Rivers
Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina
Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Secure moorings with gated access or CCTV near Hitchin
Sites with locked pontoon or site gates, or CCTV, for peace of mind when you're away from the boat.
7 sites · 1 with space now
At a glance
- 7 sites: 5 on canals, 1 on a river and 1 on the Broads or a lake.
- 1 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Priory Waterside & Marina.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Priory Waterside & Marina.
- Of the 7, 5 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
- 3 of the 7 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3) and Canal & River Trust (2).
- Closest to Hitchin: Priory Waterside & Marina, 23.2km north-west of the centre. 0 of the 7 within 10km.
Canals
Full
Fisheries Lock L1 Leisure
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cooks Wharf L1 Residential
Tring, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Home Park
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
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 | Secure gated access / CCTV | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Waterside & Marina | 23.2km north-west | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Fisheries Lock L1 Leisure | 27.1km south-west | – | Yes | Full |
| Cooks Wharf L1 Residential | 28.9km south-west | On request | Yes | Full |
| Home Park | 29.1km south-west | On request | Yes | Full |
| 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 secure moorings with gated access or CCTV near Hitchin have space now?
1 of the 7 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 secure mooring with gated access or CCTV to Hitchin?
Priory Waterside & Marina, 23.2km north-west of the centre of Hitchin, on the River Great Ouse.
Can you live aboard at secure moorings with gated access or CCTV near Hitchin?
3 of the 7 say you can: Priory Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), 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, 5 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
Secure moorings with gated access or CCTV near other towns
- London 11
- Milton Keynes 6
- Luton 7
- Ilford 11
- Enfield 11
- Harrow 10
- Northampton 4
- Tottenham 12
- High Wycombe 5
- Cambridge 6
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