🌿 Beeston Lock Offside L1 Leisure Mooring
Nottingham & Beeston Canal | Near Beeston, Nottinghamshire
📍 Location
Beeston Lock Offside is located just outside the town of Beeston in Nottinghamshire. The site offers convenient access to the River Trent and is approximately six miles from Nottingham city centre. It sits about 1.5 miles southeast of Beeston town centre, which has a wide range of shops, banks, chemists, and a post office.
🚤 Mooring Details
- Site length: approximately 260 metres
- Berths: Up to 15 vessels moored to the off-side
- Type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)
- Access: Via bridge and steps; no vehicle access to pontoons
🛠️ Facilities
- Drinking water
- Elsan disposal
- Refuse disposal (opposite Lock Cottage)
- Elsan disposal and bins provided by the local waterway (not part of mooring agreement)
- Open car park available for moorers, but no priority access
- Pontoon type: Fixed with GRP surface
- Grade: Basic
🚲 Towpath & Access
- Viewing: From towpath opposite; please respect moorers' privacy
- No gated access
🏘️ Nearby Amenities
- Town: Beeston (1.5 miles) — shops, restaurants, pubs, and cultural attractions
- Rail: Beeston Station, Station Road, NG9 2AB
- Nottingham city centre: Approximately 6 miles away
🏡 Leisure Use Only
This site is designated 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 facilities for long-term living.
📌 Additional Info
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- Viewing: No restrictions; accessible from towpath
- Site Facilities
- Drinking Water Elsan Disposal Refuse Disposal
- Nearest Road
- This site is on Canal Side which can be reached from the A6005 Queens Road, via Station Road and then Meadow Road, or by following the signs to Beeston Marina. The mooring site is approximately 1.5 miles south east of Beeston town centre where services including shops, banks, chemists and a post office can be found. Nottingham city centre is approximately 6 miles away.
- Nearest Station
- Beeston train station is located in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, just southwest of Nottingham city centre. It sits on a spur of the Midland Main Line, making it a handy stop for routes between London, Leicester, Derby, Birmingham, Nottingham, and Lincoln Beeston Station Station Road Beeston Nottinghamshire NG9 2AB
- Nearest Town
- Beeston, Beeston is about 4.4 miles from Nottingham city centre by road.
- Additional Information
Site Information
Facilities & Services
- The elsan disposal point is located beside Beeston Old Lock.
- The refuse disposal point is opposite the Lock Cottage.
- The water point is positioned at the side of the facilities block.
Elsan disposal and/or waste bins are provided by and under the control of the local waterway. They do not form part of the mooring agreement.
Car Parking
An open car park is provided by the local waterway. Moorers may use it, but they do not have any priority over other users at this site.
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 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
- Nottingham & Beeston Canal
- Access Restrictions
- No access restrictions, however to access the mooring site is via a bridge and steps. No vehicle access to mooring Pontoon.
- Car Parking
- None/Public Road
- Facilities Block
- No
- Gated Access
- None
- Grade
- Basic
- Pontoon Type
- Fixed with GRP Surface
- Viewing Arrangements
- There are no viewing restrictions. The site may be viewed at any time from the towpath opposite. Whilst at the site however, please respect the privacy of other moorers.
- Car Parking Nearby
- Drinking Water
- Elsan Disposal
- Refuse Disposal