Canals
Berths available
Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
£2,914 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Walk-ashore berths in the West Midlands
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.
106 sites · 21 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £3,317 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,283–£7,023 across 18 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 106 sites: 94 on canals and 12 on rivers.
- 21 of the 106 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings, Dunhampstead L1 Leisure, Fazeley Mill Marina, Fradley Marina, Hardingswood Junction Moorings, Hatherton Marina and 15 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Saltisford Canal Centre and Shade House Lock.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £1,283 a year (Lichfield Cruising Club) to £7,023 a year (Upton Marina); the middle of 18 is £3,317 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 33.5m (110ft) at Mancetter Marina.
- Of the 106, 51 have electric hook-up, 32 a pump-out, 25 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 11 visitor berths.
- 18 of the 106 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: ABC Leisure Group (4), Aquavista (4), Canal & River Trust (54), Crafted Boats (2), Lakeland Leisure Estates (2), Tingdene Marinas (2) and Wyre Marina Boatyard Ltd (2).
Canals
Berths available
Dunhampstead L1 Leisure
Droitwich, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£2,850 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Fazeley Mill Marina
Tamworth, Staffordshire · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Fradley Marina
Alrewas, Staffordshire · Trent and Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Hardingswood Junction Moorings
Kidsgrove, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,090 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Hatherton Marina
Calf Heath, Staffordshire · Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Hockley Port
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Kingswood Basin
Lapworth, Warwickshire · North Stratford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Knowle Bottom Lock L1 Leisure
Solihull, West Midlands · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Ladybird Pontoon
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Lichfield Cruising Club
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Wyrley & Essington Canal and Coventry Canal
£1,283 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Lowsonford L1 Leisure
Lowsonford, Warwickshire · South Stratford Canal
£3,183 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Mancetter Marina
Atherstone, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
A few berths left
Sirius Marine Services
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Stewponey offside linear L1 Leisure
Stourbridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Stourbridge Town Arm Visitor Moorings
Stourbridge, West Midlands · Stourbridge Town Arm
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Stourport Wide-Beam Basin L1 Leisure
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
£2,964 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Tamworth Cruising Club
Tamworth, Staffordshire · Coventry Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Berths available
Tardebigge L1 Leisure
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£3,601 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure
Worcester, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£2,791 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Withybed Moorings
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Waiting list
Saltisford Canal Centre
Warwick, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal (Saltisford Arm)
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Shade House Lock
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ansty L1 Leisure
Ansty, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bascote Wharf L1 Leisure
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal, Leamington Arm
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bittell L1 Leisure
Birmingham, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Blue Lias L1 Leisure
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Bodymoor Heath L1 Leisure
Tamworth, Warwickshire · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Brinklow Moorings
Coventry, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cambrian Residential Moorings
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ellerton Wood Farm Moorings
Little Soudley, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Engine Arm Residential Moorings
Smethwick, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal Navigations
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Fazeley Linear
Fazeley, Staffordshire · Coventry Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Fosse Locks L1 Leisure
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Fradley Linear Leisure L1 Leisure
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Gailey Wharf
Penkridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Gas Street L1
Birmingham, West Midlands · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Greensforge Moorings
Stourbridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Grendon Wharf L1 Leisure
Atherstone, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Grub Street
Stafford, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hatton Top Lock
Warwick, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Hawkesbury Junction
Bedworth, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hillmorton Bottom Lock
Rugby, Warwickshire · North Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hunts Lock L1
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Kinver Towpath - Electric L1
Kidderminster, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Maesbury Wharf L1 Leisure
Oswestry, Shropshire · Montgomery Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Napton Bottom Lock L1 Leisure
Daventry, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Netherwich Basin
Droitwich, Worcestershire · Droitwich Barge Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Newbold L1 Leisure
Rugby, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Nodens Victoria Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Norbury Towpath L1 Leisure
Norbury, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ocker Hill Moorings
Tipton, West Midlands · Walsall Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Plardiwick Wharf
Gnosall, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Red Bull Basin L1 Leisure
Kidsgrove, Staffordshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Rising Lane L1 Leisure
Warwick or Solihull, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Roundhill Wharf Offside Linear L1
Kidderminster, Worcestershire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Shelmore
Norbury, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Shutt Green Offside Moorings
Brewood, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Silver Street (Residential) L1
Brownhills, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1
Bloxwich, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Spode House L1 Leisure
Rugeley, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Stockton L1 Leisure
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Talbot Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Full
Titford Pump House Moorings
Oldbury, West Midlands · Titford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Tyrley Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Western Road L1
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · South Stratford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Wheaton Aston L1 Leisure
Penkridge, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Wormleighton L1 Leisure
Banbury, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Alvechurch Marina
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,460 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Aston Marina
Stone, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,725 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Droitwich Spa Marina
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Droitwich Junction Canal
£3,390 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Kings Orchard Marina
Huddlesford, Staffordshire · Coventry Canal
£3,671 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Shakespeare Marina
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · River Avon
£2,709 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Springwood Haven Marina
Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
The Old Rectory Meadow Moorings
Bredon, Worcestershire · River Avon
£1,125 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upton Marina
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£4,043 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Worcester Marina
Worcester, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,574 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Alvecote Marina
Tamworth, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Anglo Welsh Moorings at Wootton Wawen
Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire · Stratford Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Ashwood Marina
Kingswinford, Staffordshire · Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Avon View Marina
Pershore, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Canals
Barton Marina
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Boot Wharf
Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Bredon Marina
Bredon, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Canals
Brinklow Waterside & Marina
Brinklow, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Calcutt Marina
Southam, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Crafted Boats
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Evesham Marina
Evesham, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Canals
Fenny Marina
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire · South Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Great Haywood Marina
Great Haywood, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
High Onn Wharf
Church Eaton, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Hillmorton Wharf Marina
Rugby, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Kings Bromley Waterside & Marina
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent and Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Napton Marina
Napton on the Hill, Warwickshire · South Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Norbury Wharf
Norbury Junction, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Rose Narrowboats
Stretton under Fosse, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Sankey Marine
Evesham, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Canals
Stafford Boat Club
Stafford, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Stourport Basin Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Strensham Mill Moorings
Strensham, Worcestershire · River Avon, Lower Avon Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Ventnor Waterside & Marina
Rugby, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina
Napton on the Hill, Southam, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Wolverhampton Boat Club
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Wyre Marina Boatyard
Pershore, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Rivers
Wyre Marina Boatyard
Pershore, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings | Birmingham, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | £2,914 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Dunhampstead L1 Leisure | Droitwich, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £2,850 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Fazeley Mill Marina | Tamworth, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Fradley Marina | Alrewas, Trent and Mersey Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Hardingswood Junction Moorings | Kidsgrove, Trent & Mersey Canal | £3,090 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Hatherton Marina | Calf Heath, Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Hockley Port | Birmingham, Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch | – | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Kingswood Basin | Lapworth, North Stratford Canal | – | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Knowle Bottom Lock L1 Leisure | Solihull, Grand Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Ladybird Pontoon | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Lichfield Cruising Club | Lichfield, Wyrley & Essington Canal and Coventry Canal | £1,283 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Lowsonford L1 Leisure | Lowsonford, South Stratford Canal | £3,183 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Mancetter Marina | Atherstone, Coventry Canal | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Sirius Marine Services | Stourport-on-Severn, River Severn | On request | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | A few berths left |
| Stewponey offside linear L1 Leisure | Stourbridge, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Stourbridge Town Arm Visitor Moorings | Stourbridge, Stourbridge Town Arm | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Stourport Wide-Beam Basin L1 Leisure | Stourport-on-Severn, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | £2,964 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Tamworth Cruising Club | Tamworth, Coventry Canal | On request | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Tardebigge L1 Leisure | Bromsgrove, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £3,601 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure | Worcester, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £2,791 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Withybed Moorings | Alvechurch, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Saltisford Canal Centre | Warwick, Grand Union Canal (Saltisford Arm) | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Shade House Lock | Lichfield, Trent & Mersey Canal | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Ansty L1 Leisure | Ansty, Oxford Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Bascote Wharf L1 Leisure | Leamington Spa, Grand Union Canal, Leamington Arm | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Bittell L1 Leisure | Birmingham, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Blue Lias L1 Leisure | Leamington Spa, Grand Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Bodymoor Heath L1 Leisure | Tamworth, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Brinklow Moorings | Coventry, Oxford Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Cambrian Residential Moorings | Birmingham, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Ellerton Wood Farm Moorings | Little Soudley, Shropshire Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Engine Arm Residential Moorings | Smethwick, Birmingham Canal Navigations | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Fazeley Linear | Fazeley, Coventry Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Fosse Locks L1 Leisure | Leamington Spa, Grand Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Fradley Linear Leisure L1 Leisure | Lichfield, Trent & Mersey Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Gailey Wharf | Penkridge, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Gas Street L1 | Birmingham, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Greensforge Moorings | Stourbridge, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Grendon Wharf L1 Leisure | Atherstone, Coventry Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Grub Street | Stafford, Shropshire Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
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 the West Midlands?
Across the 18 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £1,283 a year at Lichfield Cruising Club to £7,023 a year at Upton Marina. The middle figure is £3,317 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths in the West Midlands?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Lichfield Cruising Club is cheapest at £1,283 a year.
Which walk-ashore berths in the West Midlands have space now?
21 of the 106 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings, Dunhampstead L1 Leisure, Fazeley Mill Marina, Fradley Marina, Hardingswood Junction Moorings, Hatherton Marina, Hockley Port, Kingswood Basin and 13 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths in the West Midlands?
18 of the 106 say you can: Hockley Port (residential moorings with planning consent), Ladybird Pontoon (liveaboard by arrangement), Saltisford Canal Centre (liveaboard by arrangement), Cambrian Residential Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Engine Arm Residential Moorings (liveaboard by arrangement), Nodens Victoria Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent), Shelmore (liveaboard by arrangement), Silver Street (Residential) L1 (liveaboards allowed) and 10 more. 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, 93 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 8 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths in the West Midlands, by county
Walk-ashore berths in other areas
- East Midlands 86
- East of England 97
- North East 11
- North West 81
- South East 175
- South West 112
- Yorkshire and The Humber 44
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