Cheapest moorings and marinas on the River Cam

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

3 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,537 a year for a 10m boat (£1,419–£2,178 across 3 published tariffs)

Licence: Environment Agency. About licences

At a glance

3 sites, all on rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,419 a year (Upware Marina) to £2,178 a year (Fish and Duck Marina); the middle of 3 is £1,537 a year.
Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Fish and Duck Marina.
Of the 3, 2 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
1 of the 3 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.

Rivers

Upware Marina

Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam

£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers Waiting list

Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · River Cam

£1,537 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Rivers

Fish and Duck Marina

Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam

£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Space
Upware Marina	Upware, River Cam	£1,419	£141.90	Not reported
Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings	Cambridge, River Cam	£1,537	£153.72	Waiting list
Fish and Duck Marina	Ely, Rivers Great Ouse and Cam	£2,178	£217.80	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 on the River Cam?

Across the 3 cheapest moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,419 a year at Upware Marina to £2,178 a year at Fish and Duck Marina. The middle figure is £1,537 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings and marinas on the River Cam?

For a 10m boat, Upware Marina is cheapest at £1,419 a year.

Which cheapest moorings and marinas on the River Cam have space now?

None of the 3 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings and marinas on the River Cam?

1 of the 3 say you can: Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent). 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 Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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