Canals
Berths available
Pillings Lock Marina
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Moorings with electric hook-up near Melton Mowbray
Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
9 sites · 4 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,562 a year for a 10m boat (£1,188–£3,272 across 4 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 9 sites: 2 on canals and 7 on rivers.
- 4 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pillings Lock Marina, Memory Lane, Bishop Meadow L1 and Beeston Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,188 a year (Zouch Marina) to £3,272 a year (Bishop Meadow L1); the middle of 4 is £2,562 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Of the 9, 2 have a pump-out, 3 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
- 4 of the 9 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (3).
- Closest to Melton Mowbray: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin, 16.5km west of the centre. 0 of the 9 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
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
Rivers
Leicester Marina
Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire · River Soar
£2,724 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Zouch Marina
Hathern, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,188 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Kingfisher Wharf
East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Distance | A year, 10m boat | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillings Lock Marina | 18.9km west | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Memory Lane | 21.2km south-west | £2,400 | Yes | Berths available |
| Bishop Meadow L1 | 22.3km west | £3,272 | Yes | Berths available |
| Beeston Marina | 27km north-west | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | 16.5km west | On request | Yes | Waiting list |
| Holme Lock L1 Leisure Mooring | 24.4km north-west | – | Yes | Full |
| Leicester Marina | 17.8km south-west | £2,724 | Yes | Not reported |
| Zouch Marina | 25.3km west | £1,188 | Yes | Not reported |
| Kingfisher Wharf | 25.1km north | – | Yes | 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 4 moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,188 a year at Zouch Marina to £3,272 a year at Bishop Meadow L1. The middle figure is £2,562 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest moorings with electric hook-up near Melton Mowbray?
For a 10m boat, Zouch Marina is cheapest at £1,188 a year in Hathern.
Which moorings with electric hook-up near Melton Mowbray have space now?
4 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Pillings Lock Marina, Memory Lane, Bishop Meadow L1 and Beeston Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest mooring with electric hook-up to Melton Mowbray?
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin, 16.5km west of the centre of Melton Mowbray, on the River Soar.
Can you live aboard at moorings with electric hook-up near Melton Mowbray?
4 of the 9 say you can: Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed) and Leicester 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, 5 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
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