🌳 Forest Lock L1 Leisure Mooring
Chesterfield Canal | Near Retford, Nottinghamshire
📍 Location
Forest Lock L1 is located on a quiet rural stretch of the Chesterfield Canal, close to Retford. The site sits below Forest Middle Top Lock (No. 55) and is accessed by crossing the lock and descending a set of steps. It lies between the villages of Ranby and Retford, with Ranby approximately 3 miles southwest and Retford about 4 miles southeast.
🚤 Mooring Details
- Site length: approximately 130 metres
- Berths: Up to 10 vessels moored against the off-side bank (above and below the lock)
- Type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)
- Access: Gated entrance; CRT key required
🛠️ Facilities
- Drinking water (above the lock)
- Elsan disposal (adjacent to the lock)
- Refuse disposal (beside turning point in parking area)
- Elsan disposal and waste disposal managed by the local waterway team
- Car parking: Unregulated and unsecured
- Pontoon type: Fixed with timber surface and towpath.
- Grade: Basic
🚲 Towpath & Access
- Viewing: Accessible from the towpath at any time
- Please respect the privacy of other moorers
🏘️ Nearby Amenities
- Ranby: Waterside pub
- Retford: Post office, banks, restaurants, pubs
- Rail: Retford Station, Station Road, DN22 7DE
🏡 Leisure Use Only
This site is intended for leisure use. Overnight stays and occasional longer visits are welcome, but it is not suitable for full-time residential use and lacks planning consent or infrastructure for long-term living.
📌 Additional Info
- What3Words: unless.supposes.blazed
- Waterway: Chesterfield Canal
- Viewing: From towpath
- Site Facilities
- Drinking Water Elsan Disposal Refuse Disposal Car Parking
- Nearest Road
- The site is between Ranby and Retford. Ranby is a small village, approximately 3 miles away to the south west, which has a waterside pub. Retford is a small canalside town, approximately four miles away to the south east, where services including a post office, banks, restaurants and pubs are available. The access lane is beside the Canal Bridge off Old London Road, which is off the A620.
- Nearest Station
- Retford, Station Road, Retford, DN22 7DE
- Nearest Town
- Retford
- Additional Information
Site Information
Facilities
- Drinking water (above the lock)
- Elsan disposal (adjacent to the lock)
- Refuse disposal (beside turning point in parking area)
- Elsan disposal and waste disposal managed by the local waterway team
- Car parking: Unregulated and unsecured
- Pontoon type: Fixed with timber surface and towpath.
- Grade: Basic
Towpath & Access
- Viewing: Accessible from the towpath at any time
- Please respect the privacy of other moorers
Nearby Amenities
- Ranby: Waterside pub
- Retford: Post office, banks, restaurants, pubs
- Rail: Retford Station, Station Road, DN22 7DE
Leisure Use Only
This site is intended for leisure use. Overnight stays and occasional longer visits are welcome, but it is not suitable for full-time residential use and lacks planning consent or infrastructure for long-term living.
Location
What3Words: unless.supposes.blazed
Viewing Arrangements
Accessible from the towpath at any time. Please respect the privacy of other moorers.
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
- Car Parking
- Unregulated - Unsecured
- Facilities Block
- No
- Gated Access
- BW Key
- Grade
- Basic
- Lighting
- Security Lighting
- Pontoon Type
- Fixed with Timber Surface
- 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
- Elsan Disposal
- Refuse Disposal
waterside.mooring-enquiries@canalrivertrust.org.uk