🌿 Bishop Meadow L1 Leisure Mooring
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 for residential moorings only
- Refuse disposal in the car parking area
- 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
🏡 Leisure Use Only
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.
📌 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
- There are a number of water points positioned along the moorings. The refuse disposal point is in the car parking area. Further facilities, including elsan disposal are available at Loughborough Basin, just over one mile away. Elsan disposal 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 for residential customers only. Car Parking - an open car park provided by the local waterway, mooring customers can use it but they do not have any priority over others at this site. IMPORTANT NOTE: Please note, parking is not permitted on the access road nor in the passing place. The River Soar is broad and gently winding, meanders 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. This site is partly a leisure site and is determined by us to be a mooring site for the storage of boats between leisure use, customers may well spend weekends on this site, and occasionally longer periods, but it is not sold as, or intended to be suitable for long term residential use. This site does not have local authority planning consent for residential use, neither does it have the level of facilities and service expected of such a mooring. As such the offer that we have is only intended to meet the needs of a leisure boater. What3Words: ///fork.foil.sober
- 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