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🌾 Bardney Lock L1 Leisure Mooring
River Witham near Lincoln, Lincolnshire
📍 Location
Set in the tranquil fenlands of Lincolnshire, Bardney Lock L1 offers a peaceful escape approximately 11 miles east of Lincoln. The site is accessed via a gated track off the B1190, just before the River Witham bridge — follow signs for about a mile to reach the moorings.
🚤 Mooring Details
- Site length: approximately 200 metres
- Berths: 24 echelon pontoons and 8 linear berths
- Type: Leisure mooring only (not residential)
- Access: Canal and River Trust key required for gated entrance; no public access
🛠️ Facilities
- Two drinking water points
- Shared electricity (purchased online)
- Elsan disposal
- No dedicated electric points per berth
- No dedicated car parking
- Water depth: 0.8 to 1 metre (varies along jetty and with conditions)
🚲 Towpath & Access
- Cycleway: Adjacent Sustrans path for viewing
- Security: Locked steel gate and six-foot wooden boundary fence
- Public access: Towpath only; please respect moorers' privacy
🏘️ Nearby Amenities
- Village: Bardney (2 miles) — Co-op, post office, chemist, pubs
- Town: Lincoln (11 miles) — full range of services
- Rail: Lincoln Central Station, St Mary’s Street, LN5 7EW
🏡 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 lacks planning consent or infrastructure for long-term living.
📌 Additional Info
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- Grade: Standard
- Pontoon type: Fixed with GRP surface
- Viewing: From adjacent cycleway
- Site Facilities
- Electricity Drinking Water Elsan Disposal
- Nearest Road
- To get to the site, take the B1190 out of Lincoln heading towards Bardney village. Turn left approximately 300 yards before the bridge over the River Witham, onto the approach access track. Continue on this track, following the signs, for approximately one mile until you reach the site. Bardney village is approximately two miles away to the east and has a Co-op supermarket, post office, chemist and a couple of pubs. Lincoln, where many further services are available, is approximately 11 miles away to the west.
- Nearest Station
- Lincoln Central, St Mary’s Street, LN5 7EW
- Nearest Town
- Lincoln is approximately 11.5 miles from Bardney by road.
- Additional Information
Site Information
Water & Electricity
- Two water points are positioned along the length of the site.
- There is no dedicated electric point for any individual mooring.
- A shared on-site electric facility is available for all moorers.
- Electricity is purchased online.
Berth Length
The berth length available is typically longer than the jetty. Boats moored against the jetty may extend beyond the jetty’s physical length.
Access & Surroundings
- A Sustrans cycleway and public access path run alongside the mooring site.
- The site boundary is secured with a 6-foot wooden fence.
- Access to the pontoons is via a locked steel security gate.
Elsan Disposal
Elsan disposal facilities are provided and controlled by the local waterway authority. These facilities do not form part of the mooring agreement.
Car Parking
There is no dedicated car parking at this site.
Water Depth
- 0.8 metres at the piled edge
- 0.9 metres halfway along the jetty
- 1 metre at the far end
Please note that water levels can fluctuate 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 stays on site.
- The site is not sold or intended for long-term residential use.
- There is no local authority planning consent for residential occupation.
- 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: Agreement begins 15 days after the auction closing date (unless otherwise stated).
- Buy It Now listings: Agreement begins 2 weeks after the purchase date (unless otherwise specified).
Application & Invoicing
Your mooring invoice will be issued only after your application has been fully processed and all requirements are 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 Witham
- Access Restrictions
- A locked barrier on the access road and locked gates at the mooring site. No public access to the mooring site.
- Car Parking
- None/Public Road
- Facilities Block
- No
- Gated Access
- Site Specific Key
- Grade
- Standard
- Lighting
- Low Level Lighting
- Pontoon Type
- Fixed with GRP Surface
- Viewing Arrangements
- The site can be viewed from the adjacent Sustrans cycleway. Whilst at the site, please respect the privacy of other moorers
- Car Parking Nearby
- Drinking Water
- Electricity
- Elsan Disposal