🌿 Lime Kilns L1 Leisure Mooring

Ashby Canal | Near Hinckley, Leicestershire

📍 Location

Lime Kilns L1 is located on the lock-free Ashby Canal, close to Hinckley in southwest Leicestershire. The site sits directly off the A5 Watling Street and offers a peaceful rural setting with easy access to Hinckley town centre (2 miles) and Nuneaton (5 miles west).

🚤 Mooring Details

- Site length: approximately 211 metres

- Berths: Up to 6 vessels moored against the off-side bank

- Type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)

- Access: Behind a vehicle barrier with steps down to the canalside

- Security: Fenced site with padlocked gate; keys available to berth holders for a refundable deposit

🛠️ Facilities

- Drinking water available from the visitor moorings opposite

- Elsan disposal at Sutton Cheney Wharf (~6 miles north)

- Refuse and Elsan disposal also available at Hawkesbury Junction (~8 miles southwest)

- Facilities are managed by the local waterway team and not part of the mooring agreement

- Car parking: None on site; public road access only

- Grade: Basic

🚲 Towpath & Access

- Viewing: Accessible from the towpath at any time

- Please respect the privacy of other moorers

🏘️ Nearby Amenities

- Hinckley: Shops, restaurants, pubs, cinema, and events like Feast Hinckley and the Soap Box Derby

- Rail: Hinckley Station, Hawley Road, LE10 1UE

- Road: Direct access from A5 Watling Street

🏡 Leisure Use Only

This site is intended for leisure boat storage between trips. Weekend stays and occasional longer visits are welcome, but it is not suitable for residential use and does not have planning consent or infrastructure for long-term living.

📌 Additional Info

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- Waterway: Ashby Canal

- Viewing: From towpath

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Useful Information

Nearest Road

The mooring site is directly off the A5 Watling Street at Hinckley. Hinckley town centre, which offers a wide range of shops, is approximately two miles away. Nuneaton town centre is approximately five miles away to the west.

Nearest Station

Hinckley, Hawley Road, Hinckley, LE10 1UE.

Nearest Town

Hinckley

Additional Information

Site Information

Facilities & Services

Drinking water is available from the water point on the visitor moorings opposite this site.
Elsan disposal is available at Sutton Cheney Wharf, approximately six miles cruise to the north.
Refuse and elsan disposal facilities are also available at Hawkesbury Junction, an eight‑mile cruise to the south west.
The above facilities are provided by and under the control of the local waterway and do not form part of the mooring agreement.

Access

Access to the site is behind a vehicle barrier, with steps down to the canalside.

The site is protected by fencing and a padlocked gate. Keys are available to berth holders only for a refundable deposit of £50. Deposits will be refunded when keys are returned with a valid receipt.

Leisure Use Only

This is a leisure mooring site intended for the storage of boats between periods of leisure use.
Customers may spend weekends or occasional longer periods on site.
The site is not sold or intended for long‑term residential use.
The site does not have local authority planning consent for residential occupation.
The facilities and services do not meet residential mooring standards.
The offer is designed solely to meet the needs of a leisure boater.

Location

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Mooring Agreement & Application Processing

Start Dates

Auction listings: The mooring agreement is scheduled to begin 15 days after the auction closing date unless an alternative start date is stated in the vacancy details.
Buy It Now listings: The mooring agreement is scheduled to begin 2 weeks after the Buy It Now purchase date unless otherwise specified.