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Mooring terms and conditions for temporary (overnight and short) stay at Higginson Park

Last updated: 1 May 2022

Mooring Conditions

  1. No moorings at Higginson Park shall be made for longer than seven nights without prior written permission of the Council
  2. No vessel in excess of 25 metres in length will be moored except by special permission of the Council. At busy periods and with the permission of Council staff, canal or narrow boats ONLY will be allowed to “double up” on moorings provided the full mooring fees are paid by BOTH moorers and the mooring does not obstruct other vessels or river traffic. Otherwise NO doubling-up or multiple moorings are allowed
  3. No car, trailer or other vehicle can be parked near to or adjacent to the vessel. Visitors must park in the Pound Lane car park and pay the appropriate car parking fee
  4. The boat owner or user shall position or reposition their vessel in accordance with any directive which may be given by Council Officers or Places for People Leisure staff
  5. The boat owner or user shall keep their vessel at all times in a clean and tidy, sound and watertight condition, shall anchor or moor the vessel in a good and sufficient manner and take all such other steps as may be necessary for the safety thereof, particularly in times of flood, frost, ice, storm or other adverse conditions and accept all responsibility with regard to such anchorage or mooring. The boat owner or user should be aware of and abide by all Health and Safety Rules pertaining to the use and mooring of the vessel and its equipment
  6. The boat owner or user shall not cultivate, camp upon, create barbeques or fires or otherwise occupy the Council’s land or pavement alongside the mooring place or allowed to be placed in the River Thames or on or adjacent to any part of the Council’s land and post, pile, stage, pontoon or any other work whatsoever, except with and in accordance with the permission of the Council
  7. All boat owners, crew and visitors to boats must abide by the Council’s By Laws when moored at Higginson Park
  8. The boat owner or user shall not do, or permit to be done upon or about the vessel, anything which in the stated opinion of the Council may cause damage, danger or annoyance or become a nuisance to the Council or persons on or about the River Thames. This includes obstruction of towpaths, footpaths, benches, pavement or other Council property. Excessive noise or disturbance of other persons is not permitted
  9. No refuse shall be thrown overboard or left on the towpath, pavement or disposed of in anyway other than by removal from the Council’s premises to an appropriate waste disposal site
  10. Items such as batteries, oil, corrosive and hazardous materials shall be the responsibility of the boat owner or user to dispose of away from the Council’s land via an appropriate waste disposal site
  11. The Council reserves the right to close the moorings for various events which take place on the river such as the Spring Regatta 1st Bank Holiday in May, Marlow Town Regatta and Festival (mid June) and other open water swim events. If the moorings are closed for events then notices will be displayed along the tow path advising boaters of the closure
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