Canals
Waiting list
Foxholes
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Leeds
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.
9 sites · 1 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 9 sites: 8 on canals and 1 on a river.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Foxholes.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Of the 9, 5 have electric hook-up and 1 a pump-out.
- 2 of the 9 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (6).
- Closest to Leeds: Clarence Dock L1 Leisure, 0.9km south-east of the centre. 5 of the 9 within 10km.
Rivers
Full
Clarence Dock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Rodley Bridge 216 L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Kings Road
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Fall Ing
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Fallwood Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxholes | 11.6km south-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Clarence Dock L1 Leisure | 0.9km south-east | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure | 7.5km south-east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Rodley Bridge 216 L1 Leisure | 8.6km north-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Kings Road | 11.6km south-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Fall Ing | 14.4km south | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Fallwood Marina | 6.8km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina | 9.7km south-east | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Stanley Ferry Marina | 11.8km south-east | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which walk-ashore berths near Leeds have space now?
None of the 9 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 Leeds?
Clarence Dock L1 Leisure, 0.9km south-east of the centre of Leeds, on the Aire and Calder Navigation.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Leeds?
2 of the 9 say you can: Fall Ing (residential moorings with planning consent) and Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 9 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Manchester 12
- Stockport 11
- Bradford 11
- Barnsley 12
- York 5
- Huddersfield 13
- Rochdale 13
- Halifax 12
- Wakefield 11
- Oldham 13
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