Cheapest walk-ashore berths in Berkshire

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

7 sites · 3 with a waiting list · typical £5,260 a year for a 10m boat (£2,107–£8,778 across 7 published tariffs)

At a glance

7 sites: 1 on a canal and 6 on rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Environment Agency Sonning Lock Base Moorings, Environment Agency Old Windsor Lock Base Moorings and Val Wyatt Marine (Willow Marina).
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £2,107 a year (Newbury Manor Marina) to £8,778 a year (Bray Marina); the middle of 7 is £5,260 a year.
Longest boat taken: 18m (59ft) at Bray Marina.
Of the 7, 5 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.
1 of the 7 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Environment Agency (2) and MDL Marinas (2).

Canals

Newbury Manor Marina

Newbury, Berkshire · Kennet & Avon Canal

£3,639 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Rivers Waiting list

Environment Agency Sonning Lock Base Moorings

Sonning, Berkshire · River Thames

£3,297 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Environment Agency Old Windsor Lock Base Moorings

Old Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£3,850 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Val Wyatt Marine (Willow Marina)

Wargrave, Berkshire · River Thames

£5,260 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Racecourse Marina Windsor

Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Bray Marina

Bray, Berkshire · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Windsor Marina

Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Berths	Space
Newbury Manor Marina	Newbury, Kennet & Avon Canal	£2,107	£210.67	pontoon berths	Not reported
Environment Agency Sonning Lock Base Moorings	Sonning, River Thames	£3,297	£329.70	linear moorings	Waiting list
Environment Agency Old Windsor Lock Base Moorings	Old Windsor, River Thames	£3,850	£384.96	linear moorings	Waiting list
Val Wyatt Marine (Willow Marina)	Wargrave, River Thames	£5,260	£526	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Waiting list
Racecourse Marina Windsor	Windsor, River Thames	£5,691	£569.13	pontoon berths	Not reported
Bray Marina	Bray, River Thames	£8,778	£877.80	pontoon berths	Not reported
Windsor Marina	Windsor, River Thames	£8,778	£877.80	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 in Berkshire?

Across the 7 cheapest walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £2,107 a year at Newbury Manor Marina to £8,778 a year at Bray Marina. The middle figure is £5,260 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest walk-ashore berths in Berkshire?

For a 10m boat, Newbury Manor Marina is cheapest at £2,107 a year.

Which cheapest walk-ashore berths in Berkshire have space now?

None of the 7 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 walk-ashore berths in Berkshire?

1 of the 7 say you can: Newbury Manor 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, 6 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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