Rivers
Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina
Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Moorings with electric hook-up near Hitchin
Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
6 sites · 1 with space now · typical £4,603 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£4,603–£4,603 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 6 sites: 4 on canals, 1 on a river and 1 on the Broads or a lake.
- 1 of the 6 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Priory Waterside & Marina.
- Only Grove Lock Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £4,603 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Priory Waterside & Marina.
- Of the 6, 4 have a pump-out, 4 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
- 4 of the 6 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3).
- Closest to Hitchin: Priory Waterside & Marina, 23.2km north-west of the centre. 0 of the 6 within 10km.
Canals
Full
Cooks Wharf L1 Residential
Tring, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Grove Lock Marina
Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
£4,603 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Apsley Waterside & Marina
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Canals
Cowroast Waterside & Marina
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Waterside & Marina | 23.2km north-west | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Cooks Wharf L1 Residential | 28.9km south-west | On request | Yes | Full |
| Grove Lock Marina | 27.5km west | £4,603 | Yes | Not reported |
| Apsley Waterside & Marina | 26.9km south-west | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Roydon Marina Village | 28.8km south-east | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Cowroast Waterside & Marina | 29.4km south-west | On request | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which moorings with electric hook-up near Hitchin have space now?
1 of the 6 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Priory Waterside & Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest mooring with electric hook-up to Hitchin?
Priory Waterside & Marina, 23.2km north-west of the centre of Hitchin, on the River Great Ouse.
Can you live aboard at moorings with electric hook-up near Hitchin?
4 of the 6 say you can: Priory Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Grove Lock Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Apsley Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Cowroast Waterside & Marina (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, 4 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Moorings with electric hook-up near other towns
- Milton Keynes 7
- Luton 5
- Ilford 13
- Enfield 13
- Harrow 9
- Northampton 9
- Tottenham 14
- High Wycombe 8
- Cambridge 10
- Slough 6
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