Canals
Waiting list
Foxholes
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Wakefield
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.
11 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,770 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,770–£1,770 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 11 sites: 10 on canals and 1 on a river.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Foxholes.
- Only Shepley Bridge Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £1,770 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 19m (62ft) at Shepley Bridge Marina.
- Of the 11, 5 have electric hook-up and 2 a pump-out.
- 3 of the 11 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (8).
- Closest to Wakefield: Fall Ing, 1.4km south-east of the centre. 7 of the 11 within 10km.
Canals
Full
Fall Ing
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Kings Road
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Castleford Cut L1 Leisure
Castleford, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Greenwood Cut L1 Leisure
Mirfield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Clarence Dock L1 Leisure
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Shepley Bridge Marina
Mirfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad Canal
£1,770 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina
Leeds, West Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxholes | 5.7km north-east | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Fall Ing | 1.4km south-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Kings Road | 5.5km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Horbury Basin | 6.2km south-west | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Woodlesford Lock L1 Leisure | 9.2km north | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Castleford Cut L1 Leisure | 11.1km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Greenwood Cut L1 Leisure | 11.5km west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Clarence Dock L1 Leisure | 12.3km north | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Shepley Bridge Marina | 11.8km west | £1,770 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Stanley Ferry Marina | 2.9km north-east | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina | 8.6km north-east | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which walk-ashore berths near Wakefield have space now?
None of the 11 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 walk-ashore berth to Wakefield?
Fall Ing, 1.4km south-east of the centre of Wakefield, on the Calder & Hebble Navigation.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Wakefield?
3 of the 11 say you can: Fall Ing (residential moorings with planning consent), Horbury Basin (residential moorings with planning consent) and Aquavista - Lemonroyd Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 11 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Manchester 12
- Leeds 9
- Stockport 11
- Bradford 11
- Barnsley 12
- York 5
- Huddersfield 13
- Rochdale 13
- Halifax 12
- Oldham 13
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