Cheapest pontoon berths in Northamptonshire

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.

5 sites · typical £2,394 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,440–£3,020 across 5 published tariffs)

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.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £1,440 a year (Barby Moorings) to £3,020 a year (Heyford Fields Marina); the middle of 5 is £2,394 a year.
Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Barby Moorings.
Of the 5, 5 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 2 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
1 of the 5 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Canals

Barby Moorings

Barby, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal

£1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Rivers

Northampton Marina

Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene

£1,310 a year for a 10m cruiser

Liveaboard

Canals

Kingfisher Marina

Yardley Gobion, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal

£2,394 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Willows Marina

Weedon, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal

£2,400 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Heyford Fields Marina

Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal

£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
Barby Moorings	Barby, Oxford Canal	£1,440	£82.90	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Northampton Marina	Northampton, River Nene	£2,275	£131	pontoon berths	Not reported
Kingfisher Marina	Yardley Gobion, Grand Union Canal	£2,394	£137.82	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Willows Marina	Weedon, Grand Union Canal	£2,400	£138.17	pontoon berths	Not reported
Heyford Fields Marina	Nether Heyford, Grand Union Canal	£3,020	£173.84	pontoon berths	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 57ft narrowboat cost in Northamptonshire?

Across the 5 cheapest pontoon berths here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £1,440 a year at Barby Moorings to £3,020 a year at Heyford Fields Marina. The middle figure is £2,394 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest pontoon berths in Northamptonshire?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Barby Moorings is cheapest at £1,440 a year.

Which cheapest pontoon berths in Northamptonshire 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 cheapest pontoon berths in Northamptonshire?

1 of the 5 say you can: Northampton Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). 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.

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