Canals
Berths available
Hazlemere Marina
Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Narrowboat moorings near Bishop's Stortford
Places that take narrowboats. Up to 7ft (2.13m) beam.
10 sites · 1 with space now · 4 with a waiting list · typical £3,185 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£144–£3,877 across 6 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 10 sites: 4 on canals, 5 on rivers and 1 on the Broads or a lake.
- 1 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hazlemere Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Hallingbury Marina, Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings, Lea Valley Narrowboat Company Stanstead Abbotts Moorings and Lee Valley Marina, Rye House.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £144 a year (Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings) to £3,877 a year (Lee Valley Marina, Rye House); the middle of 6 is £3,185 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Roydon Marina Village.
- Of the 10, 4 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 2 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 10 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Essex Waterways (2) and Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (2).
- Closest to Bishop's Stortford: Hallingbury Marina, 4.1km south of the centre. 2 of the 10 within 10km.
Rivers
Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina
Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort
£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire · River Stort
£144 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Lea Valley Narrowboat Company Stanstead Abbotts Moorings
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lea
Prices on request
Canals
Waiting list
Lee Valley Marina, Rye House
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£3,877 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Lockside Marina
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£2,710 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Rivers
South Island Marina
Enfield, Greater London · River Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlemere Marina | 23.1km south-west | – | Berths available |
| Hallingbury Marina | 4.1km south | £3,249 | Waiting list |
| Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings | 6.2km south | £144 | Waiting list |
| Lea Valley Narrowboat Company Stanstead Abbotts Moorings | 14.4km south-west | On request | Waiting list |
| Lee Valley Marina, Rye House | 15.3km south-west | £3,877 | Waiting list |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | 14.2km south-west | £3,877 | Not reported |
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | 26.5km south-east | £3,120 | Not reported |
| Lockside Marina | 26.9km south-east | £2,710 | Not reported |
| Roydon Marina Village | 13.8km south-west | – | Not reported |
| South Island Marina | 28.6km south-west | – | 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 near Bishop's Stortford?
Across the 6 narrowboat moorings here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £144 a year at Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings to £3,877 a year at Lee Valley Marina, Rye House. The middle figure is £3,185 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest narrowboat moorings near Bishop's Stortford?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings is cheapest at £144 a year.
Which narrowboat moorings near Bishop's Stortford have space now?
1 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hazlemere Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest narrowboat mooring to Bishop's Stortford?
Hallingbury Marina, 4.1km south of the centre of Bishop's Stortford, on the River Stort.
Can you live aboard at narrowboat moorings near Bishop's Stortford?
2 of the 10 say you can: Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 5 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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