🌊 West Stockwith L1 Leisure Mooring
Chesterfield Canal | West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire
📍 Location
West Stockwith L1 is located at the junction of the Chesterfield Canal and the tidal River Trent, offering a strategic base for exploring both waterways. The site lies off Stockwith Road (A161), approximately 2 miles east of Misterton and 7 miles northwest of Gainsborough.
🚤 Mooring Details
- Berths: Up to 30 moorings around the basin
- Type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)
- Access: Gated entrance; standard BW key required
- Stern-in mooring required on the north (pub) side of the basin
- Centre of craft secured to stanchion in the water
- Grade: Standard
- Pontoon type: Fixed with timber surface
- Tidal constraints apply
🛠️ Facilities
- Electricity via Smart Meter bollards
- Drinking water points positioned around the site
- Elsan disposal, toilets, and showers in shared facilities block beside the car park
- Refuse disposal beside the hardstanding area
- Pump-out facility near the slipway
- Car parking: Unregulated and unsecured; access via BW key
- Facilities and bins managed by the local waterway team; not part of the mooring agreement
🚲 Towpath & Access
- Viewing: From adjacent footpath
- Please respect the privacy of moorers
- Personal viewing recommended before booking
🏘️ Nearby Amenities
- Village: Misterton (~2 miles) — shops and takeaways
- Town: Gainsborough (~7 miles southeast) — post office, banks, restaurants, pubs, Gainsborough Old Hall, and Trinity Arts Centre
- Rail: Gainsborough Station, Station Approach, DN21 1XR
🏡 Leisure Use Only
This site is intended for boat storage between leisure trips. Weekend stays and occasional longer visits are welcome, but it is not suitable for residential use and lacks planning consent or infrastructure for long-term living.
📌 Additional Info
- What3Words: bulges.townhouse.cornfield
- Waterway: Chesterfield Canal
- Viewing: From footpath
- Yacht Club: West Stockwith Yacht Club (clubhouse open Wed, Fri, Sat evenings and Sun lunchtime)
- Site Facilities
- Electricity Drinking Water Elsan Disposal Refuse Disposal Car Parking
- Nearest Road
- The site is off Stockwith Road, which is off the A161. The site entrance is approximately 300 metres from Bridge 85 which crosses the Chesterfield Canal. The basin is approximately two miles east of Misterton village which has some shops and take-away restaurants. Further amenities are available in Gainsborough, approximately seven miles to the south east.
- Nearest Station
- Gainsborough, Station Approach, Gainsborough, DN21 1XR.
- Nearest Town
- Gainsborough
- Additional Information
- The showers, toilets and the elsan disposal are in the facilities block beside the car park area. The refuse disposal point is beside the hardstanding area. A number of water points are positioned around the mooring site. The pumpout facility is beside the slipway. Car parking is available in the basin area and is accessed with the standard CRT key. Keys are available from the online shop: https://shop.canalrivertrust.org.uk/shop. West Stockwith Yacht Club is situated on the West side of the basin. There is a members' clubhouse which opens Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evenings and lunchtime on Sundays. IMPORTANT NOTES: All boats moored on the North (pub) side of the basin, can only be accessed via the stern - i.e. the boat must be moored 'Stern In' toward the bank side. The centre of the craft is secured to a stanchion in the water. A personal viewing of the site is recommended in advance of purchasing a mooring. There is a slipway in the basin managed by a third party. What3Words: ///bulges.townhouse.cornfield
- Waterway
- Chesterfield Canal
- Access Restrictions
- Tidal constraints apply.
- Car Parking
- Unregulated - Unsecured
- Facilities Block
- Shared(Waterway/Moorings)
- Gated Access
- BW Key
- Grade
- Standard
- Pontoon Type
- Fixed with Timber Surface
- Viewing Arrangements
- The site can be viewed from the adjacent footpath. Whilst at the site, please respect the privacy of other moorers.
- Car Parking
- Drinking Water
- Electricity
- Elsan Disposal
- Hard Standing
- Pump Out
- Refuse Disposal
- Showers
- Toilets