Torksey Lock L1 Leisure

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🌊 Torksey Lock L1 Leisure Mooring

Fossdyke Canal Torksey, Lincolnshire

📍 Location

Torksey Lock L1 is one of the Canal & River Trust’s largest permanent mooring sites, located in the village of Torksey where the Fossdyke Canal meets the tidal River Trent. The site is directly off the A156, approximately 7 miles south of Gainsborough and 9 miles northwest of Lincoln.

🚤 Mooring Details

- Berths: 55 leisure mooring berths

- Pontoon type: Fixed with GRP surface

- Berth length may exceed jetty length

- Type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)

- Access: Gated entrance; site-specific key required (£50 deposit)

- Car park access also requires a separate £50 key deposit

🛠️ Facilities

- Electricity via Smart Meter bollards

- Drinking water points positioned along the site

- Elsan disposal

- Refuse disposal just inside the gate to the moorers’ car park

- Pump-out facility on the lock approach

- Elsan disposal and bins managed by the local waterway team; not part of the mooring agreement

- Car parking: Unregulated and unsecured

- High-level lighting installed

🚲 Towpath & Access

- Viewing: From adjacent footpath

- No public access to the mooring site

- Please respect the privacy of moorers

🏘️ Nearby Amenities

- Town: Gainsborough (~8 miles north) — post office, banks, restaurants, pubs

- Rail: Gainsborough Central Station, Station Approach, DN21 1XR

🏡 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: pressing.chaos.delighted

- Grade: Standard

- Waterway: Fossdyke Canal

- Viewing: From footpath

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Site Facilities
Electricity Drinking Water Elsan Disposal Refuse Disposal Car Parking
Nearest Road
Torksey Lock is directly off the A156. Gainsborough is approximately eight miles away to the north where services including a post office, banks, restaurants and pubs are available.
Nearest Station
Gainsborough Central, Station Approach, Gainsborough, DN21 1XR.
Nearest Town
Gainsborough
Additional Information

Site Information

Facilities & Services

  • The elsan disposal point is located beside the lock.
  • The refuse disposal point is situated just inside the gate to the moorers’ car park.
  • Several water points are positioned along the mooring site.
  • The pump-out facility is located on the lock approach.
  • 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.
  • Electricity is provided via Smart Meter bollards.

Berth Information

The berth length available is typically longer than the jetty. A boat moored against the jetty may extend beyond the length of the jetty.

Access

The access gates to the mooring site and the moorers’ car park are kept locked.

A £50 deposit is required for the key to gain access to the moorings.

An additional £50 deposit is required if you wish to use the moorers’ car park.

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

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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.

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
Fossdyke Canal
Access Restrictions
No public access to the mooring site.
Car Parking
Unregulated - Unsecured
Facilities Block
No
Gated Access
Site Specific Key
Grade
Standard
Lighting
High Level Lighting
Pontoon Type
Fixed with GRP 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
  • Pump Out
  • Refuse Disposal
0303 040 40 40
waterside.mooring-enquiries@canalrivertrust.org.uk