Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Oxfordshire

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. 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.

4 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £1,914 a year for a 6m boat (£1,850–£1,978 across 2 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites, all on rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Cotswold Boat Hire, Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings and Maybush Moorings.
For a 6m boat, published prices run from £1,850 a year (Cotswold Boat Hire) to £1,978 a year (Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings); the middle of 2 is £1,914 a year.
Longest boat taken: 15.2m (50ft) at Cotswold Boat Hire.
Of the 4, 3 have electric hook-up and 2 visitor berths.

Rivers Waiting list

Cotswold Boat Hire

Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings

Shiplake, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Maybush Moorings

Northmoor, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Osney Mill Marina (Upper)

Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

Site	Where	A year, 6m boat	Berths	Space
Cotswold Boat Hire	Buscot, River Thames	£1,850	linear moorings	Waiting list
Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings	Shiplake, River Thames	£1,978	linear moorings	Waiting list
Maybush Moorings	Northmoor, River Thames	–	linear moorings	Waiting list
Osney Mill Marina (Upper)	Oxford, River Thames	On request	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 6m boat cost in Oxfordshire?

Across the 2 small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £1,850 a year at Cotswold Boat Hire to £1,978 a year at Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings. The middle figure is £1,914 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Oxfordshire?

For a 6m boat, Cotswold Boat Hire is cheapest at £1,850 a year in Buscot.

Which small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Oxfordshire have space now?

None of the 4 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, 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in nearby counties

Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in the wider area

England 137
South East 34

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