Canals
Berths available
Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
£2,191 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Linear moorings near Crosby
Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.
11 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,191 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,191–£2,191 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 11 sites: 10 on canals and 1 on an estuary.
- 1 of the 11 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure.
- Keeping a waiting list: Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate.
- Only Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £2,191 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 17.4m (57ft) at Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure.
- Of the 11, 3 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (10).
- Closest to Crosby: Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate, 7km north-east of the centre. 2 of the 11 within 10km.
Canals
Waiting list
Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate
Lydiate, Merseyside · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Full
Albert Dock
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Saracens Head L1 Leisure
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Heatons Bridge L1
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Lathom L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Crabtree Lane L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Ring O Bells L1 Leisure
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Parbold L1 Leisure
Parbold, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Rufford Top Lock
Burscough, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sparks Bridge L1 Leisure
Rufford, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure | 17.8km north-east | £2,191 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate | 7km north-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Albert Dock | 9.7km south | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Full |
| Saracens Head L1 Leisure | 11.8km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Heatons Bridge L1 | 16.1km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Lathom L1 Leisure | 17.4km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Crabtree Lane L1 Leisure | 18.1km north-east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Ring O Bells L1 Leisure | 18.3km north-east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Parbold L1 Leisure | 20.6km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Rufford Top Lock | 21.8km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Sparks Bridge L1 Leisure | 22.7km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which linear moorings near Crosby have space now?
1 of the 11 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Burscough Bridge L1 Leisure. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest linear mooring to Crosby?
Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate, 7km north-east of the centre of Crosby, on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 11 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Linear moorings near other towns
- Manchester 3
- Liverpool 12
- Stockport 3
- Bolton 6
- St Helens 11
- Warrington 7
- Preston 12
- Blackpool 10
- Sale 4
- Blackburn 10
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