Canals
Berths available
Hazlemere Marina
Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Secure moorings with gated access or CCTV near Welwyn Garden City
Sites with locked pontoon or site gates, or CCTV, for peace of mind when you're away from the boat.
10 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 10 sites: 7 on canals, 2 on rivers and 1 on the Broads or a lake.
- 1 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hazlemere Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Stonebridge North L1 Leisure.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Roydon Marina Village.
- Of the 10, 5 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
- 2 of the 10 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (7).
- Closest to Welwyn Garden City: Roydon Marina Village, 16.8km east of the centre. 0 of the 10 within 10km.
Canals
Waiting list
Stonebridge North L1 Leisure
Tottenham, Greater London · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Home Park
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Fisheries Lock L1 Leisure
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Cassio Bridge Lock L1 Leisure
Watford, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Common Moor L1 Leisure
Watford, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Stonebridge South L1 Leisure
Tottenham, Greater London · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Canals
Apsley Waterside & Marina
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
South Island Marina
Enfield, Greater London · River Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Secure gated access / CCTV | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlemere Marina | 18.7km south-east | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Stonebridge North L1 Leisure | 25.2km south-east | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Home Park | 19.2km south-west | On request | Yes | Full |
| Fisheries Lock L1 Leisure | 20.6km west | – | Yes | Full |
| Cassio Bridge Lock L1 Leisure | 22.2km south-west | – | Yes | Full |
| Common Moor L1 Leisure | 23.8km south-west | – | Yes | Full |
| Stonebridge South L1 Leisure | 25.5km south-east | – | Yes | Full |
| Roydon Marina Village | 16.8km east | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Apsley Waterside & Marina | 18.8km south-west | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| South Island Marina | 21.6km south-east | – | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which secure moorings with gated access or CCTV near Welwyn Garden City have space now?
1 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hazlemere Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest secure mooring with gated access or CCTV to Welwyn Garden City?
Roydon Marina Village, 16.8km east of the centre of Welwyn Garden City, on the Roydon Marina lake.
Can you live aboard at secure moorings with gated access or CCTV near Welwyn Garden City?
2 of the 10 say you can: Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Apsley Waterside & Marina (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, 9 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Secure moorings with gated access or CCTV near other towns
- London 11
- Milton Keynes 6
- Luton 7
- Croydon 5
- Basildon 7
- Ilford 11
- Enfield 11
- Harrow 10
- Tottenham 12
- High Wycombe 5
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