Moorings on the Millwall Inner Dock

Millwall Inner Dock is the northern arm of the Millwall Docks on the Isle of Dogs, opened in 1868 to handle timber and grain and now enclosed by the residential and commercial development of South Quay and Canary Wharf. The water space forms part of the Canal & River Trust's London docks estate, linked to Millwall Outer Dock and, through the Millwall Cutting, to the West India Docks and Blackwall Basin.

The dock is entirely non-tidal and very well sheltered, with deep water and no current — conditions that suit large craft, wide-beams, Dutch barges and sailing yachts with tall rigs that cannot pass under fixed canal bridges. The Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre operates from the dock, so there is regular dinghy and small-craft activity on the water.

Moorings are scarce and let through the dock operators rather than being available as towpath space. Where berths do come up they command premium rates, reflecting a location minutes from Canary Wharf's offices, shops and Jubilee line, with South Quay, Crossharbour and Mudchute DLR stations all close. For owners of larger vessels who need a genuinely central London berth with services, the Millwall and West India docks are effectively the only realistic option.