Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Cheapest visitor moorings in the East of England
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Places that take boats for a night or a few: visitor berths with a published nightly rate, or that say they keep space for visitors. Prices are worked out for one night.
29 sites · 4 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 10m boat (£9–£50 across 29 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 29 sites: 2 on canals, 4 on rivers, 7 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 15 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 4 of the 29 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina, Orford Quay Moorings, Beccles Quay and Robertsons Boatyard.
- Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina and Roach Mooring Holders Association.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £9 a night (Bill Fen Marina) to £50 a night (Robertsons Boatyard); the middle of 29 is £25 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
- Of the 29, 22 have electric hook-up, 11 a pump-out, 14 diesel and 7 a boat hoist.
- 1 of the 29 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2), Essex Waterways (2) and Tingdene Marinas (3).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lowestoft Beacon Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing
£3,492 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orford Quay Moorings
Orford, Suffolk · River Ore
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ranworth Moorings
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Roach Mooring Holders Association
Paglesham, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waveney River Centre
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney
£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 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
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Great Yarmouth Yacht Station
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices not published
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Broadlands Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 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
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
St Olaves Marina
St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads
£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wisbech Yacht Harbour
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene
£1,945 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
Heybridge Basin Moorings
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 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
Ipswich Beacon Marina
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shotley Marina
Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour
£4,630 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
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Robertsons Boatyard
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £9 | Berths available |
| Lowestoft Beacon Marina | Lowestoft, Lake Lothing | £9.80 | Not reported |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £12 | Waiting list |
| Orford Quay Moorings | Orford, River Ore | £12 | Berths available |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £14 | Not reported |
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £14.50 | Not reported |
| Roach Mooring Holders Association | Paglesham, River Roach | £15 | Waiting list |
| Waveney River Centre | Burgh St Peter, River Waveney | £15 | Not reported |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £16 | Berths available |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £16.90 | Not reported |
| King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons | King's Lynn, River Great Ouse | £17.50 | Not reported |
| Great Yarmouth Yacht Station | Great Yarmouth, River Bure | £18 | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £18.50 | Not reported |
| Broadlands Marina | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £20 | Not reported |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £25 | Not reported |
| Fambridge Yacht Haven | North Fambridge, River Crouch | £25 | Not reported |
| Roydon Marina Village | Roydon, Roydon Marina lake | £25 | Not reported |
| St Olaves Marina | St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads | £25 | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £25 | Not reported |
| Wisbech Yacht Harbour | Wisbech, River Nene | £27.50 | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £29 | Not reported |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £29 | Not reported |
| Tidemill Yacht Harbour | Woodbridge, River Deben | £36 | Not reported |
| Ipswich Beacon Marina | Ipswich, River Orwell | £36.70 | Not reported |
| Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club | Lowestoft, Lowestoft Harbour | £41 | Not reported |
| Shotley Marina | Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour | £41 | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £44 | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation | £44.55 | Not reported |
| Robertsons Boatyard | Woodbridge, River Deben | £50 | Berths available |
From each site's published tariff, for one night. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much is a night on a visitor berth for a 10m boat in the East of England?
Across the 29 cheapest visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9 a night at Bill Fen Marina to £50 a night at Robertsons Boatyard. The middle figure is £25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest visitor moorings in the East of England?
For a 10m boat, Bill Fen Marina is cheapest at £9 a night in Ramsey.
Which cheapest visitor moorings in the East of England have space now?
4 of the 29 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina, Orford Quay Moorings, Beccles Quay and Robertsons Boatyard. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest visitor moorings in the East of England?
1 of the 29 say you can: Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (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, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 6 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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