Canals
Berths available
Memory Lane
Leicester, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
£4,560 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Walk-ashore berths near Syston
Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.
12 sites · 6 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,984 a year for a 10m boat (£1,354–£3,272 across 5 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 12 sites: 6 on canals and 6 on rivers.
- 6 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Memory Lane, Pillings Lock Marina, Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings, Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure and Sawley Lock L1 Leisure.
- Keeping a waiting list: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,354 a year (Sawley Lock L1 Leisure) to £3,272 a year (Bishop Meadow L1); the middle of 5 is £1,984 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Sileby Mill Mooring Basin.
- Of the 12, 7 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.
- 4 of the 12 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (6).
- Closest to Syston: Sileby Mill Mooring Basin, 4.7km north-west of the centre. 3 of the 12 within 10km.
Canals
Berths available
Pillings Lock Marina
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Willow Moorings
Kegworth, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,782 a year for a 10m cruiser (from)
Canals
Berths available
Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure
Foxton, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Berths available
Sawley Lock L1 Leisure
Long Eaton, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,354 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Sileby Mill Mooring Basin
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Kilby Bridge L1 Leisure
Wigston, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Foxton Village L1 Leisure
Foxton, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Cranfleet Offside L1 Leisure
Long Eaton, Derbyshire · River Trent
Prices on request
Canals
Debdale Wharf Marina
Kibworth, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)
Prices not published
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 |
| Bishop Meadow L1 | 13.7km north-west | £3,272 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Willow Moorings | 19.3km north-west | from £1,782 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure | 22.9km south | £1,984 | quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Sawley Lock L1 Leisure | 24.5km north-west | £1,354 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | 4.7km north-west | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Kilby Bridge L1 Leisure | 14.8km south | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Foxton Village L1 Leisure | 23.2km south | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Cranfleet Offside L1 Leisure | 23.5km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Debdale Wharf Marina | 21.1km south | – | linear moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| 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
How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost near Syston?
Across the 5 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,354 a year at Sawley Lock L1 Leisure to £3,272 a year at Bishop Meadow L1. The middle figure is £1,984 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths near Syston?
For a 10m boat, Sawley Lock L1 Leisure is cheapest at £1,354 a year in Long Eaton.
Which walk-ashore berths near Syston have space now?
6 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Memory Lane, Pillings Lock Marina, Bishop Meadow L1, Willow Moorings, Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure and Sawley Lock L1 Leisure. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest walk-ashore 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 walk-ashore berths near Syston?
4 of the 12 say you can: Memory Lane (residential moorings with planning consent), Bishop Meadow L1 (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, 9 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Leicester 12
- Coventry 14
- Nottingham 13
- Derby 13
- Solihull 14
- Northampton 13
- Nuneaton 14
- Mansfield 12
- Burton upon Trent 12
- Tamworth 14
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