Moorings and marinas on the Trent and Mersey Canal

The Trent and Mersey Canal runs 5.1km from Aston-on-Trent to Great Wilne. It meets the River Trent and the Trent & Mersey Canal. Boats here need a Canal & River Trust boat licence as well as a mooring. 2 sites on it, with the ones that have told us they have space first.

2 sites

Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences

At a glance

Canals

Chapel Farm Marina

Shardlow, Derbyshire · Trent and Mersey Canal

Prices not published

Canals

Willowbrook Moorings

Shardlow, Derbyshire · Trent and Mersey Canal

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Close to Trent and Mersey Canal

On other water, within 5km of it.

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

SiteWhereA year, 57ft narrowboatSpace
Chapel Farm MarinaShardlow, Trent and Mersey Canal–Not reported
Willowbrook MooringsShardlow, Trent and Mersey Canal–Not reported

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

Questions

Which moorings and marinas on the Trent and Mersey Canal have space now?

None of the 2 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 and marinas on the Trent and Mersey Canal?

1 of the 2 say you can: Willowbrook Moorings (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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Moorings and marinas on other waterways

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