Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Small boat moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
21 sites · 4 with space now · typical £670 a year for a 6m boat (£110–£1,600 across 11 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 21 sites: 1 on a canal, 3 on rivers, 10 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 6 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 4 of the 21 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Huntingdon Boathaven, Orwell Yacht Club and Reedham Marina.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £110 a year (Ranworth Moorings) to £1,600 a year (Blackwater Marina); the middle of 11 is £670 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Heybridge Basin Moorings.
- Of the 21, 5 have a pump-out, 5 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 6 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 21 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Rivers
A few berths left
Huntingdon Boathaven
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Reedham Marina
Reedham, Norfolk · Norfolk Broads
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bell Boats Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads
£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Heybridge Basin Moorings
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Hippersons Boatyard
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£2,475 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
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
Broads, lakes & lochs
Acle Marina
Acle, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bure Marina
Horning, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Canals
Cowroast Waterside & Marina
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Cox's Boatyard
Norwich, Norfolk · Barton Broad and River Ant
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yachting Company Marina
Ludham, Norfolk · River Thurne
Prices on request
Rivers
Pike & Eel Marina
Needingworth, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Westview Marina & Leisure Park
Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 6m boat | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | Yes | Berths available |
| Huntingdon Boathaven | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | On request | Yes | A few berths left |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | Yes | Berths available |
| Reedham Marina | Reedham, Norfolk Broads | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Bell Boats Marina | Brundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads | £630 | Yes | Not reported |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £1,600 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £225 | Yes | Not reported |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £1,078 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hippersons Boatyard | Beccles, River Waveney | £1,500 | Yes | Not reported |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £725 | Yes | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £110 | Yes | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £670 | Yes | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £860 | Yes | Not reported |
| Acle Marina | Acle, River Bure | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Bure Marina | Horning, River Bure | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Cowroast Waterside & Marina | Tring, Grand Union Canal | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Cox's Boatyard | Norwich, Barton Broad and River Ant | – | Yes | Not reported |
| King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons | King's Lynn, River Great Ouse | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Norfolk Broads Yachting Company Marina | Ludham, River Thurne | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Pike & Eel Marina | Needingworth, River Great Ouse | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Westview Marina & Leisure Park | Earith, River Great Ouse | On request | 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 6m boat cost in the East of England?
Across the 11 small boat moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £110 a year at Ranworth Moorings to £1,600 a year at Blackwater Marina. The middle figure is £670 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England?
For a 6m boat, Ranworth Moorings is cheapest at £110 a year.
Which small boat moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England have space now?
4 of the 21 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Huntingdon Boathaven, Orwell Yacht Club and Reedham Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at small boat moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England?
1 of the 21 say you can: Cowroast Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). 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, 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 10 need Broads Authority tolls and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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Small boat moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England, by county
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