Small boat moorings with swinging moorings in Essex

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore.

10 sites · 3 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £370 a year for a 6m boat (£51–£1,600 across 7 published tariffs)

At a glance

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club

Maylandsea, Essex · Lawling Creek, River Blackwater

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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 Berths available

Tollesbury Marina

Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wakering Boat Yard

Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

SiteWhereA year, 6m boatBerthsSpace
Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing ClubMaylandsea, Lawling Creek, River Blackwater£370swinging moorings, drying berthsBerths available
Thurrock Yacht ClubGrays, River Thames£200swinging moorings, drying berthsBerths available
Tollesbury MarinaTollesbury, River Blackwater£1,110pontoon berths, swinging mooringsBerths available
Roach Mooring Holders AssociationPaglesham, River Roach–swinging mooringsWaiting list
Blackwater MarinaMaylandsea, River Blackwater£1,600pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standingNot reported
Brightlingsea HarbourBrightlingsea, Colne Estuary£225pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Stour Sailing Club MooringsManningtree, River Stour£51swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Titchmarsh MarinaWalton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters£670pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Harwich and Dovercourt Sailing ClubHarwich, River StourOn requestswinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Wakering Boat YardGreat Wakering, River Roach–pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standingNot 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 Essex?

Across the 7 small boat moorings with swinging moorings here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £51 a year at Stour Sailing Club Moorings to £1,600 a year at Blackwater Marina. The middle figure is £370 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest small boat moorings with swinging moorings in Essex?

For a 6m boat, Stour Sailing Club Moorings is cheapest at £51 a year in Manningtree.

Which small boat moorings with swinging moorings in Essex have space now?

3 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club, Thurrock Yacht Club and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

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