🌊 Sawley Lock L1 Leisure Mooring
Upper Trent | Near Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire
📍 Location
Sawley Lock L1 is located on a navigational cut of the River Trent near Long Eaton. The site is easily accessed from the M1 motorway and Long Eaton railway station, making it convenient for Nottingham, Leicester, and Derby. It sits opposite Sawley Marina, which offers chandlery and boat repairs to non-marina customers.
🚤 Mooring Details
- Site length: approximately 260 metres
- Berths: Up to 12 vessels moored against the towpath
- Suitable for both wide beams, canal boats.
- Type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)
- Access: Gated entrance; site-specific key required
- Grade: Standard
🛠️ Facilities
- Drinking water points along the mooring site
- Elsan disposal, near the car park
- Refuse disposal near carpark
- Car parking: Open and unsecured; moorers may use but have no priority. Carpark is managed by the regional team and does not form part of the mooring agreement.
- High-level lighting installed
- Elsan disposal and bins managed by the local waterway team; not part of the mooring agreement
🚲 Towpath & Access
- Viewing: Accessible from the towpath at any time
- No vehicle access along the towpath
- Please respect the privacy of moorers
🏘️ Nearby Amenities
- Sawley village (~1 mile northeast): Small selection of shops and railway station
- Long Eaton (~3 miles): Banks, post office, pubs, restaurants, and Victorian architecture
- Rail: Long Eaton Station, Tamworth Road, NG10 3GS
🏡 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: Upper Trent
- Viewing: No restrictions
- Site Facilities
- Drinking Water Elsan Disposal Refuse Disposal
- Nearest Road
- Approaching the site from Long Eaton, turn off the B6540 Tamworth Road, immediately before the canal bridge, onto the access track. Turn left again and go through the gate (code required) and follow the access track for approx 400 metres until you reach the car parking area. Please note that there is NO vehicle access along the towpath. There is a small selection of shops and a railway station in Sawley village, approximately one mile away to the north east. Long Eaton town centre, where services including banks, a post office, pubs and restaurants are available is approximately three miles away.
- Nearest Station
- Long Eaton, Tamworth Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 3GS.
- Nearest Town
- Long Eaton
- Additional Information
Site Information
Facilities & Services
- The elsan disposal point is located in the car parking area.
- The refuse disposal point is situated near the car park.
- Several water points are positioned along the length of the mooring site.
- Elsan disposal and/or waste bins are provided by and under the control of the local waterway and 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 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
- Upper Trent
- Car Parking
- Unregulated - Unsecured
- Facilities Block
- No
- Gated Access
- Site Specific Key
- Grade
- Standard
- Lighting
- High Level Lighting
- Viewing Arrangements
- The site can be viewed at any time from the towpath. If you wish to gain vehicular access to the car park however, you will need to book an appointment. Whilst at the site however, please respect the privacy of other moorers.
- Car Parking Nearby
- Drinking Water
- Elsan Disposal
- Refuse Disposal