Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths with electric hook-up in Oxfordshire
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. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
8 sites · 2 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 8 sites: 3 on canals and 5 on rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Cotswold Boat Hire and Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings.
- None publishes a price for a 10m boat; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Sovereign Wharf.
- Of the 8, 3 have a pump-out, 1 diesel and 2 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 8 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings
Shiplake, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hythe Bridge L1
Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Abingdon Marina
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Rivers
Benson Waterfront
Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Cropredy Waterside & Marina
Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Osney Mill Marina (Upper)
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Canals
Sovereign Wharf
Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold Boat Hire | Buscot, River Thames | – | linear moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings | Shiplake, River Thames | – | linear moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hythe Bridge L1 | Oxford, Oxford Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Abingdon Marina | Abingdon, River Thames | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Benson Waterfront | Benson, River Thames | – | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Cropredy Waterside & Marina | Cropredy, Banbury, Oxford Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Osney Mill Marina (Upper) | Oxford, River Thames | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Sovereign Wharf | Banbury, Oxford Canal | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | 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 electric hook-up in Oxfordshire have space now?
None of the 8 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 walk-ashore berths with electric hook-up in Oxfordshire?
1 of the 8 say you can: Hythe Bridge L1 (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, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 5 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths with electric hook-up in nearby counties
Walk-ashore berths with electric hook-up in the wider area
- England 432
- South East 104
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