Rivers
Waiting list
Bourne End Marina
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Moorings and marinas near Chesham
Marinas, boatyards and moorings within 30km of the centre of Chesham, with how far each is. Those that have told us they have space come first.
15 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £54 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£54–£54 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 15 sites: 12 on canals, 2 on rivers and 1 on the Broads or a lake.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bourne End Marina.
- Only Upper Thames Sailing Club publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £54 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 4.6m (15ft) at Aylesbury Sailing Club.
- Of the 15, 4 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out and 3 diesel.
- 3 of the 15 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2) and Canal & River Trust (8).
- Closest to Chesham: Cowroast Waterside & Marina, 8.6km north of the centre. 2 of the 15 within 10km.
Canals
Full
Fisheries Lock L1 Leisure
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Home Park
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Springwell Lock L1 Leisure
Rickmansworth, Greater London · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Marsworth (Residential)
Marsworth, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Common Moor L1 Leisure
Watford, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cassio Bridge Lock L1 Leisure
Watford, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cooks Wharf L1 Residential
Tring, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Seabrook Lock L1 Leisure
Tring, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Upper Thames Sailing Club
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Cowroast Waterside & Marina
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Apsley Waterside & Marina
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Aylesbury Sailing Club
Weston Turville, Buckinghamshire · Weston Turville Reservoir
Prices not published
Canals
Batchworth L1 Leisure
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Bates Boatyard
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal, Aylesbury Arm
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourne End Marina | 16km south-west | – | Waiting list |
| Fisheries Lock L1 Leisure | 9.2km north-east | – | Full |
| Home Park | 11.8km east | On request | Full |
| Springwell Lock L1 Leisure | 12.1km south-east | – | Full |
| Marsworth (Residential) | 13.1km north | – | Full |
| Common Moor L1 Leisure | 13.7km south-east | – | Full |
| Cassio Bridge Lock L1 Leisure | 13.9km south-east | – | Full |
| Cooks Wharf L1 Residential | 14.7km north | On request | Full |
| Seabrook Lock L1 Leisure | 15.6km north | – | Full |
| Upper Thames Sailing Club | 16.1km south-west | £54 | Not reported |
| Cowroast Waterside & Marina | 8.6km north | On request | Not reported |
| Apsley Waterside & Marina | 11km east | On request | Not reported |
| Aylesbury Sailing Club | 12.6km north-west | – | Not reported |
| Batchworth L1 Leisure | 12.9km south-east | On request | Not reported |
| Bates Boatyard | 14.9km north-west | – | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which moorings and marinas near Chesham have space now?
None of the 15 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 marina or mooring to Chesham?
Cowroast Waterside & Marina, 8.6km north of the centre of Chesham, on the Grand Union Canal.
Can you live aboard at moorings and marinas near Chesham?
3 of the 15 say you can: Marsworth (Residential) (residential moorings with planning consent), 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, 12 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Moorings and marinas near other towns
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