Canals
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Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£1,640 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Moorings and marinas on the Calder & Hebble Navigation
The Calder & Hebble Navigation runs 19.7km from Sowerby Bridge to Belle Vue, past Wakefield, Brighouse, Ossett, Sowerby Bridge and Elland. It meets the Calder & Hebble Navigation Sowerby Cut, the River Calder and the Rochdale Canal. Boats here need a Canal & River Trust boat licence as well as a mooring. 6 sites on it, with the ones that have told us they have space first.
6 sites · 1 with space now · typical £1,830 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,640–£2,021 across 2 published tariffs)
Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences
At a glance
- 6 sites, all on canals.
- 1 of the 6 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £1,640 a year (Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge) to £2,021 a year (Savile Town Wharf); the middle of 2 is £1,830 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 19m (62ft) at Savile Town Wharf.
- Of the 6, 4 have electric hook-up.
- 3 of the 6 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (4).
Canals
Full
Brighouse Basin
Brighouse, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
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Full
Fall Ing
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
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Full
Horbury Basin
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
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Full
Salterhebble Basin
Elland, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices on request
Canals
Savile Town Wharf
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£2,021 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Close to Calder & Hebble Navigation
On other water, within 5km of it.
- Greenwood Cut L1 Leisure 1.3km away · Calder & Hebble Navigation
- Shepley Bridge Marina 1.6km away · Huddersfield Broad Canal
- Stanley Ferry Marina 3.3km away · Aire & Calder Navigation
- Birkwood Lock L1 Leisure 4.4km away · Aire & Calder Navigation
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge | Sowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Navigation | £1,640 | Berths available |
| Brighouse Basin | Brighouse, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | Full |
| Fall Ing | Wakefield, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | Full |
| Horbury Basin | Wakefield, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | Full |
| Salterhebble Basin | Elland, Calder & Hebble Navigation | On request | Full |
| Savile Town Wharf | Dewsbury, Calder & Hebble Navigation | £2,021 | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 57ft narrowboat cost on the Calder & Hebble Navigation?
Across the 2 moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £1,640 a year at Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge to £2,021 a year at Savile Town Wharf. The middle figure is £1,830 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest moorings and marinas on the Calder & Hebble Navigation?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge is cheapest at £1,640 a year.
Which moorings and marinas on the Calder & Hebble Navigation have space now?
1 of the 6 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at moorings and marinas on the Calder & Hebble Navigation?
3 of the 6 say you can: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), 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, 6 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Moorings and marinas on other waterways
- Aire & Calder navigation 4
- Aire and Calder Navigation 16
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal 8
- Ashton Canal 3
- Basingstoke Canal 8
- Beeston Canal 3
- Birmingham and Fazeley Canal 10
- Brent Canal Feeder 4
- Bridgewater Canal 9
- Broadmead Cut 6
- Burwell Lode 5
- Calder and Hebble Navigation 5
- Calder and Hebble Navigation Kirklees Cut 3
- Caledonian Canal 3
- Caledonian Canal 3
- Cape Arm Canal 5
- Cassington Cut 6
- Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation 4
- Chesterfield Canal 3
- Chet 3
- Clifton Cut 4
- Coventry Canal 19
- Cranfleet Cut 8
- Crinan Canal 5
- Culham Cut 3
- Derwentwater 2
- Desborough Cut 8
- Droitwich Barge Canal 5
- Droitwich Junction Canal 5
- Engine Arm Canal 5
- Erewash Canal 9
- Fleet Dyke 5
- Forth and Clyde Canal 15
- Fossdyke Navigation 5
- Gloucester and Sharpness Canal 10
- Grand Union Canal 84
- Grand Union Canal 16
- Hertford Union Canal 9
- Huddersfield Broad Canal 4
- Huddersfield Narrow Canal 4
- Icknield Port Loop Canal 5
- Intake Channel 8
- Kennet and Avon Canal 26
- Lancaster Canal 20
- Lee Navigation 8
- Lee Navigation 3
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal 36
- Lichfield Canal 7
- Limehouse Cut 10
- Llangollen Canal 15
- Loch Creran 2
- Loch Fyne 2
- Loch Lomond 2
- Lough Erne 3
- Lough Neagh 3
- Macclesfield Canal 9
- Manchester Ship Canal 8
- Monk's Lode 4
- Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal 5
- New Junction Canal 3
- New River 8
- North Walsham and Dilham Canal 3
- Nottingham Canal 3
- Oulton Broad 2
- Oulton Dyke 4
- Ouse 3
- Oxford Canal 37
- Peak Forest Canal 8
- Reach Lode 7
- Regent's Canal 17
- Ribble Link 4
- River Aire 8
- River Ancholme 2
- River Ant 11
- River Avon 18
- River Avon 11
- River Bure 14
- River Calder 8
- River Cam 8
- River Chelmer 3
- River Chelmer 3
- River Chet 2
- River Clyde 6
- River Colne 8
- River Dee 3
- River Great Ouse 19
- River Great Ouse 5
- River Kennet 11
- River Lea 8
- River Lea 4
- River Lee 9
- River Lee Navigation 14
- River Lee Navigation (Hackney Cut) 10
- River Medway 9
- River Mersey 6
- River Nene 14
- River Nene Navigation 10
- River Ouse 5
- River Severn 14
- River Soar 13
- River Soar 8
- River Stort 7
- River Thames 91
- River Thurne 7
- River Trent 19
- River Ure 3
- River Usk 5
- River Waveney 9
- River Weaver 8
- River Wey 10
- River Wey Navigation 16
- River Witham 8
- River Wreake 3
- River Yare 11
- River Yare, Norfolk Broads 2
- Rochdale Canal 6
- Sawley Cut 8
- Selby Canal 3
- Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation 5
- Shropshire Union Canal 31
- Soham Lode 3
- Soho Loop Canal 6
- Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal 4
- Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal 10
- Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal 3
- Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal 10
- Staines Reservoirs Aqueduct 8
- Stainforth and Keadby Canal 5
- Stourbridge Canal 5
- Stratford-upon-Avon Canal 9
- Stroudwater Navigation 4
- Swaffham Bulbeck Lode 4
- Tame Valley Canal 6
- Thames & Severn Canal 3
- The New Cut 3
- Thurne 3
- Titford Canal 3
- Trent & Mersey Canal 29
- Trent and Mersey Canal 9
- Trent and Mersey Canal 9
- Tyler's Cut 3
- Union Canal 14
- Upper Lough Erne 3
- Walsall Canal 3
- Wast Hill Tunnel 3
- Weaver Navigation 7
- Wednesbury Old Canal 3
- Wey and Arun Junction Canal 3
- Wicken Lode 6
- Windermere 4
- Worcester & Birmingham Canal 16
- Birmingham New Main Line Canal 8
- Birmingham Old Main Line Canal 6
- Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) 5
- Digbeth Branch Canal 5
- Fens Branch 4
- Forth and Clyde Canal (Glasgow Spur) 5
- Grand Union Canal (Aylesbury Arm) 6
- Grand Union Canal (Digbeth Branch) 4
- Grand Union Canal (Kaye's Arm) 7
- Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) 15
- Grand Union Canal (Market Harborough Arm) 5
- Grand Union Canal (Market Harborough Branch) 5
- Grand Union Canal (Northampton Arm) 4
- Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) 10
- Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) 11
- Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) 9
- Grand Union Canal (Wendover Arm) 6
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) 9
- Oxford Canal (Clifton Arm) 4
- Oxford Canal (Wyken Arm) 3
- Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) 10
- Springs Branch 3
- Stourbridge Canal (Town Arm) 5
- Troy Arm 3
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