Living in a houseboat on the Water is a rewarding and sought after lifestyle
We love the lifestyle of living on the water and and many other people do as well. Unfortunately this means that residential moorings are very difficult to find. Here are some of the current places around England that we have visited in search of residential moorings.
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CHICHESTER Canal in the Chichester Marina.
Situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty with a sea lock, there are 26 residential moorings. You need planing permission in this location but do not need to comply to building regulations. There are at present three houseboats for sale.
THAMES (tidal)
Chelsea Embankment
The tide is out for the houseboats at Chelsea on the River Thames. These steel hulled houseboats have to be build with a double skin hull to counter the wear caused by the tides.
Swan Island
Swan Island at Twickenham on the tidal part of the Thames is home to many houseboats of all shapes and sizes.
THAMES (non-tidal)
Taggs Island
There is a big community of houseboats and floating structures of all shapes and sizes at Taggs Island on the non tidal part of the River Thames near Hampton Court. They have to comply with building regulations but do not need planning permission.
Kingston Bridge
These houseboats are by the bridge at Kingston upon Thames. There are also several more moorings on the other side of the river as seen in the distance. Another community of houseboats are next to the railway bridge.
Grand Union Canal
Houseboats on the Grand Union Canal at Hayes not far from Tesco's.
NORWICH
The Norfolk Broads are a fantastic place to enjoy the water but the Broads Authority are very strict and unfortunately we have only discovered a few residential moorings in some of the marina's, such as Brundall and a couple of places in Norwich, Thorpe Island being one of them.
Thorpe Island
Moorings at Thorpe Island are only accessible by boat. Additionally, it has a train line running across it, so not the quietest of locations.
