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Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in the East of England

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark.

29 sites · 5 with space now · typical £698 a year for a 6m boat (£51–£1,600 across 14 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

Rivers A few berths left

Huntingdon Boathaven

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

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

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Reedham Marina

Reedham, Norfolk · Norfolk Broads

Prices not published

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

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

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

Broads, lakes & lochs

Acle Marina

Acle, Norfolk · River Bure

Prices on request

Canals

Bates Boatyard

Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal, Aylesbury Arm

Prices not published

Broads, lakes & lochs

Bure Marina

Horning, Norfolk · River Bure

Prices on request

Broads, lakes & lochs

Cox's Boatyard

Norwich, Norfolk · Barton Broad and River Ant

Prices not published

Rivers

Pike & Eel Marina

Needingworth, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Smallgains Marina

Canvey Island, Essex · Smallgains Creek

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wakering Boat Yard

Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

SiteWhereA year, 6m boatBerthsSpace
Beccles QuayBeccles, River Waveney£380pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berthsBerths available
Huntingdon BoathavenHuntingdon, River Great OuseOn requestpontoon berthsA few berths left
Orwell Yacht ClubIpswich, River Orwell£300pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berthsBerths available
Reedham MarinaReedham, Norfolk Broads–pontoon berthsBerths available
Tollesbury MarinaTollesbury, River Blackwater£1,110pontoon berths, swinging mooringsBerths available
Bell Boats MarinaBrundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads£630pontoon berths, linear mooringsNot reported
Blackwater MarinaMaylandsea, River Blackwater£1,600pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standingNot reported
Brightlingsea HarbourBrightlingsea, Colne Estuary£225pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Chelmer & Blackwater NavigationChelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation£1,078pontoon berths, linear mooringsNot reported
Heybridge Basin MooringsHeybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary£1,078quay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Hippersons BoatyardBeccles, River Waveney£1,500linear mooringsNot reported
Oulton Broad Yacht StationLowestoft, Oulton Broad£725pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Ranworth MooringsRanworth, Malthouse Broad£110linear 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
Acle MarinaAcle, River BureOn requestpontoon berthsNot reported
Bates BoatyardTring, Grand Union Canal, Aylesbury Arm–linear mooringsNot reported
Bure MarinaHorning, River BureOn requestpontoon berths, linear mooringsNot reported
Cowroast Waterside & MarinaTring, Grand Union CanalOn requestpontoon berthsNot reported
Cox's BoatyardNorwich, Barton Broad and River Ant–pontoon berthsNot reported
Galleon Storage & Mooring LtdBeccles, River Waveney£1,188linear moorings, hard standingNot reported
King's Lynn Visitor PontoonsKing's Lynn, River Great Ouse–pontoon berthsNot reported
Ludham Bridge BoatyardLudham, River Ant–quay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Norfolk Broads Yacht ClubWroxham, Wroxham Broad–pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standingNot reported
Norfolk Broads Yachting Company MarinaLudham, River ThurneOn requestquay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Pike & Eel MarinaNeedingworth, River Great Ouse–pontoon berthsNot reported
Smallgains MarinaCanvey Island, Smallgains Creek–linear moorings, hard standingNot reported
Wakering Boat YardGreat Wakering, River Roach–pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standingNot reported
Westview Marina & Leisure ParkEarith, River Great OuseOn requestpontoon berthsNot 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 14 small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths 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 £698 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths 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 walk-ashore berths in the East of England have space now?

5 of the 29 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Huntingdon Boathaven, Orwell Yacht Club, Reedham Marina and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in the East of England?

2 of the 29 say you can: Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement) and 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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 13 need Broads Authority tolls and 4 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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