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🌿 Bishop Meadow L1 Leisure Mooring / Bishop Meadow Residential Moorings.
River Soar | Near Loughborough, Leicestershire
📍 Location
Bishop Meadow L1 is located on the broad and gently winding River Soar, immediately north of Loughborough. The historic town centre is within easy reach, offering shops, restaurants, pubs, and cultural attractions. Access is via Belton Road Industrial Estate — follow Swing Bridge Road to the canal bridge, then walk along the towpath.
🚤 Mooring Details
- Site length: approximately 500 metres
- Berths: Up to 24 vessels moored to the off-side bank
- Type: Mix of leisure and residential moorings
- Access: Vehicle access to all berths; no parking on access road or passing place
🛠️ Facilities
- Drinking water points positioned along the moorings
- Electricity available at residential moorings only
- Refuse disposal in the car parking area for residential moorings only
- Additional facilities (Elsan disposal ) at Loughborough Basin (~1 mile away)
- Elsan disposal provided by the local waterway; not part of mooring agreement
- Car parking: Open, shared with other users; no priority for moorers
🚲 Towpath & Access
- Viewing: From towpath opposite; please respect moorers' privacy
- Grade: Basic
🏘️ Nearby Amenities
- Town: Loughborough — shops, restaurants, pubs, street market, annual fair
- Rail: Loughborough Station, Station Boulevard, LE11 1E
Types of Moorings at this site.
🏡 Leisure Use Only berths
This site is partly designated for leisure boat storage between trips. Weekend stays and occasional longer visits are welcome, but it is not suitable for long-term residential use unless specified. The site does not have planning consent or the level of facilities expected for full-time living.
Residential Berths
These berths have full planning consent for residential use. These berths may be lived on and are subject to council tax.
📌 Additional Info
- What3Words: fork.foil.sober
- Waterway: River Soar
- Viewing: Accessible from towpath at any time
- Site Facilities
- Electricity Drinking Water Elsan Disposal Car Parking
- Nearest Road
- The site is accessed via Belton Road Industrial Estate. The moorings are at the end of Swing Bridge Road, which is accessed off Belton Road West. Follow Swing Bridge Road to the canal bridge then walk along the towpath.
- Nearest Station
- Loughborough, Station Boulevard, off Nottingham Road, Loughborough, LE11 1E
- Nearest Town
- Loughborough
- Additional Information
Site Information
Facilities & Services
- There are a number of water points positioned along the moorings.
- The refuse disposal point is located in the car parking area.
- Further facilities, including elsan disposal, are available at Loughborough Basin, just over one mile away.
Elsan disposal facilities are provided by and under the control of the local waterway. They do not form part of the mooring agreement.
Waste collection is provided by the local authority and is for residential customers only.
Car Parking
An open car park is provided by the local waterway. Mooring customers may use it, but they do not have any priority over other users at this site.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Parking is not permitted on the access road nor in the passing place.
About the River Soar
The River Soar is broad and gently winding, meandering through rural scenery, passing quiet river meadows and pretty villages. It is a much-loved route for boats of all kinds, with narrowboats, river cruisers, canoes and dinghies all taking to the water.
Leisure Use Only
- This site is partly 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.
The Residential Berths
These berths have full planning consent for residential use. They may be lived on and are subject to council tax.
Location
What3Words:
///fork.foil.soberMooring 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 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
- River Soar
- Access Restrictions
- Vehicle access to all berths, no parking on the access road nor in the passing place.
- Car Parking
- Unregulated - Unsecured
- Facilities Block
- No
- Gated Access
- BW Key
- Grade
- Basic
- Viewing Arrangements
- The site can be viewed at any time from the towpath opposite. Whilst at the site, please respect the privacy of other moorers.
- Car Parking
- Car Parking Nearby
- Drinking Water
- Electricity
- Elsan Disposal