Can you moor a boat anywhere on a river?

Boats are allowed to moor almost anywhere alongside canal towpaths. Long term moorings, where most boaters pay to keep their boats, may be ‘offline’ on marinas or ‘online’ along the canal but they usually don’t allow you to live on your boat for more than a few days or weeks.

How do you find a mooring?

Permanent moorings can be found within marinas or basins (offline) or along the main line of a canal or river (online). Marinas are usually large purpose made water spaces but moorings can also be found at boatyards and the wharves, arms and loops left from the commercial days of the waterways.

Is the canal and River Trust the owner of the mooring?

Single long-term moorings against private residential land are often called end of garden moorings. Even if you own the land, because the Canal & River Trust is the owner of the canal bed, permission is needed for the exclusive right to create an end of garden mooring.

What does it mean to moor a boat on a canal?

It’s a length of canal or river bank that’s been set aside for mooring periods of less than 14 days. They tend to be at popular locations and time limits are designed to allow as many different boaters as possible to enjoy the use of the mooring during a cruise. Short-stay moorings are sometimes referred to as visitor moorings.

Where can I Moor my boat for long term?

Long-term moorings. Long-term mooring sites (sometimes called permanent moorings or home moorings) sites are plentiful, from fully serviced marinas to simple spots along the canal or river bank.

How much does a canal and river licence cost?

Gold – this combines the Canal & River Trust and EA licences into one licence – bargain! How much does a private boat licence cost? Your licence fee currently depends on the length of your boat, along with the length of time you want the licence (although this will be changing from April 2020 to include width as well as length):