Canals
Berths available
Aspley Wharf Marina
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals
£2,497 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths in the Yorkshire and the Humber
Places that take narrowboats. Up to 7ft (2.13m) beam. 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.
20 sites · 4 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,497 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,640–£6,965 across 7 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 20 sites: 17 on canals and 3 on rivers.
- 4 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Aspley Wharf Marina, Goole Marina, Selby Boat Centre and Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge.
- Keeping a waiting list: Mayroyd Moorings.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £1,640 a year (Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge) to £6,965 a year (York Marina); the middle of 7 is £2,497 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 19m (62ft) at Shepley Bridge Marina.
- Of the 20, 14 have electric hook-up, 9 a pump-out, 6 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.
- 4 of the 20 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (6).
Canals
Berths available
Goole Marina
Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Selby Boat Centre
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)
Canals
Berths available
Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£1,640 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Waiting list
Mayroyd Moorings
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal
£1,929 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Full
Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure
Barnby Dun, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Brighouse Basin
Brighouse, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Castleford Cut L1 Leisure
Castleford, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure
Rotherham, South Yorkshire · River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hebden Bridge L1 Leisure
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Canals
Shepley Bridge Marina
Mirfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad Canal
£1,770 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Staniland Marina
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
York Marina
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Blue Water Marina
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Fallwood Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Gallows Bridge Moorings
Shipley, West Yorkshire · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Ripon Waterside & Marina
Ripon, North Yorkshire · Ripon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspley Wharf Marina | Huddersfield, Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals | £2,497 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Goole Marina | Goole, Aire and Calder Canal | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | Berths available |
| Selby Boat Centre | Selby, Selby Canal | from £2,750 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge | Sowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Navigation | £1,640 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, hard standing | Berths available |
| Mayroyd Moorings | Hebden Bridge, Rochdale Canal | £1,929 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure | Barnby Dun, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Brighouse Basin | Brighouse, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Castleford Cut L1 Leisure | Castleford, Aire & Calder Navigation | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure | Rotherham, River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Hebden Bridge L1 Leisure | Hebden Bridge, Rochdale Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Horbury Basin | Wakefield, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure | Doncaster, Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Full |
| Shepley Bridge Marina | Mirfield, Huddersfield Broad Canal | £1,770 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Staniland Marina | Thorne, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | £3,995 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| York Marina | York, River Ouse | £6,965 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Blue Water Marina | Thorne, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Fallwood Marina | Leeds, Leeds & Liverpool Canal | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Gallows Bridge Moorings | Shipley, Leeds and Liverpool Canal | – | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Ripon Waterside & Marina | Ripon, Ripon Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Stanley Ferry Marina | Wakefield, Aire & Calder Navigation | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | 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 57ft narrowboat cost in the Yorkshire and the Humber?
Across the 7 narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £1,640 a year at Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge to £6,965 a year at York Marina. The middle figure is £2,497 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths in the Yorkshire and the Humber?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge is cheapest at £1,640 a year.
Which narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths in the Yorkshire and the Humber have space now?
4 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Aspley Wharf Marina, Goole Marina, Selby Boat Centre and Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths in the Yorkshire and the Humber?
4 of the 20 say you can: Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed), Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), Mayroyd Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent) and Horbury Basin (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, 18 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths in the Yorkshire and the Humber, by county
Narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths in other areas
- East Midlands 46
- East of England 17
- North West 35
- South East 36
- South West 16
- West Midlands 57
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