Canals
Berths available
Monk Meadow
Hempsted, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
£2,474 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Walk-ashore berths near Cirencester
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.
11 sites · 2 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £2,474 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,474–£2,474 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 11 sites: 8 on canals and 3 on rivers.
- 2 of the 11 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Monk Meadow and Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure.
- Keeping a waiting list: Lechlade Marina and Cotswold Boat Hire.
- Only Monk Meadow publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £2,474 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Monk Meadow.
- Of the 11, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 1 diesel and 2 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (7).
- Closest to Cirencester: Lechlade Marina, 18.6km east of the centre. 0 of the 11 within 10km.
Canals
Berths available
Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Lechlade Marina
Lechlade, Gloucestershire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Victoria Basin L1 Leisure
Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sellars Bridge L1 Leisure
Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Parkend Bridge L1 Leisure
Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Splatt Bridge L1 Leisure
Stroud, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Fretherne North L1 Leisure
Stroud, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Friars Court - Radcot Bridge Cottage Moorings
Radcot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Canals
Saul Junction Marina
Saul, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monk Meadow | 25.4km north-west | £2,474 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure | 29.8km west | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Lechlade Marina | 18.6km east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Cotswold Boat Hire | 21km east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Victoria Basin L1 Leisure | 25.4km north-west | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Sellars Bridge L1 Leisure | 25.6km north-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Parkend Bridge L1 Leisure | 26.2km west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Splatt Bridge L1 Leisure | 28.5km west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Fretherne North L1 Leisure | 29.1km west | – | linear moorings, pile moorings | Full |
| Friars Court - Radcot Bridge Cottage Moorings | 27.2km east | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Saul Junction Marina | 28.2km west | – | 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 Cirencester have space now?
2 of the 11 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Monk Meadow and Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Cirencester?
Lechlade Marina, 18.6km east of the centre of Cirencester, on the River Thames.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 8 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Bristol 12
- Swindon 11
- Oxford 13
- Gloucester 14
- Cheltenham 14
- Worcester 14
- Bath 13
- Bicester 13
- Trowbridge 14
- Newbury 10
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