Rivers
Berths available
Shepperton Marina
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser
Visitor moorings that welcome dogs in England
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. Sites that say dogs are welcome.
22 sites · 1 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 10m boat (£14–£50 across 17 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 22 sites: 4 on canals, 11 on rivers, 2 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 3 on the open coast.
- 1 of the 22 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Shepperton Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Anchor Moorings and Whitby Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £14 a night (Ranworth Moorings) to £50 a night (Mayflower Marina); the middle of 17 is £25 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 50m (164ft) at Hartlepool Marina.
- Of the 22, 22 have electric hook-up, 16 a pump-out, 14 diesel and 8 a boat hoist.
- 4 of the 22 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (3), Cartbridge Marina (2) and Tingdene Marinas (8).
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Anchor Moorings
Coltishall, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Whitby Marina
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Canals
Droitwich Spa Marina
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Droitwich Junction Canal
£3,390 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Farndon Marina
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 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
Coast & harbours
Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Overwater Marina
Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Racecourse Marina Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ranworth Moorings
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Quays Marina
North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£3,980 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upton Marina
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£4,043 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Cartbridge Marina
Send, Woking, Surrey · River Wey
Prices not published
Rivers
Cartbridge Marina
Send, Woking, Surrey · River Wey
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Limehouse Waterside & Marina
London, Greater London · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Ripon Waterside & Marina
Ripon, North Yorkshire · Ripon Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina
Napton on the Hill, Southam, Warwickshire · Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Dogs welcome | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepperton Marina | Shepperton, River Thames | £30 | Yes | Berths available |
| Anchor Moorings | Coltishall, River Bure | On request | Yes | Waiting list |
| Whitby Marina | Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea) | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Droitwich Spa Marina | Droitwich Spa, Droitwich Junction Canal | £25 | Yes | Not reported |
| Farndon Marina | Farndon, River Trent | £20 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £18.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hartlepool Marina | Hartlepool, Tees Bay (North Sea) | £39.70 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mayflower Marina | Plymouth, Plymouth Sound | £50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Overwater Marina | Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal | £17 | Yes | Not reported |
| Pyrford Marina | Pyrford, River Wey Navigation | £18 | Yes | Not reported |
| Racecourse Marina Windsor | Windsor, River Thames | £37 | Yes | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £14 | Yes | Not reported |
| Royal Quays Marina | North Shields, River Tyne | £15.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Stourport Marina | Stourport-on-Severn, River Severn | £25 | Yes | Not reported |
| Thames and Kennet Marina | Reading, River Thames | £25 | Yes | Not reported |
| Upton Marina | Upton-upon-Severn, River Severn | £20 | Yes | Not reported |
| Walton Marina | Walton-on-Thames, River Thames | £27 | Yes | Not reported |
| Cartbridge Marina | Send, Woking, River Wey | £25 | Yes | Not reported |
| Cartbridge Marina | Send, Woking, River Wey | £25 | Yes | Not reported |
| Limehouse Waterside & Marina | London, River Thames | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Ripon Waterside & Marina | Ripon, Ripon Canal | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina | Napton on the Hill, Southam, Oxford Canal and Grand Union Canal | On request | Yes | 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 17 visitor moorings that welcome dogs here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £14 a night at Ranworth Moorings to £50 a night at Mayflower Marina. The middle figure is £25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings that welcome dogs in England?
For a 10m boat, Ranworth Moorings is cheapest at £14 a night.
Which visitor moorings that welcome dogs in England have space now?
1 of the 22 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Shepperton Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at visitor moorings that welcome dogs in England?
4 of the 22 say you can: Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Limehouse Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Wigrams Turn Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 6 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 5 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 2 need Broads Authority tolls and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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