Walk-ashore berths near Bloxwich

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.

14 sites · 3 with space now · typical £2,914 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,914–£2,914 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

14 sites, all on canals.
3 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hatherton Marina, Hockley Port and Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings.
Only Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £2,914 a year.
Longest boat taken: 18.3m (60ft) at Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings.
Of the 14, 10 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out and 2 visitor berths.
5 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (12).
Closest to Bloxwich: Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1, 1.3km west of the centre. 4 of the 14 within 10km.

Canals Berths available

Hatherton Marina

Calf Heath, Staffordshire · Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Hockley Port

Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Berths available

Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings

Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal

£2,914 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1

Bloxwich, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Full

Silver Street (Residential) L1

Brownhills, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Full

Ocker Hill Moorings

Tipton, West Midlands · Walsall Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Gailey Wharf

Penkridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Titford Pump House Moorings

Oldbury, West Midlands · Titford Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Engine Arm Residential Moorings

Smethwick, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal Navigations

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Full

Shutt Green Offside Moorings

Brewood, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Spode House L1 Leisure

Rugeley, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Cambrian Residential Moorings

Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Full

Gas Street L1

Birmingham, West Midlands · Worcester & Birmingham Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Wolverhampton Boat Club

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Distance	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Berths	Space
Hatherton Marina	9.2km north-west	On request	pontoon berths	Berths available
Hockley Port	14.7km south	–	linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Berths available
Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings	15.3km south-east	£2,914	linear moorings	Berths available
Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1	1.3km west	–	pontoon berths	Full
Silver Street (Residential) L1	5.7km north-east	–	linear moorings	Full
Ocker Hill Moorings	8.7km south	–	linear moorings	Full
Gailey Wharf	11.3km north-west	On request	linear moorings	Full
Titford Pump House Moorings	13.2km south	–	pontoon berths	Full
Engine Arm Residential Moorings	13.5km south	On request	linear moorings	Full
Shutt Green Offside Moorings	14.4km north-west	–	linear moorings	Full
Spode House L1 Leisure	15.8km north-east	–	linear moorings	Full
Cambrian Residential Moorings	16.3km south	–	pontoon berths	Full
Gas Street L1	16.7km south	–	pontoon berths	Full
Wolverhampton Boat Club	11km west	On request	linear moorings	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 Bloxwich have space now?

3 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hatherton Marina, Hockley Port and Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Bloxwich?

Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1, 1.3km west of the centre of Bloxwich, on the Wyrley & Essington Canal.

Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Bloxwich?

5 of the 14 say you can: Hockley Port (residential moorings with planning consent), Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Silver Street (Residential) L1 (liveaboards allowed), Engine Arm Residential Moorings (liveaboard by arrangement) and Cambrian Residential Moorings (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, 14 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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