Walk-ashore berths near Loughborough

Across the 4 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,242 a year at Shardlow Marina to £3,272 a year at Bishop Meadow L1. The middle figure is £1,568 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

For a 10m boat, Shardlow Marina is cheapest at £1,242 a year.

5 of the 11 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bishop Meadow L1, Pillings Lock Marina, Willow Moorings, Sawley Lock L1 Leisure and Shardlow Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Bishop Meadow L1, 1.6km north-west of the centre of Loughborough, on the River Soar.

4 of the 11 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Redhill Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Sawley Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 7 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.