Linear moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England

Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.

17 sites · 4 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,881 a year for a 10m boat (£135–£2,646 across 7 published tariffs)

At a glance

17 sites: 1 on a canal, 6 on rivers, 4 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 6 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
4 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cathedral Marina, Dauntless Boatyard, Hazlemere Marina and Orwell Yacht Club.
Keeping a waiting list: Hallingbury Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £135 a year (Ranworth Moorings) to £2,646 a year (Crosshall Marina); the middle of 7 is £1,881 a year.
Longest boat taken: 45.7m (150ft) at Sutton Wharf Boatyard.
Of the 17, 4 have a pump-out, 7 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.
2 of the 17 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (2).

Rivers Berths available

Cathedral Marina

Ely, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Dauntless Boatyard

Canvey Island, Essex · Benfleet Creek

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Hazlemere Marina

Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Orwell Yacht Club

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£300 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Hallingbury Marina

Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort

£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Bell Boats Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads

£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Burnham Yacht Harbour

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Crosshall Marina

St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Fish and Duck Marina

Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam

£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Hippersons Boatyard

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£2,475 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

Broads, lakes & lochs

Ranworth Moorings

Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad

£135 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Shotley Marina

Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour

£4,630 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Titchmarsh Marina

Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Bure Marina

Horning, Norfolk · River Bure

Prices on request

Rivers

Moorhen Marina

Harlow, Hertfordshire · River Stort

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sutton Wharf Boatyard

Rochford, Essex · River Roach

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Electric hook-up	Space
Cathedral Marina	Ely, River Great Ouse	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Berths available
Dauntless Boatyard	Canvey Island, Benfleet Creek	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Berths available
Hazlemere Marina	Waltham Abbey, Lee Navigation	–	linear moorings	Yes	Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club	Ipswich, River Orwell	£393	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths	Yes	Berths available
Hallingbury Marina	Little Hallingbury, River Stort	£1,881	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Bell Boats Marina	Brundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Burnham Yacht Harbour	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Crosshall Marina	St Neots, River Great Ouse	£2,646	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Fish and Duck Marina	Ely, Rivers Great Ouse and Cam	£2,178	pontoon berths, linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Hippersons Boatyard	Beccles, River Waveney	£2,475	linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park	March, River Nene Old Course	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Ranworth Moorings	Ranworth, Malthouse Broad	£135	linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Shotley Marina	Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£1,227	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths	Yes	Not reported
Bure Marina	Horning, River Bure	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Moorhen Marina	Harlow, River Stort	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Sutton Wharf Boatyard	Rochford, River Roach	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing	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 7 linear moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £135 a year at Ranworth Moorings to £2,646 a year at Crosshall Marina. The middle figure is £1,881 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest linear moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Ranworth Moorings is cheapest at £135 a year.

Which linear moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England have space now?

4 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cathedral Marina, Dauntless Boatyard, Hazlemere Marina and Orwell Yacht Club. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at linear moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England?

2 of the 17 say you can: Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Moorhen Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 4 need Broads Authority tolls and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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Linear moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England, by county

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