Cheapest visitor moorings in East Anglia

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. 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.

21 sites · 4 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £18.50 a night for a 10m boat (£9–£50 across 21 published tariffs)

At a glance

21 sites: 1 on a canal, 3 on rivers, 6 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 10 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
4 of the 21 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina, Orford Quay Moorings, Beccles Quay and Robertsons Boatyard.
Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £9 a night (Bill Fen Marina) to £50 a night (Robertsons Boatyard); the middle of 21 is £18.50 a night.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
Of the 21, 17 have electric hook-up, 9 a pump-out, 11 diesel and 6 a boat hoist.
Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2) and Tingdene Marinas (3).

Canals Berths available

Bill Fen Marina

Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Lowestoft Beacon Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing

£3,492 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Waiting list

Fox Narrowboats Marina

March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Orford Quay Moorings

Orford, Suffolk · River Ore

£825 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Ranworth Moorings

Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad

£135 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Waveney River Centre

Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney

£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Beccles Quay

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£380 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons

King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse

Prices not published

Broads, lakes & lochs

Great Yarmouth Yacht Station

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk · River Bure

Prices not published

Rivers

Hartford Marina

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Broadlands Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

St Olaves Marina

St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads

£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Upware Marina

Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam

£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wisbech Yacht Harbour

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene

£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fox's Marina & Boatyard

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Tidemill Yacht Harbour

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Ipswich Beacon Marina

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Shotley Marina

Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour

£4,630 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Robertsons Boatyard

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Space
Bill Fen Marina	Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations	£9	Berths available
Lowestoft Beacon Marina	Lowestoft, Lake Lothing	£9.80	Not reported
Fox Narrowboats Marina	March, Middle Level Navigations	£12	Waiting list
Orford Quay Moorings	Orford, River Ore	£12	Berths available
Ranworth Moorings	Ranworth, Malthouse Broad	£14	Not reported
Waveney River Centre	Burgh St Peter, River Waveney	£15	Not reported
Beccles Quay	Beccles, River Waveney	£16	Berths available
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£16.90	Not reported
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons	King's Lynn, River Great Ouse	£17.50	Not reported
Great Yarmouth Yacht Station	Great Yarmouth, River Bure	£18	Not reported
Hartford Marina	Huntingdon, River Great Ouse	£18.50	Not reported
Broadlands Marina	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£20	Not reported
St Olaves Marina	St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads	£25	Not reported
Upware Marina	Upware, River Cam	£25	Not reported
Wisbech Yacht Harbour	Wisbech, River Nene	£27.50	Not reported
Fox's Marina & Boatyard	Ipswich, River Orwell	£29	Not reported
Tidemill Yacht Harbour	Woodbridge, River Deben	£36	Not reported
Ipswich Beacon Marina	Ipswich, River Orwell	£36.70	Not reported
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club	Lowestoft, Lowestoft Harbour	£41	Not reported
Shotley Marina	Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour	£41	Not reported
Robertsons Boatyard	Woodbridge, River Deben	£50	Berths available

From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m boat in East Anglia?

Across the 21 cheapest visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9 a night at Bill Fen Marina to £50 a night at Robertsons Boatyard. The middle figure is £18.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest visitor moorings in East Anglia?

For a 10m boat, Bill Fen Marina is cheapest at £9 a night in Ramsey.

Which cheapest visitor moorings in East Anglia have space now?

4 of the 21 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina, Orford Quay Moorings, Beccles Quay and Robertsons Boatyard. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 6 need Broads Authority tolls and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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