Pontoon berths with visitor berths in the East of England

Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina. 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.

28 sites · 4 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £22.50 a night for a 10m boat (£9–£44 across 20 published tariffs)

At a glance

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Beccles Quay

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£380 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Bill Fen Marina

Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)

Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant

£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Tollesbury Marina

Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Fox Narrowboats Marina

March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bradwell Marina

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£3,128 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

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fambridge Yacht Haven

North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Hartford Marina

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Ipswich Beacon Marina

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£5,056 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

Broads, lakes & lochs

St Olaves Marina

St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads

£2,990 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

Titchmarsh Marina

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

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Waveney River Centre

Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney

£3,080 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

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Jones Boatyard

St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

SiteWhereA night, 10m boatBerthsSpace
Beccles QuayBeccles, River Waveney£16pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berthsBerths available
Bill Fen MarinaRamsey, Middle Level Navigations£9pontoon berthsBerths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)Wayford Bridge, River Ant–pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berthsBerths available
Tollesbury MarinaTollesbury, River Blackwater–pontoon berths, swinging mooringsBerths available
Fox Narrowboats MarinaMarch, Middle Level Navigations£12pontoon berthsWaiting list
Blackwater MarinaMaylandsea, River Blackwater£25pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standingNot reported
Bradwell MarinaBradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary–pontoon berthsNot reported
Broadlands MarinaLowestoft, Oulton Broad£20pontoon berthsNot reported
Brundall Bay MarinaBrundall, River Yare–pontoon berths, hard standingNot reported
Burnham Yacht HarbourBurnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch£44pontoon berths, linear mooringsNot reported
Chelmer & Blackwater NavigationChelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation£14.50pontoon berths, linear mooringsNot reported
Fambridge Yacht HavenNorth Fambridge, River Crouch£25pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Fox's Marina & BoatyardIpswich, River Orwell£29pontoon berthsNot reported
Hartford MarinaHuntingdon, River Great Ouse£18.50pontoon berthsNot reported
Ipswich Beacon MarinaIpswich, River Orwell£36.70pontoon berthsNot reported
Lowestoft Beacon MarinaLowestoft, Lake Lothing£9.80pontoon berthsNot reported
Oulton Broad Yacht StationLowestoft, Oulton Broad–pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Shotley MarinaShotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour£41pontoon berths, linear mooringsNot reported
St Olaves MarinaSt Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads£25pontoon berthsNot reported
Tidemill Yacht HarbourWoodbridge, River Deben£36pontoon berths, hard standingNot reported
Titchmarsh MarinaWalton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters–pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Waveney River CentreBurgh St Peter, River Waveney£15pontoon berths, hard standingNot reported
Wisbech Yacht HarbourWisbech, River Nene£27.50pontoon berthsNot reported
Woolverstone MarinaWoolverstone, River Orwell£16.90pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Jones BoatyardSt Ives, River Great OuseOn requestpontoon berthsNot reported
King's Lynn Visitor PontoonsKing's Lynn, River Great Ouse£17.50pontoon berthsNot reported
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht ClubLowestoft, Lowestoft Harbour£41pontoon berthsNot reported
Westview Marina & Leisure ParkEarith, River Great OuseOn requestpontoon berthsNot 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 20 pontoon berths with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9 a night at Bill Fen Marina to £44 a night at Burnham Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £22.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest pontoon berths with visitor berths in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Bill Fen Marina is cheapest at £9 a night in Ramsey.

Which pontoon berths with visitor berths in the East of England have space now?

4 of the 28 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at pontoon berths with visitor berths in the East of England?

1 of the 28 say you can: 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 Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 7 need Broads Authority tolls and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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Pontoon berths with visitor berths in the East of England, by county

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