Rivers
Lazy Otter Marina
Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
Cheapest walk-ashore berths in Cambridgeshire
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.
9 sites · 1 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £1,537 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£2,646 across 9 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 9 sites: 1 on a canal, 7 on rivers and 1 on an estuary.
- 1 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina and Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Lazy Otter Marina) to £2,646 a year (Crosshall Marina); the middle of 9 is £1,537 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Fish and Duck Marina.
- Of the 9, 7 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 5 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 9 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park
March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course
£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,537 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wisbech Yacht Harbour
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene
£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Fish and Duck Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam
£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Crosshall Marina
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazy Otter Marina | Stretham, River Great Ouse | £50 | £5 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £901 | £90.13 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | £107.90 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park | March, River Nene Old Course | £1,520 | £151.99 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings | Cambridge, River Cam | £1,537 | £153.72 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Wisbech Yacht Harbour | Wisbech, River Nene | £1,945 | £194.50 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Fish and Duck Marina | Ely, Rivers Great Ouse and Cam | £2,178 | £217.80 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £2,266 | £226.60 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Crosshall Marina | St Neots, River Great Ouse | £2,646 | £264.58 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost in Cambridgeshire?
Across the 9 cheapest walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Lazy Otter Marina to £2,646 a year at Crosshall Marina. The middle figure is £1,537 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest walk-ashore berths in Cambridgeshire?
For a 10m boat, Lazy Otter Marina is cheapest at £50 a year in Stretham.
Which cheapest walk-ashore berths in Cambridgeshire have space now?
1 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest walk-ashore berths in Cambridgeshire?
1 of the 9 say you can: Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings (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, 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest walk-ashore berths in nearby counties
- Northamptonshire 7
- Buckinghamshire 4
- Essex 16
- Leicestershire 5
- Suffolk 14
- Greater London 8
- Norfolk 11
- Surrey 10
- Berkshire 7
- Kent 10
Cheapest walk-ashore berths in the wider area
- East Anglia 34
- East of England 52
- England 298
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