Canals
Berths available
Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Pontoon berths near Syston
Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.
4 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,400 a year for a 10m boat (£2,400–£2,400 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 4 sites: 2 on canals and 2 on rivers.
- 2 of the 4 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Memory Lane and Pillings Lock Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Only Memory Lane publishes a price for a 10m boat: £2,400 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Of the 4, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out and 2 diesel.
- 3 of the 4 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Closest to Syston: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin, 4.7km north-west of the centre. 3 of the 4 within 10km.
Canals
Berths available
Pillings Lock Marina
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Rivers
Redhill Marina
Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Nottinghamshire · River Soar
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Distance | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory Lane | 7.3km south-west | £2,400 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Pillings Lock Marina | 9.2km north-west | On request | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | 4.7km north-west | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Redhill Marina | 22.5km north-west | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which pontoon berths near Syston have space now?
2 of the 4 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Memory Lane and Pillings Lock Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest pontoon berth to Syston?
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin, 4.7km north-west of the centre of Syston, on the River Soar.
Can you live aboard at pontoon berths near Syston?
3 of the 4 say you can: Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed) and Redhill Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). 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 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
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