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Swinging moorings with a slipway in the East of England

A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

17 sites · 5 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £838 a year for a 10m boat (£102–£3,444 across 8 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

South Woodham Ferrers Yacht Club

South Woodham Ferrers, Essex · River Crouch

Prices not published

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 Waiting list

Blackwater Sailing Club

Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£990 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Marconi Sailing Club

Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater

£50 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Suffolk Yacht Harbour

Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell

£4,210 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

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wakering Boat Yard

Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

SiteWhereA year, 10m boatBerthsSlipwaySpace
Deben Yacht ClubWoodbridge, River Deben–swinging mooringsYesA few berths left
Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing ClubMaylandsea, Lawling Creek, River Blackwater–swinging moorings, drying berthsYesBerths available
Orwell Yacht ClubIpswich, River Orwell£393pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berthsYesBerths available
South Woodham Ferrers Yacht ClubSouth Woodham Ferrers, River Crouch–swinging mooringsYesBerths available
Thurrock Yacht ClubGrays, River Thames£685swinging moorings, drying berthsYesBerths available
Blackwater Sailing ClubMaldon, Blackwater Estuary£990swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berthsYesWaiting list
Blackwater MarinaMaylandsea, River Blackwater£1,600pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standingYesNot reported
Marconi Sailing ClubSteeple, River Blackwater£160swinging moorings, drying berthsYesNot reported
Oulton Broad Yacht StationLowestoft, Oulton Broad£1,196pontoon berths, swinging mooringsYesNot reported
Stour Sailing Club MooringsManningtree, River Stour£102swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berthsYesNot reported
Suffolk Yacht HarbourLevington, River Orwell–pontoon berths, swinging mooringsYesNot reported
Titchmarsh MarinaWalton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters–pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berthsYesNot reported
Woolverstone MarinaWoolverstone, River Orwell£3,444pontoon berths, swinging mooringsYesNot reported
Norfolk Broads Yacht ClubWroxham, Wroxham Broad–pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standingYesNot reported
Sutton Wharf BoatyardRochford, River RoachOn requestpontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standingYesNot reported
Sutton Wharf BoatyardRochford, River RoachOn requestpontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berthsYesNot reported
Wakering Boat YardGreat Wakering, River Roach–pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standingYesNot 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 10m boat cost in the East of England?

Across the 8 swinging moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £102 a year at Stour Sailing Club Moorings to £3,444 a year at Woolverstone Marina. The middle figure is £838 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest swinging moorings with a slipway in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Stour Sailing Club Moorings is cheapest at £102 a year in Manningtree.

Which swinging moorings with a slipway in the East of England have space now?

5 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Deben Yacht Club, Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club, Orwell Yacht Club, South Woodham Ferrers Yacht Club and Thurrock Yacht Club. 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 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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