Boat moorings :Cross Stitch – Home and community

There are about 3,000 miles of inland waterways in England and Wales, which includes a wide range of moorings. If you’re thinking about living on a boat, make sure you understand all the practicalities involved.

A mooring within a marina with easy access to water, sewage and refuse disposal is what most people prefer. Such moorings for residential boats generally cost at least £90 per metre per year.

Cheaper and simpler moorings with fewer facilities are offered along the line of the waterway. There is no formal security, and you will generally not be able to get access by road to your boat.

All mooring agreements generally last for 12 months.

The following link will let you enter details of where you live and then take you to your local authority website where you can find out more.

There are boatyards around the waterways that will carry out work for you. You should budget to lift the boat out of the water once every three years to check and maintain its hull.