Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Inland moorings with visitor berths in the East of England
Canals, rivers, the Broads and lakes: fresh water, no tides, and a navigation licence from the authority that runs the water. 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.
20 sites · 4 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £18 a night for a 10m boat (£9–£44.55 across 13 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 20 sites: 2 on canals, 7 on rivers and 11 on the Broads, lakes and lochs.
- 4 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) and Priory Waterside & Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Anchor Moorings and Fox Narrowboats Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £9 a night (Bill Fen Marina) to £44.55 a night (Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts); the middle of 13 is £18 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Priory Waterside & Marina.
- Of the 20, 16 have electric hook-up, 8 a pump-out, 6 diesel and 4 a boat hoist.
- 2 of the 20 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Tingdene Marinas (4).
Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)
Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant
£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina
Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Anchor Moorings
Coltishall, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Broadlands Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 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
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ranworth Moorings
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
St Olaves Marina
St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads
£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings
Upware, Cambridgeshire · Reach Lode (River Cam)
£1,333 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 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
Broads, lakes & lochs
Great Yarmouth Yacht Station
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices not published
Rivers
Jones Boatyard
St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £16 | Berths available |
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £9 | Berths available |
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | – | Berths available |
| Priory Waterside & Marina | Bedford, River Great Ouse | On request | Berths available |
| Anchor Moorings | Coltishall, River Bure | On request | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £12 | Waiting list |
| Broadlands Marina | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £20 | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | – | Not reported |
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £14.50 | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £18.50 | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation | £44.55 | Not reported |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | – | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £14 | Not reported |
| St Olaves Marina | St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads | £25 | Not reported |
| Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings | Upware, Reach Lode (River Cam) | – | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £25 | Not reported |
| Waveney River Centre | Burgh St Peter, River Waveney | £15 | Not reported |
| Great Yarmouth Yacht Station | Great Yarmouth, River Bure | £18 | Not reported |
| Jones Boatyard | St Ives, River Great Ouse | On request | Not reported |
| Roydon Marina Village | Roydon, Roydon Marina lake | £25 | 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 the East of England?
Across the 13 inland moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9 a night at Bill Fen Marina to £44.55 a night at Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts. The middle figure is £18 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest inland moorings with visitor berths in the East of England?
For a 10m boat, Bill Fen Marina is cheapest at £9 a night in Ramsey.
Which inland moorings with visitor berths in the East of England have space now?
4 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) and Priory Waterside & Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at inland moorings with visitor berths in the East of England?
2 of the 20 say you can: Priory Waterside & Marina (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, 5 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 10 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Inland moorings with visitor berths in the East of England, by county
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