Canals
Waiting list
Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate
Lydiate, Merseyside · Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Widnes
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.
13 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £6,359 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£6,359–£6,359 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 13 sites: 10 on canals, 1 on a river and 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- 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 Liverpool Marina publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £6,359 a year.
- Of the 13, 6 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (5).
- Closest to Widnes: Preston Brook Wharf, 8.7km south-east of the centre. 1 of the 13 within 10km.
Canals
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Preston Brook Wharf
Warrington, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Full
Albert Dock
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
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
Canals
Full
Parbold L1 Leisure
Parbold, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Liverpool Marina
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Pennington Waterside & Marina
Leigh, Greater Manchester · Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Future Ambitions Moorings at the Barn Owl
Lymm, Cheshire · Bridgewater Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Northwich Drydock Company
Northwich, Cheshire · River Weaver
Prices on request
Canals
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 | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate | 22.3km north-west | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Preston Brook Wharf | 8.7km south-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Albert Dock | 16.1km west | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Full |
| Red Lion Barnton L1 Leisure | 17.9km south-east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Ollershaw Lane Towpath Mooring | 20km south-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Greenfield Lock L1 Leisure | 21km south | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Parbold L1 Leisure | 24.4km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Liverpool Marina | 15.5km west | £6,359 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Pennington Waterside & Marina | 19.1km north-east | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Future Ambitions Moorings at the Barn Owl | 20km east | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Northwich Drydock Company | 20.1km south-east | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Lymm Marina | 20.9km east | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Park Farm Marina | 23.7km south-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 Widnes have space now?
None of the 13 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 Widnes?
Preston Brook Wharf, 8.7km south-east of the centre of Widnes, on the Bridgewater Canal.
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 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Manchester 12
- Liverpool 14
- Stockport 11
- Bolton 13
- Stoke-on-Trent 14
- St Helens 14
- Warrington 11
- Preston 14
- Blackpool 11
- Sale 11
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