Canals
Berths available
Pillings Lock Marina
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Moorings and marinas near Melton Mowbray
Marinas, boatyards and moorings within 30km of the centre of Melton Mowbray, with how far each is. Those that have told us they have space come first.
15 sites · 5 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,091 a year for a 10m boat (£720–£3,272 across 6 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 15 sites: 4 on canals, 10 on rivers and 1 on the Broads or a lake.
- 5 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pillings Lock Marina, Memory Lane, Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings and Beeston Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £720 a year (Rutland Sailing Club) to £3,272 a year (Bishop Meadow L1); the middle of 6 is £2,091 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Of the 15, 9 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.
- 5 of the 15 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (5).
- Closest to Melton Mowbray: Old Junction Boatyard, 15.9km south-west of the centre. 0 of the 15 within 10km.
Canals
Berths available
Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Willow Moorings
Kegworth, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,782 a year for a 10m cruiser (from)
Rivers
Berths available
Beeston Marina
Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Rivers
Full
Holme Lock L1 Leisure Mooring
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Kilby Bridge L1 Leisure
Wigston, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Stoke Bardolph Lock L1 Leisure Mooring
Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Rivers
Leicester Marina
Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire · River Soar
£2,724 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Rutland Sailing Club
Edith Weston, Rutland · Rutland Water
£720 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Zouch Marina
Hathern, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,188 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Old Junction Boatyard
Syston, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Rivers
Kingfisher Wharf
East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Canals
Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Nottingham and Beeston Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Distance | A year, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pillings Lock Marina | 18.9km west | On request | Berths available |
| Memory Lane | 21.2km south-west | £2,400 | Berths available |
| Bishop Meadow L1 | 22.3km west | £3,272 | Berths available |
| Willow Moorings | 26.7km west | from £1,782 | Berths available |
| Beeston Marina | 27km north-west | – | Berths available |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | 16.5km west | On request | Waiting list |
| Holme Lock L1 Leisure Mooring | 24.4km north-west | – | Full |
| Kilby Bridge L1 Leisure | 26.3km south-west | – | Full |
| Stoke Bardolph Lock L1 Leisure Mooring | 26.5km north-west | – | Full |
| Leicester Marina | 17.8km south-west | £2,724 | Not reported |
| Rutland Sailing Club | 21.7km south-east | £720 | Not reported |
| Zouch Marina | 25.3km west | £1,188 | Not reported |
| Old Junction Boatyard | 15.9km south-west | On request | Not reported |
| Kingfisher Wharf | 25.1km north | – | Not reported |
| Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina | 27.4km north-west | On request | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost near Melton Mowbray?
Across the 6 moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £720 a year at Rutland Sailing Club to £3,272 a year at Bishop Meadow L1. The middle figure is £2,091 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest moorings and marinas near Melton Mowbray?
For a 10m boat, Rutland Sailing Club is cheapest at £720 a year in Edith Weston.
Which moorings and marinas near Melton Mowbray have space now?
5 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pillings Lock Marina, Memory Lane, Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings and Beeston Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest marina or mooring to Melton Mowbray?
Old Junction Boatyard, 15.9km south-west of the centre of Melton Mowbray, on the River Soar.
Can you live aboard at moorings and marinas near Melton Mowbray?
5 of the 15 say you can: Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Leicester Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Nottingham Castle 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, 8 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 5 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
What a mooring costs near Melton Mowbray
Broader
Moorings and marinas near other towns
- Leicester 15
- Coventry 15
- Nottingham 15
- Derby 15
- Peterborough 10
- Northampton 15
- Lincoln 13
- Nuneaton 15
- Mansfield 13
- Burton upon Trent 15
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