Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marconi Sailing Club
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest moorings with boat repairs in the East of England
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with an engineer, workshop or boatyard on site, so jobs get done without moving the boat.
12 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £2,057 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£4,250 across 12 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 12 sites: 5 on rivers, 1 on the Broads or a lake and 6 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Blackwater Sailing Club, Fox Narrowboats Marina and Hallingbury Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Marconi Sailing Club) to £4,250 a year (Burnham Yacht Harbour); the middle of 12 is £2,057 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Fox Narrowboats Marina.
- Of the 12, 11 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 5 diesel, 6 a boat hoist and 5 visitor berths.
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
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina
Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort
£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Crosshall Marina
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Repairs and engineering | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marconi Sailing Club | Steeple, River Blackwater | £50 | £5 | Yes | Not reported |
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | £99 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | £107.90 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £1,227 | £122.70 | Yes | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £1,419 | £141.90 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hallingbury Marina | Little Hallingbury, River Stort | £1,881 | £188.10 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation | £2,232 | £223.20 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | £2,447 | £244.70 | Yes | Not reported |
| Crosshall Marina | St Neots, River Great Ouse | £2,646 | £264.58 | Yes | Not reported |
| Tidemill Yacht Harbour | Woodbridge, River Deben | £3,900 | £390 | Yes | Not reported |
| Suffolk Yacht Harbour | Levington, River Orwell | £4,210 | £421 | Yes | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £4,250 | £425 | Yes | 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 12 cheapest moorings with boat repairs here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Marconi Sailing Club to £4,250 a year at Burnham Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £2,057 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with boat repairs in the East of England?
For a 10m boat, Marconi Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Steeple.
Which cheapest moorings with boat repairs in the East of England have space now?
None of the 12 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need Broads Authority tolls and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest moorings with boat repairs in the East of England, by county
Cheapest moorings with boat repairs in other areas
Run one of these sites? Tell boaters what you have free in a minute, no account needed. Update your availability