Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)
Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant
£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser
Visitor moorings for boats over 12m 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. Marinas and harbours that say they take boats over 12m (40ft): a stated maximum length, or a published price for a boat that size. Canal sites that only take narrowboats are left out; see 70ft narrowboat moorings for those.
10 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 12m boat (£11.76–£49.20 across 9 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 10 sites: 2 on rivers, 1 on the Broads or a lake and 7 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- 1 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge).
- Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina.
- For a 12m boat, published prices run from £11.76 a night (Lowestoft Beacon Marina) to £49.20 a night (Shotley Marina); the middle of 9 is £25 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
- Of the 10, 9 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 6 diesel and 3 a boat hoist.
- Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2).
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 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
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shotley Marina
Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour
£4,630 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
Compared: prices for a 12m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 12m boat | Longest boat | Widest beam | Deepest draught | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | – | 14m (46ft) | – | – | Berths available |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £12 | 21.3m (70ft) | – | – | Waiting list |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £34.80 | 25m (82ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Ipswich Beacon Marina | Ipswich, River Orwell | £44.04 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Lowestoft Beacon Marina | Lowestoft, Lake Lothing | £11.76 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Shotley Marina | Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour | £49.20 | 14m (46ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Tidemill Yacht Harbour | Woodbridge, River Deben | £38 | 12m (39ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £25 | 19.8m (65ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £16.90 | 24m (79ft) | – | – | Not reported |
| King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons | King's Lynn, River Great Ouse | £21 | 20m (66ft) | – | – | 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 12m boat in East Anglia?
Across the 9 visitor moorings for boats over 12m here that publish a price, a 12m boat costs from £11.76 a night at Lowestoft Beacon Marina to £49.20 a night at Shotley Marina. The middle figure is £25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings for boats over 12m in East Anglia?
For a 12m boat, Lowestoft Beacon Marina is cheapest at £11.76 a night.
Which visitor moorings for boats over 12m in East Anglia have space now?
1 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge). Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Where can I keep a boat over 12m (39ft) in East Anglia?
All 10 say they take a boat that long. Stated maximums: Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) (14m (46ft)), Fox Narrowboats Marina (21.3m (70ft)), Fox's Marina & Boatyard (25m (82ft)), Ipswich Beacon Marina (20m (66ft)), Lowestoft Beacon Marina (20m (66ft)), Shotley Marina (14m (46ft)), Tidemill Yacht Harbour (12m (39ft)), Upware Marina (19.8m (65ft)) and 2 more. Check beam and draught too.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need Broads Authority tolls and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Visitor moorings for boats over 12m in East Anglia, by county
- Suffolk 6
Visitor moorings for boats over 12m in other areas
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