Hard standing with a boat hoist or crane in England

Ashore on a cradle or trailer in a boatyard. Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.

17 sites · 1 with space now · typical £3,192 a year for a 10m boat (£1,700–£5,124 across 6 published tariffs)

At a glance

17 sites: 1 on a canal, 4 on rivers, 3 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 8 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
1 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Quay Lane Boatyard.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,700 a year (The Ship & Anchor Marina) to £5,124 a year (Walton Marina); the middle of 6 is £3,192 a year.
Longest boat taken: 45.7m (150ft) at Sutton Wharf Boatyard.
Of the 17, 12 have electric hook-up, 6 a pump-out, 5 diesel and 10 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Tingdene Marinas (3).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Quay Lane Boatyard

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£645 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Harleyford Marina

Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts

Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation

£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mylor Yacht Harbour

Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)

£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

The Ship & Anchor Marina

Ford, West Sussex · River Arun

£1,700 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Tidemill Yacht Harbour

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Walton Marina

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames

£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Waveney River Centre

Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney

£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Debdale Wharf Marina

Kibworth, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Drivers Dry Berthing

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

Prices on request

Rivers

Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

Prices not published

Broads, lakes & lochs

Norfolk Broads Yacht Club

Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sutton Wharf Boatyard

Rochford, Essex · River Roach

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wakering Boat Yard

Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Boat hoist / Crane	Space
Quay Lane Boatyard	Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing	Yes	Berths available
Brundall Bay Marina	Brundall, River Yare	£2,447	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	–	pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Harleyford Marina	Marlow, River Thames	£3,938	pontoon berths, linear moorings, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts	Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation	£2,232	hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Maryport Marina	Maryport, Solway Firth	–	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Mylor Yacht Harbour	Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)	£4,780	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
The Ship & Anchor Marina	Ford, River Arun	£1,700	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Tidemill Yacht Harbour	Woodbridge, River Deben	–	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Walton Marina	Walton-on-Thames, River Thames	£5,124	hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Waveney River Centre	Burgh St Peter, River Waveney	–	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Debdale Wharf Marina	Kibworth, Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)	–	linear moorings, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Drivers Dry Berthing	Southampton, River Itchen	On request	pontoon berths, dry stack, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd	Beccles, River Waveney	–	linear moorings, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club	Wroxham, Wroxham Broad	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Sutton Wharf Boatyard	Rochford, River Roach	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Wakering Boat Yard	Great Wakering, River Roach	–	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 England?

Across the 6 hard standing with a boat hoist or crane here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,700 a year at The Ship & Anchor Marina to £5,124 a year at Walton Marina. The middle figure is £3,192 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest hard standing with a boat hoist or crane in England?

For a 10m boat, The Ship & Anchor Marina is cheapest at £1,700 a year in Ford.

Which hard standing with a boat hoist or crane in England have space now?

1 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Quay Lane Boatyard. 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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 4 need Broads Authority tolls. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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