Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Ferry Nab Marina
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser
Cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane in the North West
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.
5 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,080 a year for a 10m boat (£1,770–£3,661 across 5 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 5 sites: 1 on a canal, 1 on the Broads or a lake, 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ferry Nab Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,770 a year (Ferry Nab Marina) to £3,661 a year (Liverpool Marina); the middle of 5 is £2,080 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Swanley Bridge Marina.
- Of the 5, 3 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 2 visitor berths.
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Douglas Boatyard
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Swanley Bridge Marina
Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal
£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Liverpool Marina
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Boat hoist / Crane | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry Nab Marina | Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere | £1,770 | £177 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Douglas Boatyard | Hesketh Bank, River Douglas | £1,800 | £180 | Yes | Not reported |
| Swanley Bridge Marina | Nantwich, Llangollen Canal | £2,080 | £208 | Yes | Not reported |
| Maryport Marina | Maryport, Solway Firth | £2,775 | £277.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Liverpool Marina | Liverpool, River Mersey | £3,661 | £366.10 | Yes | 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 10m boat cost in the North West?
Across the 5 cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,770 a year at Ferry Nab Marina to £3,661 a year at Liverpool Marina. The middle figure is £2,080 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane in the North West?
For a 10m boat, Ferry Nab Marina is cheapest at £1,770 a year in Bowness-on-Windermere.
Which cheapest moorings with a boat hoist or crane in the North West 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.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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