Dauntless Boatyard
Canvey Island, Essex · Benfleet Creek
Prices not published
Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them.
52 sites · 9 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £1,945 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£5,056 across 29 published tariffs)
Canvey Island, Essex · Benfleet Creek
Prices not published
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
Prices not published
Maylandsea, Essex · Lawling Creek, River Blackwater
Prices not published
Orford, Suffolk · River Ore
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
South Woodham Ferrers, Essex · River Crouch
Prices not published
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£990 a year for a 10m yacht
Pin Mill, Suffolk · River Orwell
Prices on request
Paglesham, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Hullbridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,150 a year for a 10m yacht
Althorne, Essex · River Crouch
£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch
£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht
North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing
£3,492 a year for a 10m yacht
Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater
£435 a year for a 10m yacht
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour
£4,630 a year for a 10m yacht
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Waldringfield, Suffolk · River Deben
£2,112 a year for a 10m yacht
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£3,725 a year for a 10m yacht
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene
£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
Prices on request
Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices on request
Felixstowe, Suffolk · River Deben
Prices not published
Harwich, Essex · River Stour
Prices on request
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Martlesham, Suffolk · River Deben
Prices on request
Heybridge, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices on request
West Mersea, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices on request
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
Prices on request
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour
Prices not published
Canvey Island, Essex · Smallgains Creek
Prices not published
Southminster, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices not published
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Hullbridge, Essex · River Crouch
Prices on request
Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dauntless Boatyard | Canvey Island, Benfleet Creek | – | Berths available |
| Deben Yacht Club | Woodbridge, River Deben | – | A few berths left |
| Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club | Maylandsea, Lawling Creek, River Blackwater | – | Berths available |
| Orford Quay Moorings | Orford, River Ore | £825 | Berths available |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | Berths available |
| Robertsons Boatyard | Woodbridge, River Deben | £1,800 | Berths available |
| South Woodham Ferrers Yacht Club | South Woodham Ferrers, River Crouch | – | Berths available |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £561 | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | £1,850 | Berths available |
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | Waiting list |
| Pin Mill Sailing Club | Pin Mill, River Orwell | On request | Waiting list |
| Roach Mooring Holders Association | Paglesham, River Roach | – | Waiting list |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £1,600 | Not reported |
| Bradwell Marina | Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary | £3,128 | Not reported |
| Brandy Hole Moorings | Hullbridge, River Crouch | £1,150 | Not reported |
| Bridgemarsh Marina | Althorne, River Crouch | £2,280 | Not reported |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £367 | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £4,250 | Not reported |
| Essex Marina | Wallasea Island, River Crouch | £2,160 | Not reported |
| Fambridge Yacht Haven | North Fambridge, River Crouch | £1,970 | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £3,673 | Not reported |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £1,796 | Not reported |
| Ipswich Beacon Marina | Ipswich, River Orwell | £5,056 | Not reported |
| Lowestoft Beacon Marina | Lowestoft, Lake Lothing | £3,492 | Not reported |
| Maldon District Council Blackwater Moorings | Maldon, River Blackwater | £435 | Not reported |
| Marconi Sailing Club | Steeple, River Blackwater | £50 | Not reported |
| Shotley Marina | Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour | £4,630 | Not reported |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | £102 | Not reported |
| Suffolk Yacht Harbour | Levington, River Orwell | £4,210 | Not reported |
| Tidemill Yacht Harbour | Woodbridge, River Deben | £3,900 | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £1,227 | Not reported |
| Waldringfield Boatyard | Waldringfield, River Deben | £2,112 | Not reported |
| Waterside Marina | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £3,725 | Not reported |
| Wisbech Yacht Harbour | Wisbech, River Nene | £1,945 | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £3,444 | Not reported |
| Debbage Yachting | Ipswich, River Orwell | On request | Not reported |
| Downs Road Boatyard | Maldon, River Blackwater | On request | Not reported |
| Felixstowe Ferry Boat Yard | Felixstowe, River Deben | – | Not reported |
| Harwich and Dovercourt Sailing Club | Harwich, River Stour | On request | Not reported |
| King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons | King's Lynn, River Great Ouse | – | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Across the 29 coastal moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Marconi Sailing Club to £5,056 a year at Ipswich Beacon Marina. The middle figure is £1,945 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 10m boat, Marconi Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Steeple.
9 of the 52 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dauntless Boatyard, Deben Yacht Club, Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club, Orford Quay Moorings, Orwell Yacht Club, Robertsons Boatyard, South Woodham Ferrers Yacht Club, Thurrock Yacht Club and 1 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 11 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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