Beeston Marina
Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Places that take cruisers. River and estuary motor cruisers. Sites with locked pontoon or site gates, or CCTV, for peace of mind when you're away from the boat.
138 sites · 21 with space now · 8 with a waiting list · typical £3,090 a year for a 10m cruiser (£50–£10,770 across 63 published tariffs)
Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant
£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Canal
Prices not published
Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£3,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Atherstone, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices on request
Hempsted, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
£2,474 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Slimbridge, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Quorn, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater, Plymouth
Prices not published
Berkeley, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£645 a year for a 10m yacht
Reedham, Norfolk · Norfolk Broads
Prices not published
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Torksey, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Canal
Prices not published
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£294 a year for a 10m yacht
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort
£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser
Lechlade, Gloucestershire · River Thames
Prices not published
Adlington, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
Prices not published
Sileby, Leicestershire · River Soar
Prices on request
Tottenham, Greater London · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
London, Greater London · Limehouse Cut
Prices not published
London, Greater London · Limehouse Cut
Prices not published
Barnby Dun, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
Prices not published
Hayes, west London, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
Prices not published
Birmingham, West Midlands · Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
Prices not published
Rotherham, South Yorkshire · River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
Prices not published
Birmingham, West Midlands · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
Prices not published
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
Prices not published
Hungerford, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Kintbury, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal
Prices not published
Warwick or Solihull, Warwickshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Worksop, Nottinghamshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices on request
Leighton Buzzard / Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Rugeley, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Kirkham, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal
Prices not published
Maidstone, Kent · River Medway
£3,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,130 a year for a 10m yacht
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads
£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser
Brentford, Greater London · River Thames
£3,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£2,624 a year for a 10m yacht
March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course
£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£2,710 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser
Lower Halstow, Kent · Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway
£204 a year for a 10m yacht
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Rochester, Kent · River Medway
£2,671 a year for a 10m yacht
Newhaven, East Sussex · River Ouse
£4,781 a year for a 10m yacht
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£2,511 a year for a 10m cruiser
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble
£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£3,980 a year for a 10m yacht
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£2,779 a year for a 10m cruiser
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen
£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour
£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney
£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene
£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Ringstead, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Boston, Lincolnshire · River Witham
Prices on request
Garstang, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices not published
Stalham, Norfolk · River Ant
Prices not published
Buckden, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Calstock, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Send, Woking, Surrey · River Wey
Prices not published
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Crick, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal, Leicester Line
Prices on request
Christchurch, Dorset · River Avon
Prices on request
Evesham, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)
Prices on request
Radcot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Furness Vale, Derbyshire · Peak Forest Canal
Prices on request
Galgate, Lancashire · Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
Prices not published
Glasson Dock, Lancashire · River Lune Estuary / Lancaster Canal
Prices on request
Northolt, Greater London · Paddington Arm
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire · Humber Estuary
Prices on request
St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
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East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
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Torpoint, Cornwall · River Lynher
Prices on request
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Newark, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet Navigation
Prices on request
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Nottingham and Beeston Canal
Prices on request
Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices on request
Leigh, Greater Manchester · Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal
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Rochester, Kent · Medway Estuary
Prices not published
Ripon, North Yorkshire · Ripon Canal
Prices on request
Long Eaton, Leicestershire · River Trent
Prices on request
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Teddington, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Earls Barton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices on request
Shardlow, Derbyshire · Trent and Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Lake Windermere
Prices on request
| Site | Where | A year, 10m cruiser | Secure gated access / CCTV | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beeston Marina | Beeston, Nottingham, River Trent | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | £1,600 | Yes | Berths available |
| Cabin Boatyard | Bursledon, River Hamble | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Campbell Wharf Marina | Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal | – | Yes | A few berths left |
| Goole Marina | Goole, Aire and Calder Canal | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Hazlemere Marina | Waltham Abbey, Lee Navigation | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Littlehampton Marina | Littlehampton, River Arun | £3,090 | Yes | Berths available |
| Mancetter Marina | Atherstone, Coventry Canal | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Monk Meadow | Hempsted, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | £2,474 | Yes | Berths available |
| Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure | Slimbridge, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | £2,382 | Yes | Berths available |
| Pillings Lock Marina | Quorn, Grand Union Canal | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Plymouth Boatyard & Marina Ltd | Plymouth, Cattewater, Plymouth | – | Yes | A few berths left |
| Purton South L1 Leisure | Berkeley, Gloucester & Sharpness Canal | £2,722 | Yes | Berths available |
| Quay Lane Boatyard | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £645 | Yes | Berths available |
| Reedham Marina | Reedham, Norfolk Broads | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Selby Boat Centre | Selby, Selby Canal | from £2,750 | Yes | Berths available |
| Shepperton Marina | Shepperton, River Thames | £7,200 | Yes | Berths available |
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | £1,789 | Yes | A few berths left |
| Torksey Lock L1 Leisure | Torksey, Fossdyke Canal | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | £3,950 | Yes | Berths available |
| Tudor Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour | £294 | Yes | Berths available |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hallingbury Marina | Little Hallingbury, River Stort | £1,881 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hambleden Marina | Henley on Thames, River Thames | £3,480 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Lechlade Marina | Lechlade, River Thames | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Lyme View Marina | Adlington, Macclesfield Canal | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Sileby Mill Mooring Basin | Sileby, River Soar | On request | Yes | Waiting list |
| Stonebridge North L1 Leisure | Tottenham, Lee Navigation | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Whitby Marina | Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea) | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Abbot's Wharf L1 | London, Limehouse Cut | – | Yes | Full |
| Anderson's Wharf | London, Limehouse Cut | – | Yes | Full |
| Bramwith Lock L1 Leisure | Barnby Dun, Stainforth & Keadby Canal | – | Yes | Full |
| Bulls Bridge Moorings | Hayes, west London, Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | – | Yes | Full |
| Cambrian Residential Moorings | Birmingham, Birmingham & Fazeley Canal | – | Yes | Full |
| Eastwood Lock L1 Leisure | Rotherham, River Don and Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation | – | Yes | Full |
| Gas Street L1 | Birmingham, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | – | Yes | Full |
| Horbury Basin | Wakefield, Calder & Hebble Navigation | – | Yes | Full |
| Hungerford L1 Leisure | Hungerford, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | Yes | Full |
| Kintbury L1 Leisure | Kintbury, Kennet & Avon Canal | – | Yes | Full |
| Rising Lane L1 Leisure | Warwick or Solihull, Grand Union Canal | – | Yes | Full |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Across the 63 cruiser moorings with gated access or CCTV here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £50 a year at Marconi Sailing Club to £10,770 a year at Shamrock Quay. The middle figure is £3,090 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 10m cruiser, Marconi Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Steeple.
21 of the 138 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beeston Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Cabin Boatyard, Campbell Wharf Marina, Goole Marina, Hazlemere Marina, Littlehampton Marina, Mancetter Marina and 13 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
25 of the 138 say you can: Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed), Sileby Mill Mooring Basin (liveaboards allowed), Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Abbot's Wharf L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Anderson's Wharf (residential moorings with planning consent), Cambrian Residential Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Horbury Basin (residential moorings with planning consent) and 17 more. Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 45 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 23 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 6 need Broads Authority tolls, 3 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 3 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 13 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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