Rivers
Berths available
Beeston Marina
Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Linear moorings with a chandlery in the Midlands
Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another. Sites with a chandlery on site for parts, paint and gear.
12 sites · 4 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £463 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£463–£463 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 12 sites: 8 on canals and 4 on rivers.
- 4 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beeston Marina, Bosworth Marina, Shardlow Marina and Stourbridge Town Arm Visitor Moorings.
- Keeping a waiting list: Saltisford Canal Centre.
- Only Bosworth Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £463 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Bosworth Marina.
- Of the 12, 7 have electric hook-up, 7 a pump-out, 9 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 12 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Canals
Berths available
Bosworth Marina
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
£463 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Berths available
Shardlow Marina
Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Stourbridge Town Arm Visitor Moorings
Stourbridge, West Midlands · Stourbridge Town Arm
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Saltisford Canal Centre
Warwick, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal (Saltisford Arm)
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Talbot Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Ashwood Marina
Kingswinford, Staffordshire · Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Boot Wharf
Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices not published
Canals
North Kilworth Wharf
North Kilworth, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal, Leicester Section
Prices on request
Rivers
Oundle Marina Village
Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Rivers
Sankey Marine
Evesham, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Canals
Stourport Basin Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Chandlery | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeston Marina | Beeston, Nottingham, River Trent | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Bosworth Marina | Market Bosworth, Ashby Canal | £463 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Shardlow Marina | Shardlow, River Trent | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Stourbridge Town Arm Visitor Moorings | Stourbridge, Stourbridge Town Arm | – | linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Saltisford Canal Centre | Warwick, Grand Union Canal (Saltisford Arm) | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Talbot Wharf | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Full |
| Ashwood Marina | Kingswinford, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Boot Wharf | Nuneaton, Coventry Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| North Kilworth Wharf | North Kilworth, Grand Union Canal, Leicester Section | On request | linear moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Oundle Marina Village | Oundle, River Nene | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Sankey Marine | Evesham, River Avon | On request | linear moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Stourport Basin Marina | Stourport-on-Severn, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | On request | linear moorings | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which linear moorings with a chandlery in the Midlands have space now?
4 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beeston Marina, Bosworth Marina, Shardlow Marina and Stourbridge Town Arm Visitor Moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at linear moorings with a chandlery in the Midlands?
2 of the 12 say you can: Saltisford Canal Centre (liveaboard by arrangement) and Ashwood Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 7 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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