Moorings with electric hook-up on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.

13 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £4,659 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,959–£6,359 across 2 published tariffs)

Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences

At a glance

13 sites: 11 on canals and 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Aire Valley Marina and Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £2,959 a year (Apperley Bridge Marina) to £6,359 a year (Liverpool Marina); the middle of 2 is £4,659 a year.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Apperley Bridge Marina.
Of the 13, 8 have a pump-out, 6 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.
2 of the 13 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2) and Canal & River Trust (2).

Canals Waiting list

Aire Valley Marina

Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Waiting list

Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate

Lydiate, Merseyside · Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Full

Albert Dock

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Full

Sparks Bridge L1 Leisure

Rufford, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Apperley Bridge Marina

Bradford, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

£2,959 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Liverpool Marina

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Fallwood Marina

Leeds, West Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Hainsworths Boatyard

Bingley, West Yorkshire · Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Pennington Waterside & Marina

Leigh, Greater Manchester · Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Reedley Marina

Burnley, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Scarisbrick Marina

Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Snaygill Boats

Skipton, North Yorkshire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices not published

Canals

White Bear Waterside & Marina

Adlington, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Electric hook-up	Space
Aire Valley Marina	Leeds, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	On request	Yes	Waiting list
Mersey Motor Boat Club Moorings at Lydiate	Lydiate, Leeds and Liverpool Canal	–	Yes	Waiting list
Albert Dock	Liverpool, River Mersey	–	Yes	Full
Sparks Bridge L1 Leisure	Rufford, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	–	Yes	Full
Apperley Bridge Marina	Bradford, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	£2,959	Yes	Not reported
Liverpool Marina	Liverpool, River Mersey	£6,359	Yes	Not reported
Fallwood Marina	Leeds, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	On request	Yes	Not reported
Hainsworths Boatyard	Bingley, Leeds and Liverpool Canal	–	Yes	Not reported
Pennington Waterside & Marina	Leigh, Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal	–	Yes	Not reported
Reedley Marina	Burnley, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	On request	Yes	Not reported
Scarisbrick Marina	Ormskirk, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	On request	Yes	Not reported
Snaygill Boats	Skipton, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	–	Yes	Not reported
White Bear Waterside & Marina	Adlington, Leeds & Liverpool Canal	On request	Yes	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 Leeds and Liverpool Canal?

Across the 2 moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £2,959 a year at Apperley Bridge Marina to £6,359 a year at Liverpool Marina. The middle figure is £4,659 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest moorings with electric hook-up on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Apperley Bridge Marina is cheapest at £2,959 a year in Bradford.

Which moorings with electric hook-up on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal 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.

Can you live aboard at moorings with electric hook-up on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal?

2 of the 13 say you can: Aire Valley Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and White Bear Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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.

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