Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Visitor moorings in East Anglia
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.
28 sites · 5 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £18.50 a night for a 10m boat (£9–£50 across 21 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 28 sites: 1 on a canal, 5 on rivers, 10 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 11 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 5 of the 28 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Orford Quay Moorings and Robertsons Boatyard.
- 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 £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 28, 23 have electric hook-up, 10 a pump-out, 12 diesel and 7 a boat hoist.
- Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2) and 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orford Quay Moorings
Orford, Suffolk · River Ore
£825 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
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fox's Marina & Boatyard
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ipswich Beacon Marina
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lowestoft Beacon Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing
£3,492 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shotley Marina
Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour
£4,630 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
St Olaves Marina
St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads
£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wisbech Yacht Harbour
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene
£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Westview Marina & Leisure Park
Earith, 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 |
| Orford Quay Moorings | Orford, River Ore | £12 | Berths available |
| Robertsons Boatyard | Woodbridge, River Deben | £50 | 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 |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £29 | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £18.50 | Not reported |
| Ipswich Beacon Marina | Ipswich, River Orwell | £36.70 | Not reported |
| Lowestoft Beacon Marina | Lowestoft, Lake Lothing | £9.80 | Not reported |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | – | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £14 | Not reported |
| Shotley Marina | Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour | £41 | Not reported |
| St Olaves Marina | St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads | £25 | Not reported |
| Tidemill Yacht Harbour | Woodbridge, River Deben | £36 | 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 |
| Wisbech Yacht Harbour | Wisbech, River Nene | £27.50 | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £16.90 | Not reported |
| Great Yarmouth Yacht Station | Great Yarmouth, River Bure | £18 | Not reported |
| Jones Boatyard | St Ives, River Great Ouse | On request | Not reported |
| King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons | King's Lynn, River Great Ouse | £17.50 | Not reported |
| Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club | Lowestoft, Lowestoft Harbour | £41 | Not reported |
| Westview Marina & Leisure Park | Earith, 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 21 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 visitor moorings in East Anglia?
For a 10m boat, Bill Fen Marina is cheapest at £9 a night in Ramsey.
Which visitor moorings in East Anglia have space now?
5 of the 28 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Orford Quay Moorings 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, 5 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 10 need Broads Authority tolls and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Visitor moorings in East Anglia, by county
- Cambridgeshire 8
- Norfolk 8
- Suffolk 12
Visitor moorings in other areas
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