Pontoon berths on the Oxford Canal

Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.

9 sites · typical £1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,440–£1,440 across 1 published tariffs)

Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences

At a glance

9 sites, all on canals.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Only Barby Moorings publishes a price for a 57ft narrowboat: £1,440 a year.
Longest boat taken: 22m (72ft) at Dunchurch Pools Marina.
Of the 9, 7 have electric hook-up, 8 a pump-out, 7 diesel and 2 visitor berths.
2 of the 9 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3).

Canals

Barby Moorings

Barby, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal

£1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Brinklow Waterside & Marina

Brinklow, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Canals

Cropredy Waterside & Marina

Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Dunchurch Pools Marina

Dunchurch, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Fenny Marina

Fenny Compton, Warwickshire · South Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Hillmorton Wharf Marina

Rugby, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Rose Narrowboats

Stretton under Fosse, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Sovereign Wharf

Banbury, Oxfordshire · Oxford Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina

Napton on the Hill, Southam, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Berths	Space
Barby Moorings	Barby, Oxford Canal	£1,440	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Brinklow Waterside & Marina	Brinklow, Oxford Canal	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
Cropredy Waterside & Marina	Cropredy, Banbury, Oxford Canal	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
Dunchurch Pools Marina	Dunchurch, Oxford Canal	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
Fenny Marina	Fenny Compton, South Oxford Canal	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
Hillmorton Wharf Marina	Rugby, Oxford Canal	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
Rose Narrowboats	Stretton under Fosse, Oxford Canal	–	pontoon berths	Not reported
Sovereign Wharf	Banbury, Oxford Canal	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina	Napton on the Hill, Southam, Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

Which pontoon berths on the Oxford Canal have space now?

None of the 9 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 pontoon berths on the Oxford Canal?

2 of the 9 say you can: Brinklow Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Wigrams Turn 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, 9 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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