Coastal moorings with walk-ashore berths in East Anglia

Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. 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.

15 sites · 2 with space now · typical £3,492 a year for a 10m boat (£300–£5,056 across 11 published tariffs)

At a glance

15 sites: 14 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
2 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club and Robertsons Boatyard.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £300 a year (Orwell Yacht Club) to £5,056 a year (Ipswich Beacon Marina); the middle of 11 is £3,492 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
Of the 15, 11 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 8 diesel, 3 a boat hoist and 9 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Orwell Yacht Club

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£300 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Robertsons Boatyard

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fox's Marina & Boatyard

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Ipswich Beacon Marina

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Lowestoft Beacon Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing

£3,492 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Shotley Marina

Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour

£4,630 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Suffolk Yacht Harbour

Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell

£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Tidemill Yacht Harbour

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Waldringfield Boatyard

Waldringfield, Suffolk · River Deben

£2,112 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wisbech Yacht Harbour

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene

£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Debbage Yachting

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons

King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse

Prices not published

Coast & harbours

Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Westview Marina & Leisure Park

Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Space
Orwell Yacht Club	Ipswich, River Orwell	£300	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths	Berths available
Robertsons Boatyard	Woodbridge, River Deben	£1,800	swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Berths available
Fox's Marina & Boatyard	Ipswich, River Orwell	£3,673	pontoon berths	Not reported
Ipswich Beacon Marina	Ipswich, River Orwell	£5,056	pontoon berths	Not reported
Lowestoft Beacon Marina	Lowestoft, Lake Lothing	£3,492	pontoon berths	Not reported
Shotley Marina	Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour	£4,630	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Suffolk Yacht Harbour	Levington, River Orwell	£4,210	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Tidemill Yacht Harbour	Woodbridge, River Deben	£3,900	pontoon berths, hard standing	Not reported
Waldringfield Boatyard	Waldringfield, River Deben	£2,112	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths	Not reported
Wisbech Yacht Harbour	Wisbech, River Nene	£1,945	pontoon berths	Not reported
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£3,444	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Debbage Yachting	Ipswich, River Orwell	On request	pontoon berths	Not reported
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons	King's Lynn, River Great Ouse	–	pontoon berths	Not reported
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club	Lowestoft, Lowestoft Harbour	–	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 in East Anglia?

Across the 11 coastal moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £300 a year at Orwell Yacht Club to £5,056 a year at Ipswich Beacon Marina. The middle figure is £3,492 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest coastal moorings with walk-ashore berths in East Anglia?

For a 10m boat, Orwell Yacht Club is cheapest at £300 a year in Ipswich.

Which coastal moorings with walk-ashore berths in East Anglia have space now?

2 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club and Robertsons Boatyard. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Coastal moorings with walk-ashore berths in East Anglia, by county

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