Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Benson Lock Base Moorings
Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
Linear moorings near Didcot
Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.
7 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £2,398 a year for a 10m boat (£500–£2,997 across 5 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 7 sites: 1 on a canal and 6 on rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Environment Agency Benson Lock Base Moorings, Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base Moorings and Maybush Moorings.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £500 a year (Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings) to £2,997 a year (Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings); the middle of 5 is £2,398 a year.
- Of the 7, 1 has electric hook-up and 1 a pump-out.
- 1 of the 7 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Environment Agency (4).
- Closest to Didcot: Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings, 6.9km north of the centre. 3 of the 7 within 10km.
Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base Moorings
Goring, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,638 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Maybush Moorings
Northmoor, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hythe Bridge L1
Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£500 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,997 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Distance | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment Agency Benson Lock Base Moorings | 9.3km east | £2,398 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base Moorings | 11.4km south-east | £2,638 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Maybush Moorings | 16.5km north-west | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Hythe Bridge L1 | 16.6km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings | 6.9km north | £500 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings | 7.3km north | £2,997 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings | 13.6km north | £2,398 | linear moorings | 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 10m boat cost near Didcot?
Across the 5 linear moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £500 a year at Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings to £2,997 a year at Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings. The middle figure is £2,398 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest linear moorings near Didcot?
For a 10m boat, Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings is cheapest at £500 a year in Abingdon.
Which linear moorings near Didcot have space now?
None of the 7 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 linear mooring to Didcot?
Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings, 6.9km north of the centre of Didcot, on the River Thames.
Can you live aboard at linear moorings near Didcot?
1 of the 7 say you can: Hythe Bridge L1 (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, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 6 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
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