Walk-ashore berths with boat repairs on site in the East of England

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. Sites with an engineer, workshop or boatyard on site, so jobs get done without moving the boat.

17 sites · 1 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £2,447 a year for a 10m boat (£990–£4,250 across 9 published tariffs)

At a glance

17 sites: 6 on rivers, 4 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 7 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
1 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cathedral Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Blackwater Sailing Club, Fox Narrowboats Marina and Hallingbury Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £990 a year (Blackwater Sailing Club) to £4,250 a year (Burnham Yacht Harbour); the middle of 9 is £2,447 a year.
Longest boat taken: 45.7m (150ft) at Sutton Wharf Boatyard.
Of the 17, 14 have electric hook-up, 5 a pump-out, 7 diesel, 7 a boat hoist and 5 visitor berths.

Rivers Berths available

Cathedral Marina

Ely, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

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

Rivers Waiting list

Fox Narrowboats Marina

March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Hallingbury Marina

Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort

£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Burnham Yacht Harbour

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Crosshall Marina

St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Suffolk Yacht Harbour

Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell

£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Tidemill Yacht Harbour

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£3,900 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

Broads, lakes & lochs

Broads Haven Marina

Potter Heigham, Norfolk · River Thurne, Norfolk Broads

Prices on request

Rivers

Hermitage Marina

Earith, Cambridgeshire · Old West River

Prices on request

Rivers

Jones Boatyard

St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Broads, lakes & lochs

Ludham Bridge Boatyard

Ludham, Norfolk · River Ant

Prices not published

Broads, lakes & lochs

Martham Boats

Martham, Norfolk · River Thurne

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Rice & Cole Boatyard

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sutton Wharf Boatyard

Rochford, Essex · River Roach

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Repairs and engineering	Space
Cathedral Marina	Ely, River Great Ouse	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Berths available
Blackwater Sailing Club	Maldon, Blackwater Estuary	£990	swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina	March, Middle Level Navigations	£1,079	pontoon berths	Yes	Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina	Little Hallingbury, River Stort	£1,881	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Brundall Bay Marina	Brundall, River Yare	£2,447	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Burnham Yacht Harbour	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	£4,250	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Crosshall Marina	St Neots, River Great Ouse	£2,646	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Suffolk Yacht Harbour	Levington, River Orwell	£4,210	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Tidemill Yacht Harbour	Woodbridge, River Deben	£3,900	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£1,227	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths	Yes	Not reported
Broads Haven Marina	Potter Heigham, River Thurne, Norfolk Broads	On request	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Hermitage Marina	Earith, Old West River	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Jones Boatyard	St Ives, River Great Ouse	On request	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Ludham Bridge Boatyard	Ludham, River Ant	–	quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Martham Boats	Martham, River Thurne	On request	linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Rice & Cole Boatyard	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Sutton Wharf Boatyard	Rochford, River Roach	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing	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 10m boat cost in the East of England?

Across the 9 walk-ashore berths with boat repairs on site here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £990 a year at Blackwater Sailing Club to £4,250 a year at Burnham Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £2,447 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with boat repairs on site in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Blackwater Sailing Club is cheapest at £990 a year in Maldon.

Which walk-ashore berths with boat repairs on site in the East of England have space now?

1 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cathedral 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, 5 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.

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Walk-ashore berths with boat repairs on site in the East of England, by county

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