Cheapest moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.

46 sites · 5 with space now · 4 with a waiting list · typical £2,136 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£5,056 across 46 published tariffs)

At a glance

46 sites: 1 on a canal, 9 on rivers, 16 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 19 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
5 of the 46 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club, Beccles Quay, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Norfolk Boat Sales Marina and Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham).
Keeping a waiting list: Blackwater Sailing Club, Fox Narrowboats Marina, Hallingbury Marina and Buccaneer Boats Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Lazy Otter Marina) to £5,056 a year (Ipswich Beacon Marina); the middle of 46 is £2,136 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
Of the 46, 16 have a pump-out, 20 diesel, 14 a boat hoist and 17 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2), Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (2), Norfolk Boat Sales (2) and Tingdene Marinas (4).

Rivers

Lazy Otter Marina

Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£50 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Lazy Otter Marina

Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£50 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marconi Sailing Club

Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater

£50 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Ranworth Moorings

Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad

£135 a year for a 10m cruiser

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

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Beccles Quay

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£380 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Blackwater Sailing Club

Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£990 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Broads, lakes & lochs

Oulton Broad Yacht Station

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Titchmarsh Marina

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

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Upware Marina

Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam

£1,419 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)

Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant

£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Loddon Marina

Loddon, Norfolk · River Chet

£1,700 a year for a 10m cruiser (from)

Broads, lakes & lochs

Bridge Broad Marina

Wroxham, Norfolk · River Bure

£1,774 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Heybridge Basin Moorings

Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary

£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Broads, lakes & lochs

Broadlands Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs Waiting list

Buccaneer Boats Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,112 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Broads, lakes & lochs

Bell Boats Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads

£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Hartford Marina

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bridgemarsh Marina

Althorne, Essex · River Crouch

£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Springfield Basin Moorings

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£4,129 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Hippersons Boatyard

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£2,475 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Crosshall Marina

St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Norfolk Boat Sales Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads

£2,855 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

St Olaves Marina

St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads

£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser

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

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

Tidemill Yacht Harbour

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£3,900 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

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	Electric hook-up	Space
Lazy Otter Marina	Stretham, River Great Ouse	£50	£5	Yes	Not reported
Lazy Otter Marina	Stretham, River Great Ouse	£50	£5	Yes	Not reported
Marconi Sailing Club	Steeple, River Blackwater	£50	£5	Yes	Not reported
Ranworth Moorings	Ranworth, Malthouse Broad	£135	£13.50	Yes	Not reported
Orwell Yacht Club	Ipswich, River Orwell	£300	£30	Yes	Berths available
Brightlingsea Harbour	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£367	£36.72	Yes	Not reported
Beccles Quay	Beccles, River Waveney	£380	£38	Yes	Berths available
Blackwater Sailing Club	Maldon, Blackwater Estuary	£990	£99	Yes	Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina	March, Middle Level Navigations	£1,079	£107.90	Yes	Waiting list
Oulton Broad Yacht Station	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£1,196	£119.63	Yes	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£1,227	£122.70	Yes	Not reported
Upware Marina	Upware, River Cam	£1,419	£141.90	Yes	Not reported
Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park	March, River Nene Old Course	£1,520	£151.99	Yes	Not reported
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£1,600	£160	Yes	Not reported
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)	Wayford Bridge, River Ant	£1,600	£160	Yes	Berths available
Loddon Marina	Loddon, River Chet	from £1,700	£170	Yes	Not reported
Bridge Broad Marina	Wroxham, River Bure	£1,774	£177.41	Yes	Not reported
Heybridge Basin Moorings	Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary	£1,796	£179.64	Yes	Not reported
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
Broadlands Marina	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£2,111	£211.12	Yes	Not reported
Buccaneer Boats Marina	Brundall, River Yare	£2,112	£211.20	Yes	Waiting list
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
Bell Boats Marina	Brundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads	£2,180	£218	Yes	Not reported
Hartford Marina	Huntingdon, River Great Ouse	£2,266	£226.60	Yes	Not reported
Bridgemarsh Marina	Althorne, River Crouch	£2,280	£228	Yes	Not reported
Springfield Basin Moorings	Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	£2,377	£237.72	Yes	Not reported
Brundall Bay Marina	Brundall, River Yare	£2,447	£244.70	Yes	Not reported
Hippersons Boatyard	Beccles, River Waveney	£2,475	£247.50	Yes	Not reported
Crosshall Marina	St Neots, River Great Ouse	£2,646	£264.58	Yes	Not reported
Norfolk Boat Sales Marina	Brundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads	£2,855	£285.45	Yes	Berths available
Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham)	Hoveton, River Bure	£2,855	£285.45	Yes	Berths available
St Olaves Marina	St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads	£2,990	£299	Yes	Not reported
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
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

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 46 cheapest moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Lazy Otter Marina to £5,056 a year at Ipswich Beacon Marina. The middle figure is £2,136 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Lazy Otter Marina is cheapest at £50 a year in Stretham.

Which cheapest moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England have space now?

5 of the 46 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club, Beccles Quay, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Norfolk Boat Sales 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, 7 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 16 need Broads Authority tolls and 6 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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