Canals
Berths available
Avoncliff East L1 Leisure
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
£4,273 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canal moorings and marinas with linear moorings in the South West
Marinas, basins and linear towpath moorings on the canal network: mostly narrowboats and widebeams, priced per foot or metre a year, with a navigation licence on top. Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.
15 sites · 4 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £4,273 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£4,273–£4,273 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 15 sites, all on canals.
- 4 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Avoncliff East L1 Leisure, Foxhangers, Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure and Purton South L1 Leisure.
- Keeping a waiting list: Great Bedwyn, Murhill and Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure.
- Only Avoncliff East L1 Leisure publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £4,273 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.4m (70ft) at Avoncliff East L1 Leisure.
- Of the 15, 2 have electric hook-up and 1 a pump-out.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (11).
Canals
A few berths left
Foxhangers
Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Purton South L1 Leisure
Berkeley, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Great Bedwyn
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Murhill
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bathampton L1 Leisure Moorings
Bathampton, Somerset · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Claverton L1 Leisure
Bath, Somerset · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Fretherne North L1 Leisure
Stroud, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Parkend Bridge L1 Leisure
Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sellars Bridge L1 Leisure
Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Splatt Bridge L1 Leisure
Stroud, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Chasing Ducks Moorings
Wilcot, Wiltshire · Kennet and Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Pewsey Wharf Boat Club
Pewsey, Wiltshire · Kennet and Avon Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoncliff East L1 Leisure | Bradford on Avon, Kennet & Avon Canal | £4,273 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Foxhangers | Devizes, Kennet & Avon Canal | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | A few berths left |
| Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure | Slimbridge, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Purton South L1 Leisure | Berkeley, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | linear moorings, pile moorings | Berths available |
| Great Bedwyn | Great Bedwyn, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Murhill | Bradford on Avon, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure | Wootton Rivers, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Bathampton L1 Leisure Moorings | Bathampton, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Claverton L1 Leisure | Bath, Kennet & Avon Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Fretherne North L1 Leisure | Stroud, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | linear moorings, pile moorings | Full |
| Parkend Bridge L1 Leisure | Gloucester, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Sellars Bridge L1 Leisure | Gloucester, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Splatt Bridge L1 Leisure | Stroud, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Chasing Ducks Moorings | Wilcot, Kennet and Avon Canal | – | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Pewsey Wharf Boat Club | Pewsey, Kennet and Avon Canal | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which canal moorings and marinas with linear moorings in the South West have space now?
4 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Avoncliff East L1 Leisure, Foxhangers, Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure and Purton South L1 Leisure. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 15 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Canal moorings and marinas with linear moorings in the South West, by county
Canal moorings and marinas with linear moorings in other areas
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