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Small boat moorings with swinging moorings in the East of England

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore.

15 sites · 5 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £382 a year for a 6m boat (£51–£1,600 across 10 published tariffs)

At a glance

Estuaries & tidal rivers A few berths left

Deben Yacht Club

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club

Maylandsea, Essex · Lawling Creek, River Blackwater

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Thurrock Yacht Club

Grays, Essex · River Thames

£561 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Pin Mill Sailing Club

Pin Mill, Suffolk · River Orwell

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Titchmarsh Marina

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

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wakering Boat Yard

Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

SiteWhereA year, 6m boatBerthsSpace
Deben Yacht ClubWoodbridge, River Deben£125swinging mooringsA few berths left
Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing ClubMaylandsea, Lawling Creek, River Blackwater£370swinging moorings, drying berthsBerths available
Orwell Yacht ClubIpswich, River Orwell£393pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berthsBerths available
Thurrock Yacht ClubGrays, River Thames£200swinging moorings, drying berthsBerths available
Tollesbury MarinaTollesbury, River Blackwater£1,110pontoon berths, swinging mooringsBerths available
Pin Mill Sailing ClubPin Mill, River OrwellOn requestswinging mooringsWaiting list
Roach Mooring Holders AssociationPaglesham, River Roach–swinging mooringsWaiting list
Blackwater MarinaMaylandsea, River Blackwater£1,600pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standingNot reported
Brightlingsea HarbourBrightlingsea, Colne Estuary£225pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Oulton Broad Yacht StationLowestoft, Oulton Broad£725pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Stour Sailing Club MooringsManningtree, River Stour£51swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Titchmarsh MarinaWalton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters£670pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Harwich and Dovercourt Sailing ClubHarwich, River StourOn requestswinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Norfolk Broads Yacht ClubWroxham, Wroxham Broad–pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standingNot reported
Wakering Boat YardGreat Wakering, River Roach–pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standingNot 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 swinging moorings 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 £382 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings with swinging moorings 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 swinging moorings in the East of England have space now?

5 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Deben Yacht Club, Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club, Orwell Yacht Club, Thurrock Yacht Club and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 2 need Broads Authority tolls and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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