Canals
Waiting list
Saltisford Canal Centre
Warwick, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal (Saltisford Arm)
Prices not published
Moorings with waiting lists in the Midlands
Full for now, but keeping a list. Worth getting on early: lists often move faster than they say.
5 sites · 5 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 5 sites: 4 on canals and 1 on a river.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Saltisford Canal Centre, Shade House Lock, Shobnall Marina, Sileby Mill Mooring Basin and Sutton Stop Marina.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Of the 5, 2 have electric hook-up.
- 3 of the 5 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Canals
Waiting list
Shade House Lock
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Shobnall Marina
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Canals
Waiting list
Sutton Stop Marina
Coventry, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saltisford Canal Centre | Warwick, Grand Union Canal (Saltisford Arm) | – | Waiting list |
| Shade House Lock | Lichfield, Trent & Mersey Canal | – | Waiting list |
| Shobnall Marina | Burton upon Trent, Trent & Mersey Canal | On request | Waiting list |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | Sileby, River Soar | On request | Waiting list |
| Sutton Stop Marina | Coventry, Coventry Canal | – | Waiting list |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which moorings with waiting lists in the Midlands have space now?
None of the 5 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 moorings with waiting lists in the Midlands?
3 of the 5 say you can: Saltisford Canal Centre (liveaboard by arrangement), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed) and Sutton Stop Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 4 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Moorings with waiting lists in other areas
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