Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Small boat moorings with a slipway in the East of England
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.
15 sites · 6 with space now · typical £375 a year for a 6m boat (£51–£1,600 across 10 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 15 sites: 1 on a canal, 2 on rivers, 3 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- 6 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Deben Yacht Club, Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club, Huntingdon Boathaven, Orwell Yacht Club and Thurrock Yacht Club.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £51 a year (Stour Sailing Club Moorings) to £1,600 a year (Blackwater Marina); the middle of 10 is £375 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 11m (36ft) at Wakering Boat Yard.
- Of the 15, 7 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 5 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 15 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Deben Yacht Club
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club
Maylandsea, Essex · Lawling Creek, River Blackwater
Prices not published
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Thurrock Yacht Club
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 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
Canals
Cowroast Waterside & Marina
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Millbeach Marine Club
Heybridge, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wakering Boat Yard
Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 6m boat | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | Yes | Berths available |
| Deben Yacht Club | Woodbridge, River Deben | £125 | Yes | A few berths left |
| Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club | Maylandsea, Lawling Creek, River Blackwater | £370 | 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 |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £200 | Yes | Berths available |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £1,600 | Yes | Not reported |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £725 | Yes | Not reported |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | £51 | Yes | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £670 | Yes | Not reported |
| Cowroast Waterside & Marina | Tring, Grand Union Canal | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd | Beccles, River Waveney | £1,188 | Yes | Not reported |
| Millbeach Marine Club | Heybridge, River Blackwater | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Norfolk Broads Yacht Club | Wroxham, Wroxham Broad | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Wakering Boat Yard | Great Wakering, River Roach | – | 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 10 small boat moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £51 a year at Stour Sailing Club Moorings to £1,600 a year at Blackwater Marina. The middle figure is £375 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings with a slipway in the East of England?
For a 6m boat, Stour Sailing Club Moorings is cheapest at £51 a year in Manningtree.
Which small boat moorings with a slipway in the East of England have space now?
6 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Deben Yacht Club, Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club, Huntingdon Boathaven, Orwell Yacht Club and Thurrock Yacht Club. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at small boat moorings with a slipway in the East of England?
1 of the 15 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, 2 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.
Broader
Small boat moorings with a slipway in the East of England, by county
Small boat moorings with a slipway in other areas
- North West 3
- South East 17
- South West 13
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