Walk-ashore berths near Brentwood

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.

9 sites · 3 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,188 a year for a 10m boat (£144–£1,796 across 6 published tariffs)

At a glance

9 sites: 3 on canals, 2 on rivers and 4 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
3 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dauntless Boatyard, The Embankment Marina and Hazlemere Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £144 a year (Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings) to £1,796 a year (Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation); the middle of 6 is £1,188 a year.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Moorhen Marina.
Of the 9, 3 have electric hook-up and 2 a pump-out.
4 of the 9 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (2) and Essex Waterways (2).
Closest to Brentwood: Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation, 17.5km north-east of the centre. 0 of the 9 within 10km.

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Dauntless Boatyard

Canvey Island, Essex · Benfleet Creek

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

The Embankment Marina

Gravesend, Kent · River Thames

£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals Berths available

Hazlemere Marina

Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Rivers Waiting list

Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings

Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire · River Stort

£144 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Lockside Marina

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£2,710 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Erith Yacht Club

Erith, Greater London · River Thames

£816 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Greenwich Yacht Club

London, Greater London · River Thames

£450 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Moorhen Marina

Harlow, Hertfordshire · River Stort

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Distance	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Space
Dauntless Boatyard	20.4km south-east	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Berths available
The Embankment Marina	20.5km south	£1,680	pontoon berths	Berths available
Hazlemere Marina	22.7km west	–	linear moorings	Berths available
Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings	23.8km north-west	£144	linear moorings	Waiting list
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	17.5km north-east	£1,796	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Lockside Marina	17.5km north-east	£1,560	pontoon berths	Not reported
Erith Yacht Club	17.7km south-west	£816	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Greenwich Yacht Club	24km south-west	£450	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Not reported
Moorhen Marina	23.1km north-west	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	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 near Brentwood?

Across the 6 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £144 a year at Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings to £1,796 a year at Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation. The middle figure is £1,188 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths near Brentwood?

For a 10m boat, Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings is cheapest at £144 a year.

Which walk-ashore berths near Brentwood have space now?

3 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dauntless Boatyard, The Embankment Marina and Hazlemere Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

What is the nearest walk-ashore berth to Brentwood?

Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation, 17.5km north-east of the centre of Brentwood, on the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation.

Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths near Brentwood?

4 of the 9 say you can: The Embankment Marina (liveaboards allowed), Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement) and Moorhen 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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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