Secure moorings with gated access or CCTV near Liverpool

Sites with locked pontoon or site gates, or CCTV, for peace of mind when you're away from the boat.

3 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £6,359 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£6,359–£6,359 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

3 sites: 2 on canals and 1 on an estuary.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate.
Only Liverpool Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £6,359 a year.
Of the 3, 3 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 2 a boat hoist.
Closest to Liverpool: Liverpool Marina, 1.9km south of the centre. 1 of the 3 within 10km.

Canals Waiting list

Lydiate, Merseyside · Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Site	Distance	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Secure gated access / CCTV	Space
Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate	13.8km north	–	Yes	Waiting list
Liverpool Marina	1.9km south	£6,359	Yes	Not reported
Scarisbrick Marina	22.1km north	On request	Yes	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Which secure moorings with gated access or CCTV near Liverpool have space now?

None of the 3 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 secure mooring with gated access or CCTV to Liverpool?

Liverpool Marina, 1.9km south of the centre of Liverpool, on the River Mersey.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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