Moorings with a slipway near Ormskirk

Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

3 sites · typical £3,127 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£3,127–£3,127 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.
Only Douglas Boatyard publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £3,127 a year.
Of the 3, 2 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 2 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
1 of the 3 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Closest to Ormskirk: Scarisbrick Marina, 4.9km north-west of the centre. 1 of the 3 within 10km.

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Douglas Boatyard

Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas

£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Scarisbrick Marina

Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Canals

White Bear Waterside & Marina

Adlington, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Distance	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Slipway	Space
Douglas Boatyard	15.3km north	£3,127	Yes	Not reported
Scarisbrick Marina	4.9km north-west	On request	Yes	Not reported
White Bear Waterside & Marina	19km east	On request	Yes	Not reported

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

Questions

Which moorings with a slipway near Ormskirk 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 mooring with a slipway to Ormskirk?

Scarisbrick Marina, 4.9km north-west of the centre of Ormskirk, on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

Can you live aboard at moorings with a slipway near Ormskirk?

1 of the 3 say you can: White Bear Waterside & 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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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