Guidance

River Thames: lock mooring charges 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024

Updated 19 March 2024

Applies to England

Base moorings at locks

Charges increased by 4% for the year ending 31 March 2024

Lock base moorings are invoiced annually in advance, based on the appropriate tariff under one of the boat type descriptions below. To calculate the cost, the tariff is multiplied by the length of the boat (in metres) and then multiplied by the number of months depending on whether a summer (6 month) or winter (12 month) mooring. Find additional charges and discounts and tariff descriptions below.

The tariffs shown below include VAT at 20%

Cabin boat tariffs Charge (£)
Tariff 1 16.62
Tariff 2 19.98
Tariff 3 21.62
Powered open boats (30% of the appropriate cabin tariff) Charge (£)
Tariff 1 4.98
Tariff 2 5.99
Tariff 3 6.49
Unpowered open boats (25% of the appropriate cabin tariff) Charge (£)
Tariff 1 4.16
Tariff 2 4.98
Tariff 3 5.41
Dry storage tariff Charge (£)
Dry storage ashore on Environment Agency property 2.48

Additional charges and discounts

  • Sites downstream of Reading (including Blakes Lock) attract a market supplement of 25%
  • Remote sites with poor access for moorers (Days and Temple locks) are entitled to a 25% discount
  • Training clubs and youth groups are allowed a 25% discount
Lock site Mooring types at site
1 St John’s Tariff 3 (S)
2 Radcot Tariff 2 (S)
3 Shifford Tariff 1 (S)
4 Pinkhill Tariffs 1, 2
5 Eynsham Tariff 2 (S)
6 King’s Tariff 3
7 Iffley Tariff 2
8 Abingdon Tariff 2
9 Day’s Tariff 2 (S)
10 Benson Tariff 2 (S)
11 Cleeve Tariff 2
12 Goring Tariff 1
13 Mapledurham Tariff 2
14 Blake’s Dry
15 Sonning Tariff 2 (S)
16a Shiplake upstream Tariff 2 - small boats only
16b Shiplake downstream Tariff 2 (S*)
17 Marsh Tariff 2
18 Hambleden Tariff 2
19 Hurley Tariffs 2, 3
20 Temple Tariffs 1, 2
21 Cookham Tariffs 1, Dry
22 Bray Tariff 2
23 Boveney Tariff 2
24 Old Windsor Tariff 3
25 Penton Hook Tariff 2
26 Chertsey Tariff 3
27 Shepperton Tariff 3
28 Sunbury Tariff 3
29 Molesey Tariffs 1, 3
Key
Tariff 1 Static mooring against natural bank or basic structures
Tariff 2 Static moorings against engineered bankside or structures
Tariff 3 Rising moorings against engineered bankside or structures
S Summer mooring only (1 April – 30 September) for all types of boat
S* Summer mooring only for cabin boats; all year mooring for small open boats
Dry Dry storage for small open boats only

Enquiries about lock mooring can be made by email to RiverThames@environment-agency.gov.uk.