Marlow vs Staines-upon-Thames: moorings and marinas compared

Marlow and Staines-upon-Thames are 25km apart. Each site is counted with its nearest town, if that is within 12km. Prices are for a 10m boat a year and a 10m boat a night, from published tariffs.

The short answer

Most choice: Marlow (Marlow 2, Staines-upon-Thames 2).
Cheaper by the year for a 10m boat: Marlow (Marlow £3,938 a year at its one priced site; Staines-upon-Thames typically £6,214 a year across 2).
Cheaper for a night on a visitor berth (10m boat): Staines-upon-Thames (Marlow £39 a night at its one priced site; Staines-upon-Thames £28.10 a night at its one priced site).
Biggest boats: Marlow (Marlow up to 13m (43ft); Staines-upon-Thames up to 10m (33ft)).
None of these sites has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.

Side by side

Town	Sites	Space now	A year, 10m boat	Cheapest a year	A night, 10m	Longest boat	Visitor berths	Electric	Pump-out	Diesel	Lift-out	Liveaboard	Water
Marlow	2	0	typically £3,938	Harleyford Marina £3,938	typically £39	13m (43ft)	1	1	1	0	1	0	Rivers 2
Staines-upon-Thames	2	0	typically £6,214	Environment Agency Penton Hook Lock Base Moorings £3,649	typically £28.10	10m (33ft)	1	1	0	0	0	0	Rivers 2