What are the chances of mooring in Market Harborough?

[Morat]

Hello, we're taking a hire boat out in a couple of weeks time and were planning to go up to Market Harborough from Clifton (and back) in a week. I've just checked out the basin at Market Harborough on Google Maps and it looked both small and full! What do you think my chances are of mooring there in the middle of the first week of May? It'll be a 70ft boat... If we can't moor there, are we scuppered or is there an alternative?

Thanks for your advice!

Miles

[Keeping Up]

If you moor on the towpath just a little way outside the basin, it is actually a slightly shorter walk into the town. It's a good mooring there, usually plenty of room and you can fill with water too.

[n.b.Goldie]

I agree with Keeping Up. We've been to Market Harbourough a few times now and always moored outside the basin. MH is a nice town and there is usually something going on.

 

Enjoy your trip

 

Ditchdabbler

[owenk]

There was plent of space on the towpath on the approach to the basin yesterday morning, and it was extremely pretty there.

 

It was also, as said above, a charming little town which I had not visited before, but I would definately go again - very pleasant.

[PeterG]

You should be able to moor up in the basin as well as the official visitor moorings. Just have a chat with the people running the hire boats, they will find you a space.

[Morat]

OK, that all sounds very positive

thanks very much for the advice!

[bottle]

You should be able to moor up in the basin as well as the official visitor moorings. Just have a chat with the people running the hire boats, they will find you a space.

 

The basin is controlled by the hire company, do not expect to moor there especially on turn round days, they also hog the services.

 

We always moor on the tow-path.

[ditchcrawler]

The basin is controlled by the hire company, do not expect to moor there especially on turn round days, they also hog the services.

 

We always moor on the tow-path.

I think you can pre book and pay for a slot, but it will cost you.

[PeterG]

I think you can pre book and pay for a slot, but it will cost you.

 

On turn around days yes that could be an issue but normally you can just turn up and ask them.

 

I believe you can plug into their electricity if you pay a small mooring fee.

[bottle]

On turn around days

 

That is very nearly every day of the week.

 

a small mooring fee.

 

Last I heard (two years ago) it was £5.

[dekker]

We moored there last September both in the basin and on line. The staff in the basin were very friendly and welcoming. Lady manager a bit grumpy. I think it was about £5

Edited April 12, 2011 by dekker

[Morat]

Well that was a great trip

 

We arrived in Market Harborough quite late so the manager wasn't around. There were some spare pontoons so I grabbed the longest looking one (for our 70ft Hire Boat) and paid £7.50 in the morning. We didn't hook up (no shore line) but the services were clean and very useful.