Pontoon berths near Amersham

Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.

3 sites

At a glance

3 sites: 2 on canals and 1 on a river.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
Of the 3, 3 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out and 2 diesel.
2 of the 3 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2).
Closest to Amersham: Cowroast Waterside & Marina, 11.9km north of the centre. 0 of the 3 within 10km.

Canals

Cowroast Waterside & Marina

Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Canals

Apsley Waterside & Marina

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Rivers

D B Marine

Cookham, Berkshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Distance	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Berths	Space
Cowroast Waterside & Marina	11.9km north	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
Apsley Waterside & Marina	12.1km north-east	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
D B Marine	14.6km south-west	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

Which pontoon berths near Amersham have space now?

None of the 3 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 pontoon berth to Amersham?

Cowroast Waterside & Marina, 11.9km north of the centre of Amersham, on the Grand Union Canal.

Can you live aboard at pontoon berths near Amersham?

2 of the 3 say you can: Cowroast Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Apsley Waterside & Marina (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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

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