Cheapest moorings with wi-fi in England

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with wi-fi on the berths or in the facilities block.

113 sites · 10 with space now · 7 with a waiting list · typical £3,800 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£14,904 across 113 published tariffs)

At a glance

113 sites: 11 on canals, 21 on rivers, 10 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 52 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 19 on the open coast.
10 of the 113 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bosworth Marina, Byfleet Boat Club, Aspley Wharf Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham), Littlehampton Marina and 4 more.
Keeping a waiting list: Yarmouth Harbour, Hallingbury Marina, Buccaneer Boats Marina, Hambleden Marina, Redclyffe Yacht Club, South Dock Marina and 1 more.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Avon Sailing Club) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 113 is £3,800 a year.
Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Ocean Village Marina.
Of the 113, 106 have electric hook-up, 53 a pump-out, 64 diesel, 46 a boat hoist and 65 visitor berths.
10 of the 113 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2), Associated British Ports (2), MDL Marinas (15), Premier Marinas (10), Premier Marinas Ltd (4), Tingdene Marinas (10) and Yacht Havens (3).

Rivers

Avon Sailing Club

Chaceley, Gloucestershire · River Severn

£50 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Ripon Motor Boat Club Marina

Ripon, North Yorkshire · Ripon Canal

Prices not published

Canals Berths available

Bosworth Marina

Market Bosworth, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal

£463 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marchwood Yacht Club

Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water

£505 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Yarmouth Harbour

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent

£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Zouch Marina

Hathern, Leicestershire · River Soar

£1,188 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

Rivers A few berths left

Byfleet Boat Club

West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey

£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Northampton Marina

Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene

£1,310 a year for a 10m cruiser

Liveaboard

Canals

Barby Moorings

Barby, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal

£1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals Berths available

Aspley Wharf Marina

Huddersfield, West Yorkshire · Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals

£2,497 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)

Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant

£1,600 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Davis's Boatyard

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£1,968 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fambridge Yacht Haven

North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Swanley Bridge Marina

Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal

£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Whitchurch Marina

Whitchurch, Shropshire · Llangollen Canal

£3,597 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Broads, lakes & lochs

Broadlands Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs Waiting list

Buccaneer Boats Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,112 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Hartford Marina

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Mercia Marina

Willington, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal

£3,803 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Hippersons Boatyard

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£2,475 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Odessa Boatyard

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£2,511 a year for a 10m cruiser

Liveaboard

Rivers

Stourport Marina

Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn

£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Medway Bridge Marina

Rochester, Kent · River Medway

£2,671 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Rivers

Shakespeare Marina

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · River Avon

£2,709 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swale Marina

Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale

£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Coast & harbours

Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gosport Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham)

Hoveton, Norfolk · River Bure

£2,855 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Thornham Marina

Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£2,986 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Aqueduct Marina

Church Minshull, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)

£4,536 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Broads, lakes & lochs

St Olaves Marina

St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads

£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Overwater Marina

Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal

£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Coast & harbours

Whitehaven Marina

Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour

£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Trout's Boatyard

Topsham, Devon · River Exe

£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Waveney River Centre

Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney

£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Littlehampton Marina

Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun

£3,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Venetian Marina

Cholmondeston, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)

£3,254 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Broads, lakes & lochs

Ferry Marina

Horning, Norfolk · River Bure

£3,220 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Darthaven Marina

Kingswear, Devon · River Dart

£3,240 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Lady Bee Marina

Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex · Shoreham Port Canal

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mylor Yacht Harbour

Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)

£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Berths available

Dover Marina

Dover, Kent · English Channel

£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Hambleden Marina

Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swanwick Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bristol Marina

Bristol, Bristol · Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour

£3,551 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Liverpool Marina

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fox's Marina & Boatyard

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Brentford Dock Marina

Brentford, Greater London · River Thames

£3,680 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portishead Marina

Portishead, North Somerset · Bristol Channel

£4,690 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Deacons Marina

Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble

£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Ocean Quay Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£4,770 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Island Harbour Marina

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Port Pendennis Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · Falmouth Harbour

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay

£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

South Dock Marina

London, Greater London · River Thames

£5,609 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Rivers

Racecourse Marina Windsor

Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Mayflower Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Plymouth Yacht Haven

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Southsea Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour

£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Town Quay Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£6,426 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Shepards Marina

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£6,428 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River

£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portland Marina

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Marina

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Berths available

Shepperton Marina

Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames

£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Haslar Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Low Wood Bay Marina

Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Chatham Maritime Marina

Chatham, Kent · River Medway Estuary

£8,040 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Lymington Yacht Haven

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£8,210 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Bray Marina

Bray, Berkshire · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Windsor Marina

Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Saxon Wharf

£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cobb's Quay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Ocean Village Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sparkes Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£12,684 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Northney Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mercury Yacht Harbour

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Hamble Marina

Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Wi-fi	Space
Avon Sailing Club	Chaceley, River Severn	£50	£5	Yes	Not reported
Ripon Motor Boat Club Marina	Ripon, Ripon Canal	£420	£42	Yes	Not reported
Bosworth Marina	Market Bosworth, Ashby Canal	£463	£46.30	Yes	Berths available
Marchwood Yacht Club	Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water	£505	£50.47	Yes	Not reported
Yarmouth Harbour	Yarmouth, Western Solent	£1,010	£101.04	Yes	Waiting list
Zouch Marina	Hathern, River Soar	£1,188	£118.80	Yes	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£1,227	£122.70	Yes	Not reported
Byfleet Boat Club	West Byfleet, River Wey	£1,267	£126.70	Yes	A few berths left
Northampton Marina	Northampton, River Nene	£1,310	£131	Yes	Not reported
Barby Moorings	Barby, Oxford Canal	£1,440	£144	Yes	Not reported
Aspley Wharf Marina	Huddersfield, Huddersfield Broad and Narrow Canals	£1,445	£144.54	Yes	Berths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)	Wayford Bridge, River Ant	£1,600	£160	Yes	Berths available
Hallingbury Marina	Little Hallingbury, River Stort	£1,881	£188.10	Yes	Waiting list
Davis's Boatyard	Poole, Poole Harbour	£1,968	£196.80	Yes	Not reported
Fambridge Yacht Haven	North Fambridge, River Crouch	£1,970	£197	Yes	Not reported
Swanley Bridge Marina	Nantwich, Llangollen Canal	£2,080	£208	Yes	Not reported
Whitchurch Marina	Whitchurch, Llangollen Canal	£2,082	£208.23	Yes	Not reported
Broadlands Marina	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£2,111	£211.12	Yes	Not reported
Buccaneer Boats Marina	Brundall, River Yare	£2,112	£211.20	Yes	Waiting list
Hartford Marina	Huntingdon, River Great Ouse	£2,266	£226.60	Yes	Not reported
Mercia Marina	Willington, Trent & Mersey Canal	£2,401	£240.13	Yes	Not reported
Brundall Bay Marina	Brundall, River Yare	£2,447	£244.70	Yes	Not reported
Hippersons Boatyard	Beccles, River Waveney	£2,475	£247.50	Yes	Not reported
Odessa Boatyard	Newport, River Medina	£2,511	£251.06	Yes	Not reported
Stourport Marina	Stourport-on-Severn, River Severn	£2,635	£263.52	Yes	Not reported
Medway Bridge Marina	Rochester, River Medway	£2,671	£267.12	Yes	Not reported
Shakespeare Marina	Stratford-upon-Avon, River Avon	£2,709	£270.86	Yes	Not reported
Swale Marina	Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale	£2,730	£273	Yes	Not reported
Maryport Marina	Maryport, Solway Firth	£2,775	£277.50	Yes	Not reported
Gosport Marina	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	£2,810	£281	Yes	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£2,850	£285	Yes	Not reported
Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham)	Hoveton, River Bure	£2,855	£285.45	Yes	Berths available
Thornham Marina	Emsworth, Chichester Harbour	£2,986	£298.56	Yes	Not reported
Aqueduct Marina	Church Minshull, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)	£2,988	£298.80	Yes	Not reported
St Olaves Marina	St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads	£2,990	£299	Yes	Not reported
Overwater Marina	Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal	£2,999	£299.90	Yes	Not reported
Whitehaven Marina	Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour	£3,010	£301.03	Yes	Not reported
Trout's Boatyard	Topsham, River Exe	£3,060	£306	Yes	Not reported
Waveney River Centre	Burgh St Peter, River Waveney	£3,080	£307.97	Yes	Not reported
Littlehampton Marina	Littlehampton, River Arun	£3,090	£309	Yes	Berths available

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 England?

Across the 113 cheapest moorings with wi-fi here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Avon Sailing Club to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £3,800 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with wi-fi in England?

For a 10m boat, Avon Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Chaceley.

Which cheapest moorings with wi-fi in England have space now?

10 of the 113 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bosworth Marina, Byfleet Boat Club, Aspley Wharf Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham), Littlehampton Marina, Venetian Marina, Dover Marina and 2 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings with wi-fi in England?

10 of the 113 say you can: Northampton Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Mercia Marina (liveaboards allowed), Odessa Boatyard (liveaboards allowed), Medway Bridge Marina (liveaboards allowed), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed), Venetian Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Bristol Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement) and 2 more. 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, 13 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 12 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 9 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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