Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Inland moorings with visitor berths in East Anglia
Canals, rivers, the Broads and lakes: fresh water, no tides, and a navigation licence from the authority that runs the water. 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.
16 sites · 3 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £17 a night for a 10m boat (£9–£25 across 10 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 16 sites: 1 on a canal, 5 on rivers and 10 on the Broads, lakes and lochs.
- 3 of the 16 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina and Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge).
- Keeping a waiting list: Anchor Moorings and Fox Narrowboats Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £9 a night (Bill Fen Marina) to £25 a night (St Olaves Marina); the middle of 10 is £17 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Bill Fen Marina.
- Of the 16, 14 have electric hook-up, 6 a pump-out, 4 diesel and 4 a boat hoist.
- Groups running more than one: Tingdene Marinas (4).
Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)
Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant
£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Anchor Moorings
Coltishall, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 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
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ranworth Moorings
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 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 EA Licensed Leisure Moorings
Upware, Cambridgeshire · Reach Lode (River Cam)
£1,333 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 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
Great Yarmouth Yacht Station
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices not published
Rivers
Jones Boatyard
St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £16 | Berths available |
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £9 | Berths available |
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | – | Berths available |
| Anchor Moorings | Coltishall, River Bure | On request | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £12 | Waiting list |
| Broadlands Marina | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £20 | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | – | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £18.50 | Not reported |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | – | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £14 | Not reported |
| St Olaves Marina | St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads | £25 | Not reported |
| Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings | Upware, Reach Lode (River Cam) | – | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £25 | Not reported |
| Waveney River Centre | Burgh St Peter, River Waveney | £15 | Not reported |
| Great Yarmouth Yacht Station | Great Yarmouth, River Bure | £18 | Not reported |
| Jones Boatyard | St Ives, River Great Ouse | On request | Not reported |
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 10 inland moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9 a night at Bill Fen Marina to £25 a night at St Olaves Marina. The middle figure is £17 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest inland moorings with visitor berths in East Anglia?
For a 10m boat, Bill Fen Marina is cheapest at £9 a night in Ramsey.
Which inland moorings with visitor berths in East Anglia have space now?
3 of the 16 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina and Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge). 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, 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 10 need Broads Authority tolls and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Inland moorings with visitor berths in East Anglia, by county
Inland moorings with visitor berths in other areas
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