Visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane in the North West

Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night. Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.

5 sites · typical £23.55 a night for a 10m boat (£15.50–£33 across 4 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites: 1 on a canal, 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £15.50 a night (Swanley Bridge Marina) to £33 a night (Maryport Marina); the middle of 4 is £23.55 a night.
Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Swanley Bridge Marina.
Of the 5, 4 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out and 4 diesel.

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Douglas Boatyard

Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas

£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Liverpool Marina

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Swanley Bridge Marina

Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal

£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Glasson Waterside & Marina

Glasson Dock, Lancashire · River Lune Estuary / Lancaster Canal

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Boat hoist / Crane	Space
Douglas Boatyard	Hesketh Bank, River Douglas	£15.60	Yes	Not reported
Liverpool Marina	Liverpool, River Mersey	£31.50	Yes	Not reported
Maryport Marina	Maryport, Solway Firth	£33	Yes	Not reported
Swanley Bridge Marina	Nantwich, Llangollen Canal	£15.50	Yes	Not reported
Glasson Waterside & Marina	Glasson Dock, River Lune Estuary / Lancaster Canal	On request	Yes	Not reported

From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m boat in the North West?

Across the 4 visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £15.50 a night at Swanley Bridge Marina to £33 a night at Maryport Marina. The middle figure is £23.55 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane in the North West?

For a 10m boat, Swanley Bridge Marina is cheapest at £15.50 a night in Nantwich.

Which visitor 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 and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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