Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Visitor moorings with gated access or CCTV 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. Sites with locked pontoon or site gates, or CCTV, for peace of mind when you're away from the boat.
11 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £17.50 a night for a 10m boat (£9–£41 across 7 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 11 sites: 1 on a canal, 3 on rivers, 2 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 5 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- 2 of the 11 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina and Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge).
- Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £9 a night (Bill Fen Marina) to £41 a night (Shotley Marina); the middle of 7 is £17.50 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
- Of the 11, 9 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 7 diesel and 4 a boat hoist.
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)
Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant
£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
Shotley Marina
Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour
£4,630 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
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
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
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 | Secure gated access / CCTV | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £9 | Yes | Berths available |
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £12 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £29 | Yes | Not reported |
| Shotley Marina | Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour | £41 | Yes | Not reported |
| Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings | Upware, Reach Lode (River Cam) | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Waveney River Centre | Burgh St Peter, River Waveney | £15 | Yes | Not reported |
| Wisbech Yacht Harbour | Wisbech, River Nene | £27.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Jones Boatyard | St Ives, River Great Ouse | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons | King's Lynn, River Great Ouse | £17.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Westview Marina & Leisure Park | Earith, River Great Ouse | On request | Yes | 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 7 visitor moorings with gated access or CCTV here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9 a night at Bill Fen Marina to £41 a night at Shotley Marina. The middle figure is £17.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings with gated access or CCTV in East Anglia?
For a 10m boat, Bill Fen Marina is cheapest at £9 a night in Ramsey.
Which visitor moorings with gated access or CCTV in East Anglia have space now?
2 of the 11 told us in the last six weeks they have space: 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, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 2 need Broads Authority tolls and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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