Canals
Berths available
Hatherton Marina
Calf Heath, Staffordshire · Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Walk-ashore berths near Wolverhampton
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.
14 sites · 3 with space now
At a glance
- 14 sites, all on canals.
- 3 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hatherton Marina, Stourbridge Town Arm Visitor Moorings and Stewponey offside linear L1 Leisure.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Longest boat taken: 18.3m (60ft) at Hatherton Marina.
- Of the 14, 8 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out and 1 visitor berths.
- 4 of the 14 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (10).
- Closest to Wolverhampton: Wolverhampton Boat Club, 5.2km north-west of the centre. 3 of the 14 within 10km.
Canals
Berths available
Stourbridge Town Arm Visitor Moorings
Stourbridge, West Midlands · Stourbridge Town Arm
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Stewponey offside linear L1 Leisure
Stourbridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Ocker Hill Moorings
Tipton, West Midlands · Walsall Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1
Bloxwich, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Greensforge Moorings
Stourbridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Gailey Wharf
Penkridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Shutt Green Offside Moorings
Brewood, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Titford Pump House Moorings
Oldbury, West Midlands · Titford Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Silver Street (Residential) L1
Brownhills, West Midlands · Wyrley & Essington Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Engine Arm Residential Moorings
Smethwick, West Midlands · Birmingham Canal Navigations
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Wheaton Aston L1 Leisure
Penkridge, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Wolverhampton Boat Club
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Ashwood Marina
Kingswinford, Staffordshire · Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatherton Marina | 10.3km north | On request | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Stourbridge Town Arm Visitor Moorings | 13.9km south | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Stewponey offside linear L1 Leisure | 14.6km south | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Ocker Hill Moorings | 7.8km south-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1 | 7.9km north-east | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Greensforge Moorings | 11km south-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Gailey Wharf | 11.6km north | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Shutt Green Offside Moorings | 11.7km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Titford Pump House Moorings | 12.6km south-east | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Silver Street (Residential) L1 | 14.7km north-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Engine Arm Residential Moorings | 15km south-east | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Wheaton Aston L1 Leisure | 15.9km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Full |
| Wolverhampton Boat Club | 5.2km north-west | On request | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Ashwood Marina | 11.4km south-west | – | 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 Wolverhampton have space now?
3 of the 14 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hatherton Marina, Stourbridge Town Arm Visitor Moorings and Stewponey offside linear L1 Leisure. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Wolverhampton?
Wolverhampton Boat Club, 5.2km north-west of the centre of Wolverhampton, on the Shropshire Union Canal.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Wolverhampton?
4 of the 14 say you can: Sneyd Wharf (Electric) L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Silver Street (Residential) L1 (liveaboards allowed), Engine Arm Residential Moorings (liveaboard by arrangement) and Ashwood 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, 12 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Coventry 14
- Derby 13
- Stoke-on-Trent 14
- Solihull 14
- Telford 14
- Worcester 14
- Nuneaton 14
- Redditch 14
- Burton upon Trent 12
- Tamworth 14
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