Canals
Berths available
Dunhampstead L1 Leisure
Droitwich, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£2,850 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Moorings and marinas on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal
The Worcester & Birmingham Canal runs 44.2km from Birmingham to Diglis, past Worcester. Arms and branches: Birmingham New Main Line Canal. It meets the Droitwich Junction Canal, the River Severn, the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal and Wast Hill Tunnel. Boats here need a Canal & River Trust boat licence as well as a mooring. 9 sites on it, with the ones that have told us they have space first.
9 sites · 4 with space now · typical £3,601 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£2,791–£4,574 across 5 published tariffs)
Licence: Canal & River Trust. About licences
At a glance
- 9 sites, all on canals.
- 4 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dunhampstead L1 Leisure, Tardebigge L1 Leisure, Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure and Withybed Moorings.
- For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £2,791 a year (Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure) to £4,574 a year (Worcester Marina); the middle of 5 is £3,601 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 22m (72ft) at Dunhampstead L1 Leisure.
- Of the 9, 5 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 2 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 9 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: ABC Leisure Group (2) and Canal & River Trust (5).
Canals
Berths available
Tardebigge L1 Leisure
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£3,601 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure
Worcester, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£2,791 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Withybed Moorings
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Bittell L1 Leisure
Birmingham, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Gas Street L1
Birmingham, West Midlands · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Alvechurch Marina
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,460 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Worcester Marina
Worcester, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,574 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Crafted Boats
Bromsgrove, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices on request
Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Close to Worcester & Birmingham Canal
On other water, within 5km of it.
- Diglis Waterside & Marina 0.0km away · River Severn
- Droitwich Spa Marina 0.1km away · Droitwich Junction Canal
- Cambrian Residential Moorings 0.4km away · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
- Hockley Port 2.0km away · Birmingham Canal, Soho Branch
- Netherwich Basin 2.5km away · Droitwich Barge Canal
- Engine Arm Residential Moorings 4.0km away · Birmingham Canal Navigations
- Cuckoo Wharf Residential Moorings 4.5km away · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat
| Site | Where | A year, 57ft narrowboat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunhampstead L1 Leisure | Droitwich, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £2,850 | Berths available |
| Tardebigge L1 Leisure | Bromsgrove, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £3,601 | Berths available |
| Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure | Worcester, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £2,791 | Berths available |
| Withybed Moorings | Alvechurch, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | On request | Berths available |
| Bittell L1 Leisure | Birmingham, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | – | Full |
| Gas Street L1 | Birmingham, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | – | Full |
| Alvechurch Marina | Alvechurch, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £4,460 | Not reported |
| Worcester Marina | Worcester, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £4,574 | Not reported |
| Crafted Boats | Bromsgrove, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | On request | 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 Worcester & Birmingham Canal?
Across the 5 moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £2,791 a year at Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure to £4,574 a year at Worcester Marina. The middle figure is £3,601 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest moorings and marinas on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal?
For a 57ft narrowboat, Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure is cheapest at £2,791 a year in Worcester.
Which moorings and marinas on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal have space now?
4 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dunhampstead L1 Leisure, Tardebigge L1 Leisure, Tibberton Towpath L1 Leisure and Withybed Moorings. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at moorings and marinas on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal?
1 of the 9 say you can: Alvechurch Marina (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, 9 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
What a mooring costs on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal
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 & Hebble Navigation 10
- 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 Linnhe 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 Frome 2
- 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
- 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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