Canals
Waiting list
Foxholes
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths near Wombwell
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.
12 sites · 1 with a waiting list
At a glance
- 12 sites: 9 on canals and 3 on rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Foxholes.
- None publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat; ask each site.
- Of the 12, 8 have electric hook-up and 2 a pump-out.
- 2 of the 12 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (11).
- Closest to Wombwell: Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure, 9.6km south-east of the centre. 1 of the 12 within 10km.
Rivers
Full
Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure
Rotherham, South Yorkshire · River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Tinsley Marina
Sheffield, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Fall Ing
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Doncaster Wharf L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Full
Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure
Doncaster, South Yorkshire · Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigations
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Kings Road
Normanton, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure
Barnby Dun, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Castleford Cut L1 Leisure
Castleford, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Greenwood Cut L1 Leisure
Mirfield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Distance | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxholes | 21.9km north | – | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure | 9.6km south-east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Tinsley Marina | 13km south | On request | pontoon berths, hard standing | Full |
| Fall Ing | 17.7km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Doncaster Wharf L1 Leisure | 17.7km east | – | pontoon berths | Full |
| Horbury Basin | 19.2km north-west | – | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Long Sandall Lock L1 Leisure | 20.9km east | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Full |
| Kings Road | 21.8km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure | 23.5km east | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Castleford Cut L1 Leisure | 23.9km north | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Greenwood Cut L1 Leisure | 24.5km north-west | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Stanley Ferry Marina | 20.5km north | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | 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 Wombwell 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 walk-ashore berth to Wombwell?
Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure, 9.6km south-east of the centre of Wombwell, on the River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Wombwell?
2 of the 12 say you can: Fall Ing (residential moorings with planning consent) and Horbury Basin (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, 12 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths near other towns
- Manchester 12
- Leeds 9
- Stockport 11
- Bradford 11
- Barnsley 12
- York 5
- Huddersfield 13
- Rochdale 13
- Wythenshawe 11
- Halifax 12
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