🌿 Findern L1 Leisure Mooring
Trent & Mersey Canal Near Willington, Derbyshire
📍 Location
Nestled in a peaceful rural setting, Findern L1 is a linear mooring site located approximately six miles southwest of Derby and close to Burton upon Trent. The site sits off Heath Lane, with access through the Nadee Restaurant car park—moorers can use the dedicated parking area in the top right corner.
🚤 Mooring Details
- Length of site: ~145 metres
- Capacity: Up to 11 boats moored on the off-side
- Type: Leisure mooring only (not suitable for residential use)
- Access: No public access; towpath viewing permitted with respect to moorers' privacy
🛠️ Facilities
- Drinking water
- Unregulated car parking (unsecured)
- Nearest CRT services: Elsan and refuse disposal at Willington (~1 mile away)
- Winding hole: Available at Willington
🚉 Nearby Amenities
- Shops & services: Available in Willington (~1 mile)
- Rail access: Willington Station, The Green, DE65 6BN
- Nearest town: Burton upon Trent
🏡 Leisure Use Only
This site is designated for leisure boat storage between trips. While weekend stays and occasional longer visits are welcome, it is not approved for residential use and lacks the infrastructure required for long-term living.
📌 Additional Info
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- Grade: Basic
- Viewing: Accessible from the towpath at any time
- Site Facilities
- Drinking Water Car Parking
- Nearest Road
- The site is off of Heath Lane and access is through the Nadee Restaurant car park. The entrance to the separate moorers car park is in the top right hand corner of the car park.
- Nearest Station
- Willington, The Green, Willington, Derbyshire, DE65 6BN
- Nearest Town
- Burton on Trent
- Additional Information
- The nearest Canal & River Trust facilities, including elsan and refuse disposal, are at Willington, approximately one mile away from the site. A winding hole is also available at Willington. This is 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: ///household.types.tissue
- Waterway
- Trent & Mersey Canal
- Access Restrictions
- No public access to mooring site.
- Car Parking
- Unregulated - Unsecured
- Facilities Block
- No
- Gated Access
- None
- Grade
- Basic
- Viewing Arrangements
- The site can be viewed at any time from the towpath. Whilst at the site, please respect the privacy of other moorers.
- Car Parking
- Drinking Water