Rivers
Lazy Otter Marina
Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
Cheapest moorings and marinas in the East of England
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare.
66 sites · 12 with space now · 7 with a waiting list · typical £1,866 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£5,056 across 66 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 66 sites: 6 on canals, 14 on rivers, 17 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 28 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 12 of the 66 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club, Beccles Quay, Thurrock Yacht Club, Orford Quay Moorings, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) and 6 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings, Blackwater Sailing Club, Fox Narrowboats Marina, Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings, Hallingbury Marina, Buccaneer Boats Marina and 1 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Lazy Otter Marina) to £5,056 a year (Ipswich Beacon Marina); the middle of 66 is £1,866 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
- Of the 66, 46 have electric hook-up, 20 a pump-out, 24 diesel, 14 a boat hoist and 23 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 66 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2), Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (2), Environment Agency (Anglian Waterways) (2), Essex Waterways (3), Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (2), Norfolk Boat Sales (2) and Tingdene Marinas (4).
Rivers
Lazy Otter Marina
Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marconi Sailing Club
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ranworth Moorings
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire · River Stort
£144 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Maldon District Council Blackwater Moorings
Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater
£435 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Thurrock Yacht Club
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orford Quay Moorings
Orford, Suffolk · River Ore
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Blackwater Sailing Club
Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£990 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Brandy Hole Moorings
Hullbridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,150 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 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
Denver Moorings
Denver, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
£1,358 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park
March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course
£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,537 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Lockside Marina
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£2,710 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
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
A few berths left
NWT Hickling Broad Moorings
Hickling, Norfolk · Hickling Broad
£1,650 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Loddon Marina
Loddon, Norfolk · River Chet
£1,700 a year for a 10m cruiser (from)
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bridge Broad Marina
Wroxham, Norfolk · River Bure
£1,774 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Heybridge Basin Moorings
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina
Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort
£1,881 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
Fambridge Yacht Haven
North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Broadlands Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Buccaneer Boats Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,112 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waldringfield Boatyard
Waldringfield, Suffolk · River Deben
£2,112 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Essex Marina
Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch
£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Fish and Duck Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam
£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bell Boats Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads
£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Waiting list
Lee Valley Marina, Rye House
Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£3,877 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bridgemarsh Marina
Althorne, Essex · River Crouch
£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Springfield Basin Moorings
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£4,129 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Hippersons Boatyard
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£2,475 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Crosshall Marina
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Norfolk Boat Sales Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads
£2,855 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham)
Hoveton, Norfolk · River Bure
£2,855 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Leighton Buzzard L1 Leisure
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
St Olaves Marina
St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads
£2,990 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
Bradwell Marina
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ferry Marina
Horning, Norfolk · River Bure
£3,220 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
Lowestoft Beacon Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing
£3,492 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fox's Marina & Boatyard
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waterside Marina
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£3,725 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham Yacht Harbour
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 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
Ipswich Beacon Marina
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazy Otter Marina | Stretham, River Great Ouse | £50 | £5 | Not reported |
| Lazy Otter Marina | Stretham, River Great Ouse | £50 | £5 | Not reported |
| Marconi Sailing Club | Steeple, River Blackwater | £50 | £5 | Not reported |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | £102 | £10.20 | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £135 | £13.50 | Not reported |
| Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings | Sawbridgeworth, River Stort | £144 | £14.40 | Waiting list |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | £30 | Berths available |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £367 | £36.72 | Not reported |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | £38 | Berths available |
| Maldon District Council Blackwater Moorings | Maldon, River Blackwater | £435 | £43.50 | Not reported |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £561 | £56.10 | Berths available |
| Orford Quay Moorings | Orford, River Ore | £825 | £82.50 | Berths available |
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £901 | £90.13 | Berths available |
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | £99 | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | £107.90 | Waiting list |
| Brandy Hole Moorings | Hullbridge, River Crouch | £1,150 | £115 | Not reported |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £1,196 | £119.63 | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £1,227 | £122.70 | Not reported |
| Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings | Upware, Reach Lode (River Cam) | £1,333 | £133.26 | Not reported |
| Denver Moorings | Denver, River Great Ouse | £1,358 | £135.83 | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £1,419 | £141.90 | Not reported |
| Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park | March, River Nene Old Course | £1,520 | £151.99 | Not reported |
| Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings | Cambridge, River Cam | £1,537 | £153.72 | Waiting list |
| Lockside Marina | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £1,560 | £156 | Not reported |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £1,600 | £160 | Not reported |
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | £1,600 | £160 | Berths available |
| NWT Hickling Broad Moorings | Hickling, Hickling Broad | £1,650 | £165 | A few berths left |
| Loddon Marina | Loddon, River Chet | from £1,700 | £170 | Not reported |
| Bridge Broad Marina | Wroxham, River Bure | £1,774 | £177.41 | Not reported |
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £1,796 | £179.64 | Not reported |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £1,796 | £179.64 | Not reported |
| Robertsons Boatyard | Woodbridge, River Deben | £1,800 | £180 | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | £1,850 | £185 | Berths available |
| Hallingbury Marina | Little Hallingbury, River Stort | £1,881 | £188.10 | Waiting list |
| Wisbech Yacht Harbour | Wisbech, River Nene | £1,945 | £194.50 | Not reported |
| Fambridge Yacht Haven | North Fambridge, River Crouch | £1,970 | £197 | Not reported |
| Broadlands Marina | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £2,111 | £211.12 | Not reported |
| Buccaneer Boats Marina | Brundall, River Yare | £2,112 | £211.20 | Waiting list |
| Waldringfield Boatyard | Waldringfield, River Deben | £2,112 | £211.20 | Not reported |
| Essex Marina | Wallasea Island, River Crouch | £2,160 | £216 | 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 10m boat cost in the East of England?
Across the 66 cheapest moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Lazy Otter Marina to £5,056 a year at Ipswich Beacon Marina. The middle figure is £1,866 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest moorings and marinas in the East of England?
For a 10m boat, Lazy Otter Marina is cheapest at £50 a year in Stretham.
Which cheapest moorings and marinas in the East of England have space now?
12 of the 66 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club, Beccles Quay, Thurrock Yacht Club, Orford Quay Moorings, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), NWT Hickling Broad Moorings, Robertsons Boatyard and 4 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings and marinas in the East of England?
2 of the 66 say you can: Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent) and Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 10 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 17 need Broads Authority tolls and 11 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest moorings and marinas in the East of England, by county
- Buckinghamshire 6
- Cambridgeshire 12
- Essex 21
- Hertfordshire 3
- Norfolk 14
- Suffolk 15
Cheapest moorings and marinas in other areas
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