Narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Cambridgeshire

Places that take narrowboats. Up to 7ft (2.13m) beam. 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.

8 sites · 1 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £1,988 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,810–£3,936 across 4 published tariffs)

At a glance

8 sites: 7 on rivers and 1 on an estuary.
1 of the 8 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cathedral Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings and Fox Narrowboats Marina.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £1,810 a year (Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings) to £3,936 a year (Hartford Marina); the middle of 4 is £1,988 a year.
Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Cathedral Marina.
Of the 8, 6 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 4 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.
1 of the 8 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Spreyer Holiday Parks (2).

Rivers Berths available

Cathedral Marina

Ely, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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 Waiting list

Fox Narrowboats Marina

March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Hartford Marina

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park

March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course

£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Hermitage Marina

Earith, Cambridgeshire · Old West River

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

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Berths	Space
Cathedral Marina	Ely, River Great Ouse	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Berths available
Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings	Cambridge, River Cam	£1,810	linear moorings	Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina	March, Middle Level Navigations	£1,859	pontoon berths	Waiting list
Hartford Marina	Huntingdon, River Great Ouse	£3,936	pontoon berths	Not reported
Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park	March, River Nene Old Course	£2,117	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Hermitage Marina	Earith, Old West River	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings	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 57ft narrowboat cost in Cambridgeshire?

Across the 4 narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £1,810 a year at Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings to £3,936 a year at Hartford Marina. The middle figure is £1,988 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Cambridgeshire?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings is cheapest at £1,810 a year.

Which narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Cambridgeshire have space now?

1 of the 8 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cathedral Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at narrowboat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Cambridgeshire?

1 of the 8 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, 5 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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