Canals
Waiting list
Calveley Offside - L1 Moorings (South) L1 Leisure
Calveley, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Linear moorings near Ellesmere Port
Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.
10 sites · 3 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 10 sites: 8 on canals, 1 on a river and 1 on an estuary.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Calveley Offside - L1 Moorings (South) L1 Leisure, Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate and Barbridge (Site 1) L1 Leisure.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Of the 10, 3 have electric hook-up and 2 diesel.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (7).
- Closest to Ellesmere Port: Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure, 10.6km south of the centre. 0 of the 10 within 10km.
Canals
Waiting list
Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate
Lydiate, Merseyside · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Barbridge (Site 1) L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure
Chester, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Full
Albert Dock
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Preston Brook Wharf
Warrington, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Red Lion Barnton L1 Leisure
Northwich, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Ollershaw Lane Towpath Mooring
Northwich, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Stoke Hall Lane L1 Leisure
Nantwich, Cheshire East · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
Prices not published
Rivers
Northwich Drydock Company
Northwich, Cheshire · River Weaver
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calveley Offside - L1 Moorings (South) L1 Leisure | 25.8km south-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate | 28.1km north | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Barbridge (Site 1) L1 Leisure | 28.8km south-east | On request | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure | 10.6km south | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Albert Dock | 14.7km north-west | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Full |
| Preston Brook Wharf | 17.4km east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Red Lion Barnton L1 Leisure | 23.9km east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Ollershaw Lane Towpath Mooring | 27km east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Stoke Hall Lane L1 Leisure | 29.4km south-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Northwich Drydock Company | 25.7km east | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which linear moorings near Ellesmere Port have space now?
None of the 10 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 Ellesmere Port?
Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure, 10.6km south of the centre of Ellesmere Port, on the Shropshire Union Canal.
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 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Linear moorings near other towns
- Manchester 3
- Liverpool 12
- Stockport 3
- Bolton 6
- Stoke-on-Trent 11
- St Helens 11
- Warrington 7
- Preston 12
- Sale 4
- Blackburn 10
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