Rivers
Berths available
Bardney Lock L1
Bardney, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices on request
Walk-ashore berths with gated access or CCTV in the Midlands
Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark. Sites with locked pontoon or site gates, or CCTV, for peace of mind when you're away from the boat.
91 sites · 18 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £3,090 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£463–£5,394 across 17 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 91 sites: 71 on canals, 19 on rivers and 1 on an estuary.
- 18 of the 91 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bardney Lock L1, Beeston Marina, Bosworth Marina, Fazeley Mill Marina, Fradley Marina, Hardingswood Junction Moorings and 12 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Saltisford Canal Centre and Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £463 a year (Bosworth Marina) to £5,394 a year (Farndon Marina); the middle of 17 is £3,090 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 33.5m (110ft) at Mancetter Marina.
- Of the 91, 65 have electric hook-up, 39 a pump-out, 34 diesel, 6 a boat hoist and 14 visitor berths.
- 25 of the 91 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (10) and Canal & River Trust (39).
Rivers
Berths available
Beeston Marina
Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Bosworth Marina
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
£463 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Fazeley Mill Marina
Tamworth, Staffordshire · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Fradley Marina
Alrewas, Staffordshire · Trent and Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Hardingswood Junction Moorings
Kidsgrove, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,090 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Hockley Port
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Keadby Lock L1 Leisure
Keadby, Lincolnshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
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
Canals
Berths available
Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Pillings Lock Marina
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Berths available
Sawley Lock L1 Leisure
Long Eaton, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,354 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Sutton Cheney Wharf
Hinckley, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
£2,723 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Torksey Lock L1 Leisure
Torksey, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Weltonfield Marinas
Daventry, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Withybed Moorings
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Waiting list
Saltisford Canal Centre
Warwick, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal (Saltisford Arm)
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Bittell L1 Leisure
Birmingham, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cambrian Residential Moorings
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Cranfleet L1 Leisure
Long Eaton, Derbyshire · Upper Trent
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Egginton L1 Leisure
Burton on Trent, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Engine Arm Residential Moorings
Smethwick, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal Navigations
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Fazeley Linear
Fazeley, Staffordshire · Coventry Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Forest Lock L1 Leisure
Retford, Nottinghamshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Gas Street L1
Birmingham, West Midlands · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Grand Sluice Lock L1 Leisure Mooring
Boston, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Greensforge Moorings
Stourbridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Grendon Wharf L1 Leisure
Atherstone, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hawkesbury Junction
Bedworth, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Kinver Towpath - Electric L1
Kidderminster, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Lime Kilns L1 Leisure
Hinckley, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Napton Bottom Lock L1 Leisure
Daventry, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Netherwich Basin
Droitwich, Worcestershire · Droitwich Barge Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Nodens Victoria Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ocker Hill Moorings
Tipton, West Midlands · Walsall Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Plardiwick Wharf
Gnosall, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Red Bull Basin L1 Leisure
Kidsgrove, Staffordshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Rising Lane L1 Leisure
Warwick or Solihull, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Roundhill Wharf Offside Linear L1
Kidderminster, Worcestershire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Shelmore
Norbury, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Shireoaks Marina
Worksop, Nottinghamshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Shutt Green Offside Moorings
Brewood, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Silver Street (Residential) L1
Brownhills, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1
Bloxwich, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Spode House L1 Leisure
Rugeley, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Talbot Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Full
Titford Pump House Moorings
Oldbury, West Midlands · Titford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Western Road L1
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · South Stratford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Alvechurch Marina
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,460 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
Burton Waters Marina
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Navigation
£4,690 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Droitwich Spa Marina
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Droitwich Junction Canal
£3,390 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Farndon Marina
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Heyford Fields Marina
Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Mercia Marina
Willington, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,803 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Northampton Marina
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£1,310 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Stenson Marina
Barrow-on-Trent, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£2,910 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Willows Marina
Weedon, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£2,400 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Barton Marina
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Blackthorn Lake Marina
Ringstead, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Rivers
Boston Gateway Marina
Boston, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices on request
Canals
Brinklow Waterside & Marina
Brinklow, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Calcutt Marina
Southam, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Crick Waterside & Marina
Crick, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line
Prices on request
Canals
Debdale Wharf Marina
Kibworth, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)
Prices not published
Canals
Dunchurch Pools Marina
Dunchurch, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Evesham Marina
Evesham, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Canals
Fenny Marina
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire · South Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fosdyke Yacht Haven
Fosdyke, Lincolnshire · River Welland
Prices not published
Canals
Furness Vale Waterside & Marina
Furness Vale, Derbyshire · Peak Forest Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Kingfisher Wharf
East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Canals
Kings Bromley Waterside & Marina
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent and Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Kings Waterside & Marina
Newark, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices on request
Canals
Napton Marina
Napton on the Hill, Warwickshire · South Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Newark Marina
Newark, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Canals
Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Nottingham and Beeston Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Oundle Marina Village
Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Rivers
Sankey Marine
Evesham, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Rivers
Sawley Waterside & Marina
Long Eaton, Leicestershire · River Trent
Prices on request
Rivers
Strensham Mill Moorings
Strensham, Worcestershire · River Avon, Lower Avon Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Thrupp Wharf Marina
Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Trinity Waterside & Marina
Hinckley, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Ventnor Waterside & Marina
Rugby, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
White Mills Marina
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices on request
Canals
Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina
Napton on the Hill, Southam, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Willowbrook Moorings
Shardlow, Derbyshire · Trent and Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Yelvertoft Marina
Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Secure gated access / CCTV | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardney Lock L1 | Bardney, River Witham | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| 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 |
| Fazeley Mill Marina | Tamworth, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Fradley Marina | Alrewas, Trent and Mersey Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Hardingswood Junction Moorings | Kidsgrove, Trent & Mersey Canal | £3,090 | linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Hockley Port | Birmingham, Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch | – | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Keadby Lock L1 Leisure | Keadby, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Kingswood Basin | Lapworth, North Stratford Canal | – | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Lowsonford L1 Leisure | Lowsonford, South Stratford Canal | £3,183 | linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Mancetter Marina | Atherstone, Coventry Canal | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Memory Lane | Leicester, Grand Union Canal | £4,560 | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Pillings Lock Marina | Quorn, Grand Union Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Sawley Lock L1 Leisure | Long Eaton, River Trent | – | linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Sutton Cheney Wharf | Hinckley, Ashby Canal | £2,723 | linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Torksey Lock L1 Leisure | Torksey, Fossdyke Canal | – | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Weltonfield Marinas | Daventry, Grand Union Canal | – | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Withybed Moorings | Alvechurch, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Saltisford Canal Centre | Warwick, Grand Union Canal (Saltisford Arm) | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | Sileby, River Soar | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bittell L1 Leisure | Birmingham, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Cambrian Residential Moorings | Birmingham, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | – | pontoon berths | Yes | Full |
| Cranfleet L1 Leisure | Long Eaton, Upper Trent | On request | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Egginton L1 Leisure | Burton on Trent, Trent & Mersey Canal | On request | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Engine Arm Residential Moorings | Smethwick, Birmingham Canal Navigations | On request | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Fazeley Linear | Fazeley, Coventry Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Forest Lock L1 Leisure | Retford, Chesterfield Canal | On request | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Gas Street L1 | Birmingham, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | – | pontoon berths | Yes | Full |
| Grand Sluice Lock L1 Leisure Mooring | Boston, River Witham | – | pontoon berths | Yes | Full |
| Greensforge Moorings | Stourbridge, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | On request | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Grendon Wharf L1 Leisure | Atherstone, Coventry Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Hawkesbury Junction | Bedworth, Oxford Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Kinver Towpath - Electric L1 | Kidderminster, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Lime Kilns L1 Leisure | Hinckley, Ashby Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Napton Bottom Lock L1 Leisure | Daventry, Oxford Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Netherwich Basin | Droitwich, Droitwich Barge Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Full |
| Nodens Victoria Wharf | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Ocker Hill Moorings | Tipton, Walsall Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Plardiwick Wharf | Gnosall, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Red Bull Basin L1 Leisure | Kidsgrove, Macclesfield Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
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 57ft narrowboat cost in the Midlands?
Across the 17 walk-ashore berths with gated access or CCTV here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £463 a year at Bosworth Marina to £5,394 a year at Farndon Marina. The middle figure is £3,090 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with gated access or CCTV in the Midlands?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Bosworth Marina is cheapest at £463 a year in Market Bosworth.
Which walk-ashore berths with gated access or CCTV in the Midlands have space now?
18 of the 91 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bardney Lock L1, Beeston Marina, Bosworth Marina, Fazeley Mill Marina, Fradley Marina, Hardingswood Junction Moorings, Hockley Port, Keadby Lock L1 Leisure and 10 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths with gated access or CCTV in the Midlands?
25 of the 91 say you can: Hockley Port (residential moorings with planning consent), Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), Saltisford Canal Centre (liveaboard by arrangement), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Cambrian Residential Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Engine Arm Residential Moorings (liveaboard by arrangement), Nodens Victoria Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent), Shelmore (liveaboard by arrangement) and 17 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, 77 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 9 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 3 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths with gated access or CCTV in the Midlands, by county
Walk-ashore berths with gated access or CCTV in other areas
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