Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in East Anglia
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. 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.
18 sites · 4 with space now · typical £630 a year for a 6m boat (£110–£1,500 across 7 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 18 sites: 3 on rivers, 12 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- 4 of the 18 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Huntingdon Boathaven, Orwell Yacht Club and Reedham Marina.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £110 a year (Ranworth Moorings) to £1,500 a year (Hippersons Boatyard); the middle of 7 is £630 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons.
- Of the 18, 15 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.
Rivers
A few berths left
Huntingdon Boathaven
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Reedham Marina
Reedham, Norfolk · Norfolk Broads
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bell Boats Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads
£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Hippersons Boatyard
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£2,475 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
Acle Marina
Acle, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bure Marina
Horning, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Cox's Boatyard
Norwich, Norfolk · Barton Broad and River Ant
Prices not published
Rivers
Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ludham Bridge Boatyard
Ludham, Norfolk · River Ant
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yachting Company Marina
Ludham, Norfolk · River Thurne
Prices on request
Rivers
Pike & Eel Marina
Needingworth, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Westview Marina & Leisure Park
Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 6m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Huntingdon Boathaven | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths | A few berths left |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Reedham Marina | Reedham, Norfolk Broads | – | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Bell Boats Marina | Brundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads | £630 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Hippersons Boatyard | Beccles, River Waveney | £1,500 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £725 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £110 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Acle Marina | Acle, River Bure | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Bure Marina | Horning, River Bure | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Cox's Boatyard | Norwich, Barton Broad and River Ant | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd | Beccles, River Waveney | £1,188 | linear moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons | King's Lynn, River Great Ouse | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Ludham Bridge Boatyard | Ludham, River Ant | – | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Norfolk Broads Yacht Club | Wroxham, Wroxham Broad | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Norfolk Broads Yachting Company Marina | Ludham, River Thurne | On request | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Pike & Eel Marina | Needingworth, River Great Ouse | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Westview Marina & Leisure Park | Earith, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths | 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 6m boat cost in East Anglia?
Across the 7 small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £110 a year at Ranworth Moorings to £1,500 a year at Hippersons Boatyard. The middle figure is £630 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in East Anglia?
For a 6m boat, Ranworth Moorings is cheapest at £110 a year.
Which small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in East Anglia have space now?
4 of the 18 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Huntingdon Boathaven, Orwell Yacht Club and Reedham Marina. 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, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 13 need Broads Authority tolls and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in East Anglia, by county
- Suffolk 5
Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in other areas
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