Walk-ashore berths near Barrow-in-Furness

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.

4 sites · 2 with space now · typical £545 a year for a 10m boat (£545–£545 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites: 2 on canals and 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
2 of the 4 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hest Bank L1 Leisure and Skippool Creek Moorings.
Only Skippool Creek Moorings publishes a price for a 10m boat: £545 a year.
Longest boat taken: 8.5m (28ft) at Skippool Creek Moorings.
Of the 4, 1 has electric hook-up, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (2).
Closest to Barrow-in-Furness: Hest Bank L1 Leisure, 27.2km east of the centre. 0 of the 4 within 10km.

Canals Berths available

Hest Bank L1 Leisure

Morecombe, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Skippool Creek Moorings

Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire · River Wyre

£545 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Bolton Le Sands L1 Leisure

Carnforth, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Glasson Waterside & Marina

Glasson Dock, Lancashire · River Lune Estuary / Lancaster Canal

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Distance	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Space
Hest Bank L1 Leisure	27.2km east	–	linear moorings	Berths available
Skippool Creek Moorings	29.4km south-east	£545	drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Berths available
Bolton Le Sands L1 Leisure	28.3km east	–	linear moorings	Full
Glasson Waterside & Marina	27.9km south-east	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 walk-ashore berths near Barrow-in-Furness have space now?

2 of the 4 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hest Bank L1 Leisure and Skippool Creek Moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Barrow-in-Furness?

Hest Bank L1 Leisure, 27.2km east of the centre of Barrow-in-Furness, on the Lancaster Canal.

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. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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