Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
Visitor moorings run by Environment Agency
Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.
3 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £18 a night for a 10m boat (£18–£18 across 1 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 3 sites: 2 on rivers and 1 on an estuary.
- 1 of the 3 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings.
- Only Northampton Marina publishes a price for a 10m boat: £18 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Lydney Harbour.
- Of the 3, 2 have electric hook-up and 1 a pump-out.
- 1 of the 3 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings
Shiplake, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Northampton Marina
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£1,310 a year for a 10m cruiser
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | – | Berths available |
| Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings | Shiplake, River Thames | – | Waiting list |
| Northampton Marina | Northampton, River Nene | £18 | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
Which visitor moorings run by Environment Agency have space now?
1 of the 3 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Lydney Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at visitor moorings run by Environment Agency?
1 of the 3 say you can: Northampton Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
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Visitor moorings run by other groups
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