Rivers
A few berths left
Huntingdon Boathaven
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Walk-ashore berths on the River Great Ouse
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 · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,456 a year for a 10m boat (£2,266–£2,646 across 2 published tariffs)
Licence: Environment Agency. About licences
At a glance
- 9 sites: 2 on canals, 6 on rivers and 1 on an estuary.
- 1 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Huntingdon Boathaven.
- Keeping a waiting list: Great Linford moorings.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £2,266 a year (Hartford Marina) to £2,646 a year (Crosshall Marina); the middle of 2 is £2,456 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 10.4m (34ft) at Jones Boatyard.
- Of the 9, 7 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 9 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Canals
Waiting list
Great Linford moorings
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Black Horse L1 Leisure
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Rivers
Crosshall Marina
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Buckden Waterside & Marina
Buckden, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Rivers
Jones Boatyard
St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Rivers
Pike & Eel Marina
Needingworth, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Westview Marina & Leisure Park
Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon Boathaven | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths | A few berths left |
| Great Linford moorings | Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal | On request | linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Black Horse L1 Leisure | Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal | – | linear moorings | Full |
| Crosshall Marina | St Neots, River Great Ouse | £2,646 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £2,266 | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Buckden Waterside & Marina | Buckden, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Jones Boatyard | St Ives, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Pike & Eel Marina | Needingworth, River Great Ouse | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Westview Marina & Leisure Park | Earith, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths | 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 Great Ouse?
Across the 2 walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £2,266 a year at Hartford Marina to £2,646 a year at Crosshall Marina. The middle figure is £2,456 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths on the River Great Ouse?
For a 10m boat, Hartford Marina is cheapest at £2,266 a year in Huntingdon.
Which walk-ashore berths on the River Great Ouse have space now?
1 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Huntingdon Boathaven. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths on the River Great Ouse?
1 of the 9 say you can: Buckden Waterside & 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 and 7 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths on other waterways
- Aire and Calder Navigation 10
- Bridgewater Canal 5
- Calder & Hebble Navigation 5
- Coventry Canal 9
- Forth and Clyde Canal 8
- Grand Union Canal 66
- Grand Union Canal 10
- Kennet and Avon Canal 20
- Lancaster Canal 16
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal 30
- Llangollen Canal 4
- Macclesfield Canal 4
- Regent's Canal 8
- River Bure 6
- River Lee Navigation 3
- River Medway 8
- River Severn 4
- River Soar 3
- River Thames 58
- River Trent 10
- Shropshire Union Canal 27
- Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal 4
- Trent & Mersey Canal 17
- Union Canal 8
- Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) 4
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