley Bridge Marina | Nantwich, Llangollen Canal | £3,859 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Worcester Marina | Worcester, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £5,698 | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Devizes Marina Village | Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Festival Park Marina | Stoke-on-Trent, Trent & Mersey Canal | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| Great Haywood Marina | Great Haywood, Trent & Mersey Canal | On request | 21.3m (70ft) | Not reported |
| High Onn Wharf | Church Eaton, Shropshire Union Canal | – | 21.9m (72ft) | Not reported |
| National Trust Addlestone Moorings | Addlestone, River Wey Navigation | – | 21.9m (72ft) | Not reported |
| National Trust Godalming Wharf Moorings | Godalming, Godalming Navigation | – | 21.9m (72ft) | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 70ft narrowboat cost in England?
Across the 28 inland moorings for 70ft narrowboats here that publish a price, a 70ft narrowboat costs from £463 a year at Bosworth Marina to £8,979 a year at Engineers Wharf Residential L1. The middle figure is £4,199 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest inland moorings for 70ft narrowboats in England?
For a 70ft narrowboat, Bosworth Marina is cheapest at £463 a year in Market Bosworth.
Which inland moorings for 70ft narrowboats in England have space now?
13 of the 52 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bishop Meadow L1, Bosworth Marina, Cathedral Marina, Engineers Wharf Residential L1, Kingswood Basin, Lowsonford L1 Leisure, Mancetter Marina, National Trust Stonebridge Wharf Moorings and 5 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Where can I keep a boat over 21.3m (70ft) in England?
All 52 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: Bishop Meadow L1 (21.4m (70ft)), Bosworth Marina (21.3m (70ft)), Cathedral Marina (21.3m (70ft)), Engineers Wharf Residential L1 (21.4m (70ft)), Kingswood Basin (21.4m (70ft)), Lowsonford L1 Leisure (22m (72ft)), Mancetter Marina (33.5m (110ft)), National Trust Stonebridge Wharf Moorings (21.9m (72ft)) and 44 more. Check beam and draught too.
Can you live aboard at inland moorings for 70ft narrowboats in England?
18 of the 52 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Engineers Wharf Residential L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Upper Large Moorings (liveaboards allowed), Venetian Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Stoke Bruerne (Residential) L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Alvechurch Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Anderton Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and 10 more. 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, 37 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 6 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 7 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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