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🌿 Market Harborough Towpath L1 Leisure Mooring
Grand Union Canal | Market Harborough, Leicestershire
📍 Location
This towpath mooring site is located near the terminus of the Grand Union Canal Market Harborough Arm, offering easy access to the town centre and surrounding countryside. Reach the site via the Union Wharf ‘No Through Road’ off the B6047, next to the Union Inn pub. From there, follow the footpath around the basin and west along the canal arm. Pedestrian access is also available from Fairway Road.
🚤 Mooring Details
- Site type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)
- Access: No gated entrance; towpath access only
- Grade: Basic
- Viewing: No restrictions; accessible at any time
🛠️ Facilities
- Drinking water points along the refurbished towpath
- Refuse disposal, Elsan disposal, and pump-out available at Market Harborough Basin (~200 metres east)
- Facilities are shared with all boaters and managed by the local waterway team
- No designated car parking; public visitor parking available near the basin
- All customer items must be stored on boats, not on surrounding land
🚲 Towpath & Access
- Towpath is newly refurbished and suitable for walking and cycling
- Please respect the privacy of moorers
🏘️ Nearby Amenities
- Town: Market Harborough (~0.5 miles southeast) — independent shops, indoor market, restaurants, cafés
- Rail: Market Harborough Station, St Mary’s Road, LE16 7DT
🏡 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.
📌 Additional Info
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- Waterway: Grand Union Canal
- Site Facilities
- Drinking Water
- Nearest Road
- The entrance to Market Harborough Basin is from the B6047, taking the Union Wharf 'No Through Road', next to the Union Inn pub. To reach the towpath moorings from here, follow the path on foot around the Basin and west down the Market Harborough Arm. Pedestrian access is also available from the neighbouring residential area, which is accessed from Fairway Road, off the B6047 Leicester Road. Market Harborough town centre is approximately half a mile south east of the moorings and provides a wide range of shops and services. Several businesses are in the immediate area of the mooring site, including a restaurant and pub.
- Nearest Station
- Market Harborough, St Mary’s Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7DT.
- Nearest Town
- Market Harborough
- Additional Information
Site Information
Facilities & Services
- Drinking water points are available along the newly refurbished towpath.
- The nearest refuse disposal, elsan disposal, and pump‑out facilities are located in the services area of Market Harborough Basin, approximately 200 metres east of the site.
- These facilities are for the use of all boaters.
Car Parking
Designated car parking is not available at this site, so moorers must make alternative arrangements.
There is public, visitor‑only parking next to the Basin.
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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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
- Grand Union Canal
- Access Restrictions
- All customer items must be stored on boats and not on any of the surrounding land areas
- Car Parking
- None/Public Road
- Facilities Block
- No
- Gated Access
- None
- Grade
- Basic
- Viewing Arrangements
- The mooring site has no access restrictions and can be viewed at any time
- Car Parking Nearby
- Drinking Water