Walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Northamptonshire

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 a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

7 sites · 1 with space now · typical £2,375 a year for a 10m boat (£2,375–£2,375 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

7 sites: 3 on canals and 4 on rivers.
1 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Middle Nene Cruising Club.
Only Heyford Fields Marina publishes a price for a 10m boat: £2,375 a year.
Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Heyford Fields Marina.
Of the 7, 6 have electric hook-up, 5 a pump-out, 5 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.
1 of the 7 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Rivers Berths available

Middle Nene Cruising Club

Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire · River Nene

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Heyford Fields Marina

Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal

£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Rivers

Blackthorn Lake Marina

Ringstead, Northamptonshire · River Nene

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Rivers

Northampton Boat Club

Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene

Prices not published

Rivers

Oundle Marina Village

Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene

Prices not published

Canals

Whilton Marina

Whilton Locks, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Yelvertoft Marina

Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Slipway	Space
Middle Nene Cruising Club	Titchmarsh, River Nene	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Berths available
Heyford Fields Marina	Nether Heyford, Grand Union Canal	£2,375	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Blackthorn Lake Marina	Ringstead, River Nene	–	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Northampton Boat Club	Northampton, River Nene	–	linear moorings, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Oundle Marina Village	Oundle, River Nene	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Whilton Marina	Whilton Locks, Grand Union Canal	On request	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Yelvertoft Marina	Yelvertoft, Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)	On request	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported

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

Questions

Which walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Northamptonshire have space now?

1 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Middle Nene Cruising Club. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Northamptonshire?

1 of the 7 say you can: Blackthorn Lake 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, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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