Coastal moorings with visitor berths in the East of England

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

21 sites · 3 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £28.25 a night for a 10m boat (£9.80–£50 across 16 published tariffs)

At a glance

21 sites: 20 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
3 of the 21 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orford Quay Moorings, Robertsons Boatyard and Tollesbury Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Roach Mooring Holders Association.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £9.80 a night (Lowestoft Beacon Marina) to £50 a night (Robertsons Boatyard); the middle of 16 is £28.25 a night.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
Of the 21, 15 have electric hook-up, 5 a pump-out, 13 diesel and 4 a boat hoist.
Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Orford Quay Moorings

Orford, Suffolk · River Ore

£825 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 Berths available

Tollesbury Marina

Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Roach Mooring Holders Association

Paglesham, Essex · River Roach

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bradwell Marina

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£3,128 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

Fambridge Yacht Haven

North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,970 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

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

Stour Sailing Club Moorings

Manningtree, Essex · River Stour

£102 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

Titchmarsh Marina

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

£1,227 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

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 night, 10m boat	Space
Orford Quay Moorings	Orford, River Ore	£12	Berths available
Robertsons Boatyard	Woodbridge, River Deben	£50	Berths available
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	–	Berths available
Roach Mooring Holders Association	Paglesham, River Roach	£15	Waiting list
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£25	Not reported
Bradwell Marina	Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary	–	Not reported
Burnham Yacht Harbour	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	£44	Not reported
Fambridge Yacht Haven	North Fambridge, River Crouch	£25	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
Ipswich Beacon Marina	Ipswich, River Orwell	£36.70	Not reported
Lowestoft Beacon Marina	Lowestoft, Lake Lothing	£9.80	Not reported
Shotley Marina	Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour	£41	Not reported
Stour Sailing Club Moorings	Manningtree, River Stour	–	Not reported
Tidemill Yacht Harbour	Woodbridge, River Deben	£36	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	–	Not reported
Wisbech Yacht Harbour	Wisbech, River Nene	£27.50	Not reported
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£16.90	Not reported
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons	King's Lynn, River Great Ouse	£17.50	Not reported
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club	Lowestoft, Lowestoft Harbour	£41	Not reported
Westview Marina & Leisure Park	Earith, River Great Ouse	On request	Not reported

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 16 coastal moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9.80 a night at Lowestoft Beacon Marina to £50 a night at Robertsons Boatyard. The middle figure is £28.25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest coastal moorings with visitor berths in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Lowestoft Beacon Marina is cheapest at £9.80 a night.

Which coastal moorings with visitor berths in the East of England have space now?

3 of the 21 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orford Quay Moorings, Robertsons Boatyard and Tollesbury Marina. 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 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Coastal moorings with visitor berths in the East of England, by county

Essex 9
Suffolk 9

Coastal moorings with visitor berths in other areas

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