Rivers
Lazy Otter Marina
Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
Cheapest walk-ashore berths in the East of England
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.
52 sites · 10 with space now · 5 with a waiting list · typical £2,041 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£5,056 across 52 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 52 sites: 4 on canals, 10 on rivers, 14 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 23 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 10 of the 52 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club, Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), NWT Hickling Broad Moorings, Robertsons Boatyard and 4 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings, Blackwater Sailing Club, Fox Narrowboats Marina, Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings and Hallingbury Marina.
- 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 52 is £2,041 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
- Of the 52, 39 have electric hook-up, 16 a pump-out, 23 diesel, 13 a boat hoist and 20 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 52 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2), Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (2), Essex Waterways (3), Norfolk Boat Sales (2) and Tingdene Marinas (4).
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
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
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
Denver Moorings
Denver, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
£1,358 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
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
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
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
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 | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lazy Otter Marina | Stretham, River Great Ouse | £50 | £5 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | £102 | £10.20 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £135 | £13.50 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings | Sawbridgeworth, River Stort | £144 | £14.40 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | £30 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £367 | £36.72 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | £38 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £901 | £90.13 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | £99 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | £107.90 | pontoon berths | Waiting list |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £1,196 | £119.63 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £1,227 | £122.70 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Denver Moorings | Denver, River Great Ouse | £1,358 | £135.83 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park | March, River Nene Old Course | £1,520 | £151.99 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings | Cambridge, River Cam | £1,537 | £153.72 | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Lockside Marina | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £1,560 | £156 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £1,600 | £160 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | £1,600 | £160 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| NWT Hickling Broad Moorings | Hickling, Hickling Broad | £1,650 | £165 | linear moorings, swinging moorings | A few berths left |
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £1,796 | £179.64 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £1,796 | £179.64 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Robertsons Boatyard | Woodbridge, River Deben | £1,800 | £180 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | £1,850 | £185 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Hallingbury Marina | Little Hallingbury, River Stort | £1,881 | £188.10 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Wisbech Yacht Harbour | Wisbech, River Nene | £1,945 | £194.50 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Fambridge Yacht Haven | North Fambridge, River Crouch | £1,970 | £197 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Broadlands Marina | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £2,111 | £211.12 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Waldringfield Boatyard | Waldringfield, River Deben | £2,112 | £211.20 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Essex Marina | Wallasea Island, River Crouch | £2,160 | £216 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Fish and Duck Marina | Ely, Rivers Great Ouse and Cam | £2,178 | £217.80 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Bell Boats Marina | Brundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads | £2,180 | £218 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £2,266 | £226.60 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Bridgemarsh Marina | Althorne, River Crouch | £2,280 | £228 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | £2,447 | £244.70 | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Hippersons Boatyard | Beccles, River Waveney | £2,475 | £247.50 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Crosshall Marina | St Neots, River Great Ouse | £2,646 | £264.58 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Norfolk Boat Sales Marina | Brundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads | £2,855 | £285.45 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham) | Hoveton, River Bure | £2,855 | £285.45 | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Leighton Buzzard L1 Leisure | Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal | £2,934 | £293.39 | linear moorings | Berths available |
| St Olaves Marina | St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads | £2,990 | £299 | pontoon berths | 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 52 cheapest walk-ashore berths 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 £2,041 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest walk-ashore berths in the East of England?
For a 10m boat, Lazy Otter Marina is cheapest at £50 a year in Stretham.
Which cheapest walk-ashore berths in the East of England have space now?
10 of the 52 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club, Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), NWT Hickling Broad Moorings, Robertsons Boatyard, Tollesbury Marina, Norfolk Boat Sales Marina and 2 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest walk-ashore berths in the East of England?
2 of the 52 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, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 7 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 14 need Broads Authority tolls and 9 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest walk-ashore berths in the East of England, by county
- Buckinghamshire 4
- Cambridgeshire 9
- Essex 16
- Norfolk 11
- Suffolk 14
Cheapest walk-ashore berths in other areas
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