Canals
Waiting list
Foxholes
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canal moorings and marinas near Rothwell
Marinas, basins and linear towpath moorings on the canal network: mostly narrowboats and widebeams, priced per foot or metre a year, with a navigation licence on top.
14 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £2,021 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,021–£2,021 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 14 sites, all on canals.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Foxholes and Aire Valley Marina.
- Only Savile Town Wharf publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £2,021 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 19m (62ft) at Savile Town Wharf.
- Of the 14, 6 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out and 1 visitor berths.
- 5 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2) and Canal & River Trust (7).
- Closest to Rothwell: Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure, 2.4km north-east of the centre. 11 of the 14 within 10km.
Canals
Waiting list
Aire Valley Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Birkwood Lock L1 Leisure
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Kings Road
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Fall Ing
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Castleford Cut L1 Leisure
Castleford, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Savile Town Wharf
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£2,021 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Fairies Hill Moorings
Whitwood, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Fallwood Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxholes | 4.7km south-east | – | Waiting list |
| Aire Valley Marina | 9.6km north-west | On request | Waiting list |
| Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure | 2.4km north-east | On request | Full |
| Birkwood Lock L1 Leisure | 4.5km south | – | Full |
| Kings Road | 4.7km south-east | – | Full |
| Fall Ing | 8.5km south | – | Full |
| Castleford Cut L1 Leisure | 8.5km east | – | Full |
| Horbury Basin | 12.2km south-west | – | Full |
| Savile Town Wharf | 12km south-west | £2,021 | Not reported |
| Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina | 3.6km east | – | Not reported |
| Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina | 3.6km east | On request | Not reported |
| Stanley Ferry Marina | 5.3km south | – | Not reported |
| Fairies Hill Moorings | 6.1km south-east | On request | Not reported |
| Fallwood Marina | 13.4km 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
Which canal moorings and marinas near Rothwell have space now?
None of the 14 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 canal marina or mooring to Rothwell?
Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure, 2.4km north-east of the centre of Rothwell, on the Aire & Calder Navigation.
Can you live aboard at canal moorings and marinas near Rothwell?
5 of the 14 say you can: Aire Valley Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Fall Ing (residential moorings with planning consent), Horbury Basin (residential moorings with planning consent), Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Lemonroyd 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, 13 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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