Walk-ashore berths near Didcot

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 · 3 with a waiting list · typical £2,398 a year for a 10m boat (£500–£2,997 across 5 published tariffs)

At a glance

11 sites: 1 on a canal and 10 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 11, 4 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
1 of the 11 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Environment Agency (4).
Closest to Didcot: Abingdon Marina, 6.2km north-west of the centre. 5 of the 11 within 10km.

Rivers Waiting list

Environment Agency Benson Lock Base Moorings

Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base Moorings

Goring, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,638 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Maybush Moorings

Northmoor, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Hythe Bridge L1

Oxford, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

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

Rivers

Abingdon Marina

Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Rivers

Benson Waterfront

Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Rivers

Osney Mill Marina (Upper)

Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices on request

Rivers

Oxford Cruisers

Eynsham, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices on request

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
Abingdon Marina	6.2km north-west	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
Benson Waterfront	9.1km east	–	pontoon berths	Not reported
Osney Mill Marina (Upper)	16km north	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
Oxford Cruisers	19.1km north-west	On request	pontoon berths	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 walk-ashore berths 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 walk-ashore berths near Didcot?

For a 10m boat, Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings is cheapest at £500 a year in Abingdon.

Which walk-ashore berths near Didcot have space now?

None of the 11 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 walk-ashore berth to Didcot?

Abingdon Marina, 6.2km north-west of the centre of Didcot, on the River Thames.

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

1 of the 11 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 10 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

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