Canals
Berths available
Hazlemere Marina
Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Welwyn Garden City
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.
10 sites · 1 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £144 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£144–£144 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 10 sites: 6 on canals and 4 on rivers.
- 1 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hazlemere Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Lea Valley Narrowboat Company Stanstead Abbotts Moorings, Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings and Stonebridge North L1 Leisure.
- Only Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £144 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Moorhen Marina.
- Of the 10, 4 have electric hook-up, 5 a pump-out and 1 diesel.
- 3 of the 10 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (7).
- Closest to Welwyn Garden City: Lea Valley Narrowboat Company Stanstead Abbotts Moorings, 15.8km east of the centre. 0 of the 10 within 10km.
Rivers
Waiting list
Lea Valley Narrowboat Company Stanstead Abbotts Moorings
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lea
Prices on request
Rivers
Waiting list
Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire · River Stort
£144 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
Rivers
Full
Stonebridge South L1 Leisure
Tottenham, Greater London · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Apsley Waterside & Marina
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Moorhen Marina
Harlow, Hertfordshire · River Stort
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazlemere Marina | 18.7km south-east | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Lea Valley Narrowboat Company Stanstead Abbotts Moorings | 15.8km east | On request | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings | 24.7km east | £144 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Stonebridge North L1 Leisure | 25.2km south-east | – | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Home Park | 19.2km south-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Fisheries Lock L1 Leisure | 20.6km west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Cassio Bridge Lock L1 Leisure | 22.2km south-west | – | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Stonebridge South L1 Leisure | 25.5km south-east | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Apsley Waterside & Marina | 18.8km south-west | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Moorhen Marina | 21km east | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | 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 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 walk-ashore berth to Welwyn Garden City?
Lea Valley Narrowboat Company Stanstead Abbotts Moorings, 15.8km east of the centre of Welwyn Garden City, on the River Lea.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Welwyn Garden City?
3 of the 10 say you can: Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Apsley Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Moorhen 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, 9 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
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