Cheapest moorings with diesel in the East of England

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites that sell diesel on site, at a fuel berth or from the boatyard.

24 sites · 3 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £2,371 a year for a 10m boat (£367–£5,056 across 24 published tariffs)

At a glance

24 sites: 1 on a canal, 5 on rivers, 4 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 13 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
3 of the 24 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina, Tollesbury Marina and Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham).
Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina and Hallingbury Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £367 a year (Brightlingsea Harbour) to £5,056 a year (Ipswich Beacon Marina); the middle of 24 is £2,371 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
Of the 24, 20 have electric hook-up, 13 a pump-out, 8 a boat hoist and 13 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2), Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (2) and Tingdene Marinas (2).

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals Berths available

Bill Fen Marina

Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Titchmarsh Marina

Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Tollesbury Marina

Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Hallingbury Marina

Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort

£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wisbech Yacht Harbour

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene

£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fambridge Yacht Haven

North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Essex Marina

Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch

£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Fish and Duck Marina

Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam

£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts

Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation

£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Hartford Marina

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Hippersons Boatyard

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£2,475 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham)

Hoveton, Norfolk · River Bure

£2,855 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Waveney River Centre

Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney

£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bradwell Marina

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Ferry Marina

Horning, Norfolk · River Bure

£3,220 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 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

Fox's Marina & Boatyard

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Waterside Marina

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£3,725 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Burnham Yacht Harbour

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

£4,250 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

Ipswich Beacon Marina

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Diesel	Space
Brightlingsea Harbour	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£367	£36.72	Yes	Not reported
Bill Fen Marina	Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations	£901	£90.13	Yes	Berths available
Fox Narrowboats Marina	March, Middle Level Navigations	£1,079	£107.90	Yes	Waiting list
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£1,227	£122.70	Yes	Not reported
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	£1,850	£185	Yes	Berths available
Hallingbury Marina	Little Hallingbury, River Stort	£1,881	£188.10	Yes	Waiting list
Wisbech Yacht Harbour	Wisbech, River Nene	£1,945	£194.50	Yes	Not reported
Fambridge Yacht Haven	North Fambridge, River Crouch	£1,970	£197	Yes	Not reported
Essex Marina	Wallasea Island, River Crouch	£2,160	£216	Yes	Not reported
Fish and Duck Marina	Ely, Rivers Great Ouse and Cam	£2,178	£217.80	Yes	Not reported
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts	Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation	£2,232	£223.20	Yes	Not reported
Hartford Marina	Huntingdon, River Great Ouse	£2,266	£226.60	Yes	Not reported
Hippersons Boatyard	Beccles, River Waveney	£2,475	£247.50	Yes	Not reported
Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham)	Hoveton, River Bure	£2,855	£285.45	Yes	Berths available
Waveney River Centre	Burgh St Peter, River Waveney	£3,080	£307.97	Yes	Not reported
Bradwell Marina	Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary	£3,128	£312.84	Yes	Not reported
Ferry Marina	Horning, River Bure	£3,220	£322	Yes	Not reported
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£3,444	£344.40	Yes	Not reported
Lowestoft Beacon Marina	Lowestoft, Lake Lothing	£3,492	£349.16	Yes	Not reported
Fox's Marina & Boatyard	Ipswich, River Orwell	£3,673	£367.33	Yes	Not reported
Waterside Marina	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£3,725	£372.51	Yes	Not reported
Burnham Yacht Harbour	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	£4,250	£425	Yes	Not reported
Shotley Marina	Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour	£4,630	£463	Yes	Not reported
Ipswich Beacon Marina	Ipswich, River Orwell	£5,056	£505.58	Yes	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 the East of England?

Across the 24 cheapest moorings with diesel here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £367 a year at Brightlingsea Harbour to £5,056 a year at Ipswich Beacon Marina. The middle figure is £2,371 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with diesel in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Brightlingsea Harbour is cheapest at £367 a year.

Which cheapest moorings with diesel in the East of England have space now?

3 of the 24 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina, Tollesbury Marina and Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham). 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 a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 4 need Broads Authority tolls and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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