Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Moorings where the site says you can live on board, outright or by arrangement. Residential moorings often need planning consent and pay council tax; we show the terms as each site states them.
5 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,724 a year for a 10m boat (£2,400–£3,272 across 3 published tariffs)
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire · River Soar
£2,724 a year for a 10m cruiser
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Nottingham and Beeston Canal
Prices on request
| Site | Distance | A year, 10m boat | Liveaboard | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Lane | 21.2km south-west | £2,400 | Residential moorings with planning consent | Berths available |
| Bishop Meadow L1 | 22.3km west | £3,272 | Residential moorings with planning consent | Berths available |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | 16.5km west | On request | Liveaboards allowed | Waiting list |
| Leicester Marina | 17.8km south-west | £2,724 | Liveaboards allowed | Not reported |
| Nottingham Castle Waterside & Marina | 27.4km north-west | On request | Residential moorings with planning consent | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Across the 3 liveaboard moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £2,400 a year at Memory Lane to £3,272 a year at Bishop Meadow L1. The middle figure is £2,724 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 10m boat, Memory Lane is cheapest at £2,400 a year in Leicester.
2 of the 5 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Memory Lane and Bishop Meadow L1. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin, 16.5km west of the centre of Melton Mowbray, on the River Soar.
All 5 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.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
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