Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Amble Marina
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Small boat moorings with electric hook-up in England
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
98 sites · 15 with space now · 16 with a waiting list · typical £1,077 a year for a 6m boat (£68–£6,739 across 66 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 98 sites: 8 on canals, 20 on rivers, 10 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 40 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 20 on the open coast.
- 15 of the 98 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Amble Marina, Beccles Quay, Bishop Meadow L1, Brixham Inner Harbour, Byfleet Boat Club, Cabin Boatyard and 9 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Bude Harbour, Cotswold Boat Hire, Dart Harbour Moorings, East Harbour, Scarborough, Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings and 10 more.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £68 a year (Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club) to £6,739 a year (Torquay Marina); the middle of 66 is £1,077 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 50m (164ft) at Hartlepool Marina.
- Of the 98, 22 have a pump-out, 24 diesel, 20 a boat hoist and 45 visitor berths.
- 8 of the 98 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2), Canal & River Trust (5), MDL Marinas (2), North Yorkshire Council (2), Premier Marinas (4), Tingdene Marinas (2) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Brixham Inner Harbour
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£1,298 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Cabin Boatyard
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Rivers
Berths available
Constables Boatyard
Hampton, Greater London · River Thames
Prices on request
Rivers
A few berths left
Huntingdon Boathaven
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Itchenor Reach maintained moorings
Itchenor, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£2,278 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Plymouth Boatyard & Marina Ltd
Plymouth, Devon · Cattewater, Plymouth
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Quay Lane Boatyard
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£645 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Reedham Marina
Reedham, Norfolk · Norfolk Broads
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
A few berths left
Sunderland Marina
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
West Stockwith Linear Moorings L1 Leisure
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire · Chesterfield Canal
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Cotswold Boat Hire
Buscot, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
East Harbour, Scarborough
Scarborough, North Yorkshire · North Sea
£216 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Rivers
Waiting list
Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings
Shiplake, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Hambleden Marina
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Hurlingham Yacht Club
London, Greater London · River Thames
£660 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Lymington Harbour Moorings
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Port of Truro
Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River
£509 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Totnes Boating Association
Totnes, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Whitby Marina
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Full
Abbot's Wharf L1
London, Greater London · Limehouse Cut
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Full
Blackwall Basin Moorings
London, Greater London · Blackwall Basin
Prices on request
Canals
Full
East Wick Leisure Moorings
Hackney / Stratford, Greater London · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Canals
Full
Talbot Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Arun Yacht Club
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,130 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bell Boats Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads
£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 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
Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brighton Marina
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club
Burnham on Sea, Somerset · River Brue
£68 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Folly Moorings
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Heybridge Basin Moorings
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Hippersons Boatyard
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£2,475 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Liverpool Marina
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lower Halstow Yacht Club
Lower Halstow, Kent · Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway
£204 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Noss on Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Porthloo Boat Park
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall · St Mary's Sound
£316 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ranworth Moorings
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Sovereign Harbour
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swanwick Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
The Old Rectory Meadow Moorings
Bredon, Worcestershire · River Avon
£1,125 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
The Ship & Anchor Marina
Ford, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Thornham Marina
Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£2,986 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
Coast & harbours
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Trout's Boatyard
Topsham, Devon · River Exe
£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Acle Marina
Acle, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bure Marina
Horning, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Calstock Boatyard
Calstock, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Canals
Cowroast Waterside & Marina
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Cox's Boatyard
Norwich, Norfolk · Barton Broad and River Ant
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Dell Quay Marine
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Rivers
Kingfisher Wharf
East Bridgford, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lynher Boatyard
Torpoint, Cornwall · River Lynher
Prices on request
Canals
Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yachting Company Marina
Ludham, Norfolk · River Thurne
Prices on request
Rivers
Northampton Boat Club
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
Prices not published
Rivers
Osney Mill Marina (Upper)
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices on request
Rivers
Pike & Eel Marina
Needingworth, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Poole Quay Boat Haven
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Canals
Stanley Ferry Marina
Wakefield, West Yorkshire · Aire & Calder Navigation
Prices not published
Rivers
Taplow Riverside Moorings
Taplow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Rivers
Teddington Harbour
Teddington, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Watch House Cruising Club
Stretford, Greater Manchester · Bridgewater Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Westview Marina & Leisure Park
Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wilson's Boatyard
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Rivers
Wyre Marina Boatyard
Pershore, Worcestershire · River Avon
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 6m boat | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amble Marina | Amble, River Coquet | £1,985 | Yes | A few berths left |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | Yes | Berths available |
| Bishop Meadow L1 | Loughborough, River Soar | £1,005 | Yes | Berths available |
| Brixham Inner Harbour | Brixham, Tor Bay | £746 | Yes | Berths available |
| Byfleet Boat Club | West Byfleet, River Wey | £1,267 | Yes | A few berths left |
| Cabin Boatyard | Bursledon, River Hamble | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Constables Boatyard | Hampton, River Thames | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Huntingdon Boathaven | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | On request | Yes | A few berths left |
| Itchenor Reach maintained moorings | Itchenor, Chichester Harbour | £632 | Yes | Berths available |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | Yes | Berths available |
| Plymouth Boatyard & Marina Ltd | Plymouth, Cattewater, Plymouth | £2,115 | Yes | A few berths left |
| Quay Lane Boatyard | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £645 | Yes | Berths available |
| Reedham Marina | Reedham, Norfolk Broads | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | £1,084 | Yes | A few berths left |
| West Stockwith Linear Moorings L1 Leisure | Gainsborough, Chesterfield Canal | £1,349 | Yes | Berths available |
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | £1,188 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Cotswold Boat Hire | Buscot, River Thames | £1,850 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £292 | Yes | Waiting list |
| East Harbour, Scarborough | Scarborough, North Sea | from £216 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Shiplake Lock Base Moorings | Shiplake, River Thames | £1,978 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hambleden Marina | Henley on Thames, River Thames | £2,436 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hurlingham Yacht Club | London, River Thames | £400 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £443 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £306 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Redclyffe Yacht Club | Wareham, River Frome | £4,560 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Totnes Boating Association | Totnes, River Dart | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Whitby Marina | Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea) | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £606 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Abbot's Wharf L1 | London, Limehouse Cut | – | Yes | Full |
| Blackwall Basin Moorings | London, Blackwall Basin | On request | Yes | Full |
| East Wick Leisure Moorings | Hackney / Stratford, Lee Navigation | – | Yes | Full |
| Talbot Wharf | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | £870 | Yes | Full |
| Arun Yacht Club | Littlehampton, River Arun | £678 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bell Boats Marina | Brundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads | £630 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bembridge Harbour | St Helens, Bembridge Harbour | £920 | Yes | Not reported |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £1,600 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | £798 | 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 6m boat cost in England?
Across the 66 small boat moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £68 a year at Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club to £6,739 a year at Torquay Marina. The middle figure is £1,077 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings with electric hook-up in England?
For a 6m boat, Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club is cheapest at £68 a year.
Which small boat moorings with electric hook-up in England have space now?
15 of the 98 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Amble Marina, Beccles Quay, Bishop Meadow L1, Brixham Inner Harbour, Byfleet Boat Club, Cabin Boatyard, Constables Boatyard, Huntingdon Boathaven and 7 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at small boat moorings with electric hook-up in England?
8 of the 98 say you can: Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Abbot's Wharf L1 (residential moorings with planning consent), Blackwall Basin Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Cowroast Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Wyre Marina Boatyard (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 9 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 15 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 10 need Broads Authority tolls, 2 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence and 8 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Small boat moorings with electric hook-up in England, by county
- Cornwall 7
- Devon 10
- Dorset 4
- Essex 4
- Greater London 7
- Hampshire 10
- Isle of Wight 3
- Norfolk 8
- Oxfordshire 4
- Suffolk 4
- West Sussex 5
Small boat moorings with electric hook-up in other areas
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