Moorings with a pump-out near Swindon

Sites with a pump-out for holding tanks, so you can empty without cruising to a service point.

4 sites · typical £4,506 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£4,506–£4,506 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

4 sites: 3 on canals and 1 on a river.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Only Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £4,506 a year.
Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Devizes Marina Village.
Of the 4, 1 has electric hook-up.
1 of the 4 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (2).
Closest to Swindon: Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings, 16km north-east of the centre. 0 of the 4 within 10km.

Canals Full

Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1

Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Devizes Flight

Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings

Lechlade, Oxfordshire · River Thames

£2,594 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Devizes Marina Village

Devizes, Wiltshire · Kennet & Avon Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Distance	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Pump-out	Space
Great Bedwyn (Above Lock) L1	24.3km south-east	On request	Yes	Full
Devizes Flight	28.2km south-west	On request	Yes	Full
Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings	16km north-east	£4,506	Yes	Not reported
Devizes Marina Village	25.5km south-west	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 pump-out near Swindon have space now?

None of the 4 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 pump-out to Swindon?

Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings, 16km north-east of the centre of Swindon, on the River Thames.

Can you live aboard at moorings with a pump-out near Swindon?

1 of the 4 say you can: Devizes Marina Village (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, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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