Canals
Waiting list
Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate
Lydiate, Merseyside · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canal moorings and marinas near Widnes
Marinas, basins and linear towpath moorings on the canal network: mostly narrowboats and widebeams, priced per foot or metre a year, with a navigation licence on top.
12 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £4,247 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£4,247–£4,247 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 12 sites, all on canals.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate.
- Only Anderton Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £4,247 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Anderton Marina.
- Of the 12, 5 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 3 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 12 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (4).
- Closest to Widnes: Boat & Butty Co (Private Canal Arm), 4.3km south-east of the centre. 2 of the 12 within 10km.
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Preston Brook Wharf
Warrington, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
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Red Lion Barnton L1 Leisure
Northwich, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
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Ollershaw Lane Towpath Mooring
Northwich, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
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Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure
Chester, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
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Parbold L1 Leisure
Parbold, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
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Anderton Marina
Anderton, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£4,247 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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Boat & Butty Co (Private Canal Arm)
Runcorn, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
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Pennington Waterside & Marina
Leigh, Greater Manchester · Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
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Future Ambitions Moorings at the Barn Owl
Lymm, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
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Lymm Marina
Lymm, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
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Park Farm Marina
Northwich, Cheshire · Trent and Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate | 22.3km north-west | – | Waiting list |
| Preston Brook Wharf | 8.7km south-east | – | Full |
| Red Lion Barnton L1 Leisure | 17.9km south-east | On request | Full |
| Ollershaw Lane Towpath Mooring | 20km south-east | – | Full |
| Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure | 21km south | – | Full |
| Parbold L1 Leisure | 24.4km north | – | Full |
| Anderton Marina | 18.3km south-east | £4,247 | Not reported |
| Boat & Butty Co (Private Canal Arm) | 4.3km south-east | On request | Not reported |
| Pennington Waterside & Marina | 19.1km north-east | – | Not reported |
| Future Ambitions Moorings at the Barn Owl | 20km east | On request | Not reported |
| Lymm Marina | 20.9km east | On request | Not reported |
| Park Farm Marina | 23.7km south-east | – | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which canal moorings and marinas near Widnes have space now?
None of the 12 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 canal marina or mooring to Widnes?
Boat & Butty Co (Private Canal Arm), 4.3km south-east of the centre of Widnes, on the Bridgewater Canal.
Can you live aboard at canal moorings and marinas near Widnes?
1 of the 12 say you can: Anderton 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, 8 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 4 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Canal moorings and marinas near other towns
- Warrington 14
- Chester 12
- Runcorn 12
- Ellesmere Port 12
- Altrincham 14
- Winsford 14
- Congleton 14
- Northwich 14
- Sandbach 14
- Middlewich 14
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