Rivers
Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina
Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Visitor moorings near Hitchin
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.
4 sites · 1 with space now · typical £25 a night for a 10m boat (£14.85–£44.55 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 4 sites: 1 on a canal, 2 on rivers and 1 on the Broads or a lake.
- 1 of the 4 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Priory Waterside & Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £14.85 a night (Grove Lock Marina) to £44.55 a night (Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts); the middle of 3 is £25 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Priory Waterside & Marina.
- Of the 4, 3 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out and 3 diesel.
- 2 of the 4 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Closest to Hitchin: Priory Waterside & Marina, 23.2km north-west of the centre. 0 of the 4 within 10km.
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Grove Lock Marina
Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
£4,603 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Distance | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Waterside & Marina | 23.2km north-west | On request | Berths available |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | 26.5km south-east | £44.55 | Not reported |
| Grove Lock Marina | 27.5km west | £14.85 | Not reported |
| Roydon Marina Village | 28.8km south-east | £25 | 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 near Hitchin?
Across the 3 visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £14.85 a night at Grove Lock Marina to £44.55 a night at Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts. The middle figure is £25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings near Hitchin?
For a 10m boat, Grove Lock Marina is cheapest at £14.85 a night in Leighton Buzzard.
Which visitor moorings near Hitchin have space now?
1 of the 4 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Priory Waterside & Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
What is the nearest visitor mooring to Hitchin?
Priory Waterside & Marina, 23.2km north-west of the centre of Hitchin, on the River Great Ouse.
Can you live aboard at visitor moorings near Hitchin?
2 of the 4 say you can: Priory Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Grove Lock Marina (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, 2 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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