Walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Suffolk

Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

7 sites · 2 with space now · typical £1,654 a year for a 10m boat (£300–£4,210 across 6 published tariffs)

At a glance

7 sites: 1 on a river, 3 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 3 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
2 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay and Orwell Yacht Club.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £300 a year (Orwell Yacht Club) to £4,210 a year (Suffolk Yacht Harbour); the middle of 6 is £1,654 a year.
Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Woolverstone Marina.
Of the 7, 5 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Beccles Quay

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£380 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Orwell Yacht Club

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£300 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Broadlands Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Oulton Broad Yacht Station

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Suffolk Yacht Harbour

Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell

£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Slipway	Space
Beccles Quay	Beccles, River Waveney	£380	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club	Ipswich, River Orwell	£300	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths	Yes	Berths available
Broadlands Marina	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£2,111	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Oulton Broad Yacht Station	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£1,196	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Suffolk Yacht Harbour	Levington, River Orwell	£4,210	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£3,444	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd	Beccles, River Waveney	–	linear moorings, hard standing	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 10m boat cost in Suffolk?

Across the 6 walk-ashore berths with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £300 a year at Orwell Yacht Club to £4,210 a year at Suffolk Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £1,654 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Suffolk?

For a 10m boat, Orwell Yacht Club is cheapest at £300 a year in Ipswich.

Which walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Suffolk have space now?

2 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay and Orwell Yacht Club. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 4 need Broads Authority tolls and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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