Clacton-on-Sea vs Southend-on-Sea: moorings and marinas compared

Clacton-on-Sea and Southend-on-Sea are 41.1km apart. Each site is counted with its nearest town, if that is within 12km. Prices are for a 10m boat a year and a 10m boat a night, from published tariffs.

The short answer

Most choice: Clacton-on-Sea (Clacton-on-Sea 2, Southend-on-Sea 2).
Biggest boats: Southend-on-Sea (Clacton-on-Sea up to 6.1m (20ft); Southend-on-Sea up to 45.7m (150ft)).
None of these sites has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.

Side by side

Town	Sites	Space now	A year, 10m boat	Cheapest a year	A night, 10m	Longest boat	Visitor berths	Electric	Pump-out	Diesel	Lift-out	Liveaboard	Water
Clacton-on-Sea	2	0	typically £2,046	Brightlingsea Harbour £367	–	6.1m (20ft)	0	2	2	2	0	0	Coast & harbours 1, Estuaries & tidal rivers 1
Southend-on-Sea	2	0	–	–	–	45.7m (150ft)	0	2	0	0	2	0	Estuaries & tidal rivers 2