Canals
Waiting list
Greenberfield Top Lock
Barnoldswick, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Accrington
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.
13 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £1,929 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,929–£1,929 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 13 sites: 12 on canals and 1 on an estuary.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Greenberfield Top Lock, Mayroyd Moorings and Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure.
- Only Mayroyd Moorings publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £1,929 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 18.3m (60ft) at Salterforth L1 Leisure.
- Of the 13, 3 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 2 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 13 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (7).
- Closest to Accrington: Reedley Marina, 10.4km north-east of the centre. 0 of the 13 within 10km.
Canals
Waiting list
Mayroyd Moorings
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal
£1,929 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Waiting list
Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure
Bilsborrow, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Botany Bay L1 Leisure
Chorley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Salterforth L1 Leisure
Salterforth/Barnoldswick, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Rawlinson Lane L1 Leisure
Chorley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hebden Bridge L1 Leisure
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Red Rock L1 Leisure
Wigan, Greater Manchester · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Pendle L1 Leisure
Preston, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Preston Marina
Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble
£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Reedley Marina
Burnley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
White Bear Waterside & Marina
Adlington, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Boothstown Marina
Boothstown, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenberfield Top Lock | 23.1km north-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Mayroyd Moorings | 23.6km east | £1,929 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Bilsborrow Wharf L1 Leisure | 27.3km north-west | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Botany Bay L1 Leisure | 19.3km south-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Salterforth L1 Leisure | 21km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Rawlinson Lane L1 Leisure | 21.7km south-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Hebden Bridge L1 Leisure | 22.8km east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Red Rock L1 Leisure | 25.8km south-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Pendle L1 Leisure | 28.1km west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Preston Marina | 24.9km west | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Reedley Marina | 10.4km north-east | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| White Bear Waterside & Marina | 22.5km south-west | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Boothstown Marina | 28.4km south | – | pontoon berths | 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 near Accrington have space now?
None of the 13 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Accrington?
Reedley Marina, 10.4km north-east of the centre of Accrington, on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Accrington?
2 of the 13 say you can: Mayroyd Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent) and White Bear Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 11 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Manchester 12
- Leeds 9
- Liverpool 14
- Stockport 11
- Bradford 11
- Bolton 13
- St Helens 14
- Warrington 11
- Huddersfield 13
- Preston 14
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