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🌆 Lincoln Topside L1 Leisure Mooring

Fossdyke Canal | Lincoln, Lincolnshire

📍 Location

Lincoln Topside L1 is located to the west of Brayford Pool, where the Fossdyke Canal meets the River Witham. The site lies beyond the Canal & River Trust maintenance depot and residential moorings, opposite the golf course. Access is via Campus Way, off the B1273, and the city centre is approximately 1.5 to 2 miles away.

🚤 Mooring Details

- Site length: approximately 170 metres

- Berths: 20 long-term leisure moorings

- Type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)

- Access: No vehicle access; barrier in place at end of residential moorings

- Car parking: Not provided; public road access only

- Parking is not permitted on the access road; car park reserved for residential moorers

🛠️ Facilities

- Drinking water points along the mooring site

- Elsan disposal

- Pump-out facility at the water’s edge in front of the block

- Refuse disposal behind the facilities block

- Electricity available at some berths

- Uplighting installed along part of the residential moorings

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

- Car parking: Not available for leisure moorers; residential only

🚲 Towpath & Access

- Viewing: Accessible from the towpath opposite at any time

- Please respect the privacy of moorers

🏘️ Nearby Amenities

- City: Lincoln — shops, restaurants, pubs, Lincoln Cathedral, Castle, and Roman ruins

- Rail: Lincoln Central Station, St Mary’s Street, LN5 7EW

🏡 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.

✅ Recently Dredged Waterway

The site benefits from dredging carried out in late 2025, ensuring improved depth, access, and navigation throughout the mooring area.

📌 Additional Info

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- Grade: Standard

- Waterway: Fossdyke Canal

- Viewing: No restrictions

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Useful Information

Site Facilities

Drinking Water Elsan Disposal Refuse Disposal

Nearest Road

The site is accessed via Campus Way, which is off the B1273. The City centre is approximately one and a half to two miles away.

Nearest Station

Lincoln Central, St Mary’s Street, Lincoln, LN5 7EW.

Nearest Town

Lincoln

Additional Information

Site Information

Facilities & Services

The pump-out facility is located at the water's edge.
The refuse disposal point can be found near the residents’ car park.
There are several water points along the mooring site.
Uplighting has been installed along part of the Residential Moorings.
Electricity is provided to some, though not all, berths.

Important Notes

Height restriction: The Glory Hole, Lincoln has a height restriction of 9ft 2ins (2.79 metres).

Parking & Access

A barrier is installed at the end of the residential moorings, preventing vehicle access beyond that point.

No vehicle access is available to the Topside Leisure moorings at this site.

The car park is for residential mooring customers only.

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.

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

A barrier is in place and no vehicle access is available to the leisure moorings.

Car Parking

None/Public Road

Facilities Block

Gated Access

BW Key

Grade

Standard

Viewing Arrangements

There are no viewing restrictions, the site may be accessed at any time from the towpath, opposite. Whilst at the site, please respect the privacy of other moorers.

Rules