South Yorkshire, DN8

Generally

The marina is situated on the north side of the canal, having been developed from an orchard, it still has apple trees providing a pleasant setting for the moorings. The site extends to about 2 has (5 acres) including a slipway and about 3,000m2 (0.75 acre) of hardstanding for storage/working on boats and sales area.

The c.100 moorings are within an off-line marina basin and online moorings.



Marina Basin

The rectangular basin is connected to the canal by a cut at the eastern end. It comprises about 80 narrowboat berths up to 65 feet, about 4,300ft in total. The jetties were renewed in 2022.



On-line moorings

There are 28 online moorings of which 13 are special garden moorings.



Other facilities

* Office and moorers' clubhouse

* Facilities building providing shower & WCS, and sluice.

* Slipway

* Container and shed storage

* Electricity and water



Car parking

There is ample hardstanding car parking available.

Tenure

The property is held leasehold from Canal & River Trust with 54 years remaining and security of tenure under the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954. The current rent payable is £17,639pa with a rent review due on 29 September 2025.



The Business

The business is operated by Blue Water Marina Ltd. It is a family business, currently managed part time, and as such we would expect a proactive operator to significantly improve the trading performance.

The main income is from letting the moorings with the headline rate for a pontoon leisure mooring at 75p / per ft / per week + VAT (equating to an annual rate of c. £128 per metre + VAT). It should be noted that the mooring rate is significantly less than that of competing marinas.

Additional income is generated from hardstanding boat storage, letting containers and stores; haul out; blacking; diesel, gas and electric; and some limited brokerage.

Total income for the year ended 30 November 2024 was c. £300,000.