Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Hard standing with visitor berths in England
Ashore on a cradle or trailer in a boatyard. Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.
13 sites · typical £36 a night for a 10m boat (£15–£50 across 11 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 13 sites: 1 on a canal, 5 on rivers, 2 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 4 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £15 a night (Waveney River Centre) to £50 a night (Mylor Yacht Harbour); the middle of 11 is £36 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 23m (75ft) at Gillingham Marina.
- Of the 13, 12 have electric hook-up, 7 a pump-out, 6 diesel and 8 a boat hoist.
- Groups running more than one: Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (2) and Tingdene Marinas (3).
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, Springfield
London, Greater London · River Lee Navigation
£3,264 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
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
Rivers
Northampton Boat Club
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £25 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Gillingham Marina | Gillingham, River Medway | £45 | pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Harleyford Marina | Marlow, River Thames | £39 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Springfield | London, River Lee Navigation | £47.20 | hard standing | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation | £44.55 | hard standing | Not reported |
| Maryport Marina | Maryport, Solway Firth | £33 | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £50 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Tidemill Yacht Harbour | Woodbridge, River Deben | £36 | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Walton Marina | Walton-on-Thames, River Thames | £27 | hard standing | Not reported |
| Waveney River Centre | Burgh St Peter, River Waveney | £15 | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Debdale Wharf Marina | Kibworth, Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) | £22 | linear moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Northampton Boat Club | Northampton, River Nene | – | linear moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m boat in England?
Across the 11 hard standing with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £15 a night at Waveney River Centre to £50 a night at Mylor Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £36 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest hard standing with visitor berths in England?
For a 10m boat, Waveney River Centre is cheapest at £15 a night in Burgh St Peter.
Which hard standing with visitor berths in England have space now?
None of the 13 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 2 need Broads Authority tolls. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Hard standing with visitor berths in other areas
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