Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Linear moorings near Swindon
Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.
8 sites · 4 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 8 sites: 5 on canals and 3 on rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Cotswold Boat Hire, Lechlade Marina, Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure and Great Bedwyn.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 15.2m (50ft) at Cotswold Boat Hire.
- Of the 8, 3 have electric hook-up and 2 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (2).
- Closest to Swindon: Cotswold Boat Hire, 15.2km north-east of the centre. 0 of the 8 within 10km.
Rivers
Waiting list
Lechlade Marina
Lechlade, Gloucestershire · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Waiting list
Great Bedwyn
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Hungerford L1 Leisure
Hungerford, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Friars Court - Radcot Bridge Cottage Moorings
Radcot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Canals
Pewsey Wharf Boat Club
Pewsey, Wiltshire · Kennet and Avon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Chasing Ducks Moorings
Wilcot, Wiltshire · Kennet and Avon Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotswold Boat Hire | 15.2km north-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Lechlade Marina | 15.9km north | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Wootton Rivers L1 Leisure | 22.4km south | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Great Bedwyn | 24.1km south-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Hungerford L1 Leisure | 24.6km south-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Friars Court - Radcot Bridge Cottage Moorings | 20km north-east | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Pewsey Wharf Boat Club | 23.6km south | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Chasing Ducks Moorings | 24.3km south | – | linear moorings | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which linear moorings near Swindon have space now?
None of the 8 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 linear mooring to Swindon?
Cotswold Boat Hire, 15.2km north-east of the centre of Swindon, on the River Thames.
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 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Linear moorings near other towns
- Reading 6
- Oxford 10
- Gloucester 7
- Cheltenham 5
- Basingstoke 5
- Bath 5
- Andover 7
- Bicester 11
- Trowbridge 7
- Newbury 7
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