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🌊 West Stockwith Linear Moorings L1 Leisure
Chesterfield Canal | West Stockwith, Nottinghamshire
📍 Location
This linear mooring site lies at the junction of the Chesterfield Canal and the tidal River Trent, offering a strategic base for exploring both waterways. It’s located off Stockwith Road (A161), approximately 2 miles east of Misterton and 7 miles northwest of Gainsborough.
🚤 Mooring Details
- Site length: approximately 230 metres
- Berths: Up to 15 vessels moored against the off-side bank
- Type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)
- Access: No vehicle access to the linear moorings
- Gated entrance; standard BW key required
- Mooring rings are shared with neighbouring boats
- All items must be stored on boats, not on surrounding land
🛠️ Facilities
- Electricity via Smart Meter bollards
- Drinking water points along the site
- Elsan disposal beside Lock Cottage (~short walk)
- Refuse disposal beside the hardstanding area
- Pump-out and diesel point near the slipway
- Elsan disposal and bins managed by the local waterway team; not part of the mooring agreement
- Car parking: Available in adjacent basin; accessed with CRT key
- Grade: Standard
🚲 Towpath & Access
- Viewing: From adjacent towpath at any time
- No public access to the mooring site
- Please respect the privacy of moorers
🏘️ Nearby Amenities
- Village: Misterton (~2 miles) — shops and takeaways
- Town: Gainsborough (~7 miles southeast) — post office, banks, restaurants, pubs, Gainsborough Old Hall, 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 towpath
- 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 site is approximately two miles east of Misterton village which has some shops and take-aways. Gainsborough, where services including a post office, banks, restaurants and pubs, is approximately seven miles to the South East.
- Nearest Station
- Gainsborough, Station Approach, Gainsborough, DN21 1XR.
- Nearest Town
- Gainsborough
- Additional Information
Site Information
Facilities & Services
- All facilities, apart from water points and electricity along the site, are located a short walk away at West Stockwith Basin.
- The elsan disposal point is beside the Lock Cottage and available for use by all customers.
- The refuse disposal point is situated beside the hardstanding area.
- The pump-out facility is located beside the slipway.
- A diesel point is located beside the lock.
- Elsan disposal and/or waste bins are provided by and under the control of the local waterway and do not form part of the mooring agreement.
Car Parking
Car parking areas are located in the adjacent basin and accessed using a standard CRT key.
If you do not already have a key, or require additional keys, they can be purchased from the Canal & River Trust online shop.
Please note: There is no vehicle access onto the linear moorings.
Electricity
All berths on this section of the West Stockwith site have electricity connection provided through Smart Meters.
Local Facilities
West Stockwith Yacht Club is located on the west side of the basin. The members’ clubhouse opens on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, and at lunchtime on Sundays.
Important Notes
- All items must be stored on the boat and not on surrounding land areas.
- Mooring rings are shared with neighbouring boats to best manage the available water space.
- The slipway in the basin is managed by a third party.
- This is a leisure mooring site intended for the storage of boats between periods of leisure use.
- 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
What3Words:
///bulges.townhouse.cornfieldMooring 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.
Application & Invoicing
Your mooring invoice will only be issued once your application has been fully processed and all requirements have been met.
Boat Requirements
- ✔ Valid Boat Safety Certificate
- ✔ Current Licence
- ✔ Active Insurance
- ✔ Capability to navigate on any Trust waterways where it will be used
- Waterway
- Chesterfield Canal
- Access Restrictions
- No public access to the mooring site.
- Car Parking
- Unregulated - Unsecured
- Facilities Block
- No
- Gated Access
- BW Key
- Grade
- Standard
- Viewing Arrangements
- The site can be viewed at any time from the towpath. Whilst at the site, please respect the privacy of other moorers.
- Car Parking
- Drinking Water
- Electricity
- Elsan Disposal
- Hard Standing
- Pump Out
- Refuse Disposal