If you are thinking of buying your own boat, you'll need somewhere to moor it and perhaps to keep it maintained. There are moorings along many stretches of canals, but the increasing trend is towards mooring off the main line of the canal, in marinas. These can provide more security, a range of useful services and less chance of disturbance by passing boats. Boatyards also frequently have associated moorings. Boatyards and marinas both usually offer boat supplies and maintenance facilities.
Marinas frequently sell secondhand boats, some boatyards do too.
Because of the obvious overlaps we've listed both together here. This list is not complete, we are continually adding to it. Wherever possible we have given an email address. Moorings can cost from about 25 pence per foot of boat length per week, up to about 60 pence per foot per week. These figures are for annual moorings, short term moorings may cost more.