Cheapest moorings and marinas in Essex

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare.

21 sites · 2 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £1,796 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£4,250 across 21 published tariffs)

At a glance

21 sites: 3 on canals, 1 on a river, 16 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
2 of the 21 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Thurrock Yacht Club and Tollesbury Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Blackwater Sailing Club and Hallingbury Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Marconi Sailing Club) to £4,250 a year (Burnham Yacht Harbour); the middle of 21 is £1,796 a year.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Heybridge Basin Moorings.
Of the 21, 14 have electric hook-up, 5 a pump-out, 9 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 6 visitor berths.
1 of the 21 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (2) and Essex Waterways (3).

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marconi Sailing Club

Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater

£50 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Stour Sailing Club Moorings

Manningtree, Essex · River Stour

£102 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Maldon District Council Blackwater Moorings

Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater

£435 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Thurrock Yacht Club

Grays, Essex · River Thames

£561 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Blackwater Sailing Club

Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£990 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Brandy Hole Moorings

Hullbridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,150 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

Canals

Lockside Marina

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£2,710 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Heybridge Basin Moorings

Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary

£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Tollesbury Marina

Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Hallingbury Marina

Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort

£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fambridge Yacht Haven

North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Essex Marina

Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch

£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bridgemarsh Marina

Althorne, Essex · River Crouch

£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Springfield Basin Moorings

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£4,129 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bradwell Marina

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Waterside Marina

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£3,725 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Burnham Yacht Harbour

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Space
Marconi Sailing Club	Steeple, River Blackwater	£50	£5	Not reported
Stour Sailing Club Moorings	Manningtree, River Stour	£102	£10.20	Not reported
Brightlingsea Harbour	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£367	£36.72	Not reported
Maldon District Council Blackwater Moorings	Maldon, River Blackwater	£435	£43.50	Not reported
Thurrock Yacht Club	Grays, River Thames	£561	£56.10	Berths available
Blackwater Sailing Club	Maldon, Blackwater Estuary	£990	£99	Waiting list
Brandy Hole Moorings	Hullbridge, River Crouch	£1,150	£115	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£1,227	£122.70	Not reported
Lockside Marina	Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	£1,560	£156	Not reported
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£1,600	£160	Not reported
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	£1,796	£179.64	Not reported
Heybridge Basin Moorings	Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary	£1,796	£179.64	Not reported
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	£1,850	£185	Berths available
Hallingbury Marina	Little Hallingbury, River Stort	£1,881	£188.10	Waiting list
Fambridge Yacht Haven	North Fambridge, River Crouch	£1,970	£197	Not reported
Essex Marina	Wallasea Island, River Crouch	£2,160	£216	Not reported
Bridgemarsh Marina	Althorne, River Crouch	£2,280	£228	Not reported
Springfield Basin Moorings	Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	£2,377	£237.72	Not reported
Bradwell Marina	Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary	£3,128	£312.84	Not reported
Waterside Marina	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£3,725	£372.51	Not reported
Burnham Yacht Harbour	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	£4,250	£425	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 Essex?

Across the 21 cheapest moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Marconi Sailing Club to £4,250 a year at Burnham Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £1,796 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings and marinas in Essex?

For a 10m boat, Marconi Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Steeple.

Which cheapest moorings and marinas in Essex have space now?

2 of the 21 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Thurrock Yacht Club and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings and marinas in Essex?

1 of the 21 say you can: Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (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, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 6 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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