Inland moorings with wi-fi

Canals, rivers, the Broads and lakes: fresh water, no tides, and a navigation licence from the authority that runs the water. Sites with wi-fi on the berths or in the facilities block.

92 sites · 15 with space now · 5 with a waiting list · typical £2,855 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£8,778 across 43 published tariffs)

At a glance

92 sites: 44 on canals, 33 on rivers and 15 on the Broads, lakes and lochs.
15 of the 92 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Aspley Wharf Marina, Bosworth Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Brundall Gardens Marina, Byfleet Boat Club, Campbell Wharf Marina and 9 more.
Keeping a waiting list: Buccaneer Boats Marina, Cotswold Boat Hire, Hallingbury Marina, Hambleden Marina and Redclyffe Yacht Club.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Avon Sailing Club) to £8,778 a year (Bray Marina); the middle of 43 is £2,855 a year.
Longest boat taken: 33.5m (110ft) at Mancetter Marina.
Of the 92, 81 have electric hook-up, 67 a pump-out, 53 diesel, 15 a boat hoist and 31 visitor berths.
16 of the 92 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (20), Cartbridge Marina (2), MDL Marinas (2) and Tingdene Marinas (10).

Canals Berths available

Aspley Wharf Marina

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals

£2,497 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Bosworth Marina

Market Bosworth, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal

£463 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)

Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant

£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Brundall Gardens Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers A few berths left

Byfleet Boat Club

West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey

£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals A few berths left

Campbell Wharf Marina

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Berths available

Diglis Waterside & Marina

Worcester, Worcestershire · River Severn

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Berths available

Fradley Marina

Alrewas, Staffordshire · Trent and Mersey Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Mancetter Marina

Atherstone, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham)

Hoveton, Norfolk · River Bure

£2,855 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Berths available

Priory Waterside & Marina

Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Reedham Marina

Reedham, Norfolk · Norfolk Broads

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Berths available

Shepperton Marina

Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames

£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Venetian Marina

Cholmondeston, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)

£3,254 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Berths available

Whixall Marina

Whixall, Shropshire · Llangollen Canal (Prees Branch)

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Broads, lakes & lochs Waiting list

Buccaneer Boats Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,112 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Cotswold Boat Hire

Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Hallingbury Marina

Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort

£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Hambleden Marina

Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Redclyffe Yacht Club

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Aqueduct Marina

Church Minshull, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)

£4,536 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Rivers

Avon Sailing Club

Chaceley, Gloucestershire · River Severn

£50 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Barby Moorings

Barby, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal

£1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Rivers

Bray Marina

Bray, Berkshire · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Broadlands Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Caley Marina

Inverness, Highland · Caledonian Canal

£5,003 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Broads, lakes & lochs

Ferry Marina

Horning, Norfolk · River Bure

£3,220 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Harleyford Marina

Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Hartford Marina

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Hippersons Boatyard

£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Racecourse Marina Windsor

Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Shakespeare Marina

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · River Avon

£2,709 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

St Olaves Marina

St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads

£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Stourport Marina

Send, Woking, Surrey · River Wey

Prices not published

Canals

Cowroast Waterside & Marina

Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Canals

Crick Waterside & Marina

Crick, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Canals

Cropredy Waterside & Marina

Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Rivers

D B Marine

Cookham, Berkshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Canals

Dunchurch Pools Marina

Dunchurch, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Fenny Marina

Fenny Compton, Warwickshire · South Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Fettlers Wharf Marina

Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)

Prices on request

Canals

Frouds Bridge Marina

Aldermaston, Berkshire · Kennet and Avon Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Furness Vale Waterside & Marina

Furness Vale, Derbyshire · Peak Forest Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Galgate Waterside & Marina

Galgate, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Canals

Great Haywood Marina

Great Haywood, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal

Prices on request

Rivers

Jones Boatyard

St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Canals

Kings Bromley Waterside & Marina

Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent and Mersey Canal

Prices not published

Rivers

Kings Waterside & Marina

Newark, Nottinghamshire · River Trent

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Canals

Lady Bee Marina

Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex · Shoreham Port Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina

Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Canals

Limehouse Residential Moorings

London, Greater London · Limehouse Cut

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Broads, lakes & lochs

Manor House Marine

Killadeas, Fermanagh · Lower Lough Erne

Prices on request

Canals

Marple Waterside & Marina

Prices on request

Canals

Trinity Waterside & Marina

Hinckley, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Canals

Whilton Marina

Whilton Locks, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal

Prices on request

Rivers

White Mills Marina

Earls Barton, Northamptonshire · River Nene

Prices on request

Broads, lakes & lochs

Windermere Marina Village

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Lake Windermere

Prices on request

Canals

Yelvertoft Marina

Yelvertoft, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Wi-fi	Space
Aspley Wharf Marina	Huddersfield, Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals	£1,445	Yes	Berths available
Bosworth Marina	Market Bosworth, Ashby Canal	£463	Yes	Berths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)	Wayford Bridge, River Ant	£1,600	Yes	Berths available
Brundall Gardens Marina	Brundall, River Yare	On request	Yes	Berths available
Byfleet Boat Club	West Byfleet, River Wey	£1,267	Yes	A few berths left
Campbell Wharf Marina	Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal	–	Yes	A few berths left
Diglis Waterside & Marina	Worcester, River Severn	On request	Yes	Berths available
Fradley Marina	Alrewas, Trent and Mersey Canal	On request	Yes	Berths available
Mancetter Marina	Atherstone, Coventry Canal	On request	Yes	Berths available
Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham)	Hoveton, River Bure	£2,855	Yes	Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina	Bedford, River Great Ouse	On request	Yes	Berths available
Reedham Marina	Reedham, Norfolk Broads	–	Yes	Berths available
Shepperton Marina	Shepperton, River Thames	£7,200	Yes	Berths available
Venetian Marina	Cholmondeston, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)	£3,140	Yes	Berths available
Whixall Marina	Whixall, Llangollen Canal (Prees Branch)	On request	Yes	Berths available
Buccaneer Boats Marina	Brundall, River Yare	£2,112	Yes	Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire	Buscot, River Thames	–	Yes	Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina	Little Hallingbury, River Stort	£1,881	Yes	Waiting list
Hambleden Marina	Henley on Thames, River Thames	£3,480	Yes	Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club	Wareham, River Frome	£4,560	Yes	Waiting list
Aqueduct Marina	Church Minshull, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)	£2,988	Yes	Not reported
Avon Sailing Club	Chaceley, River Severn	£50	Yes	Not reported
Barby Moorings	Barby, Oxford Canal	£1,440	Yes	Not reported
Bray Marina	Bray, River Thames	£8,778	Yes	Not reported
Broadlands Marina	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£2,111	Yes	Not reported
Brundall Bay Marina	Brundall, River Yare	£2,447	Yes	Not reported
Caley Marina	Inverness, Caledonian Canal	£2,880	Yes	Not reported
Ferry Marina	Horning, River Bure	£3,220	Yes	Not reported
Harleyford Marina	Marlow, River Thames	£3,938	Yes	Not reported
Hartford Marina	Huntingdon, River Great Ouse	£2,266	Yes	Not reported
Hippersons Boatyard	Beccles, River Waveney	£2,475	Yes	Not reported
Low Wood Bay Marina	Windermere, Windermere	£7,750	Yes	Not reported
Mercia Marina	Willington, Trent & Mersey Canal	£2,401	Yes	Not reported
Northampton Marina	Northampton, River Nene	£1,310	Yes	Not reported
Odessa Boatyard	Newport, River Medina	£2,511	Yes	Not reported
Overwater Marina	Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal	£2,999	Yes	Not reported
Pyrford Marina	Pyrford, River Wey Navigation	£3,729	Yes	Not reported
Racecourse Marina Windsor	Windsor, River Thames	£5,691	Yes	Not reported
Shakespeare Marina	Stratford-upon-Avon, River Avon	£2,709	Yes	Not reported
St Olaves Marina	St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads	£2,990	Yes	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 10m boat cost in the UK?

Across the 43 inland moorings with wi-fi here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Avon Sailing Club to £8,778 a year at Bray Marina. The middle figure is £2,855 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest inland moorings with wi-fi in the UK?

For a 10m boat, Avon Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Chaceley.

Which inland moorings with wi-fi in the UK have space now?

15 of the 92 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Aspley Wharf Marina, Bosworth Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Brundall Gardens Marina, Byfleet Boat Club, Campbell Wharf Marina, Diglis Waterside & Marina, Fradley Marina and 7 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at inland moorings with wi-fi in the UK?

16 of the 92 say you can: Diglis Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed), Priory Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Venetian Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Whixall Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Mercia Marina (liveaboards allowed), Northampton Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Odessa Boatyard (liveaboards allowed), Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed) and 8 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, 44 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 19 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 12 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need a Scottish Canals licence, 4 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 3 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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