Rivers
Berths available
Cathedral Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Cruiser moorings with linear moorings in the East of England
Places that take cruisers. River and estuary motor cruisers. Moored alongside a bank or towpath, one boat behind another.
17 sites · 3 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,796 a year for a 10m cruiser (£135–£2,646 across 7 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 17 sites: 2 on canals, 6 on rivers, 4 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 5 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- 3 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cathedral Marina, Hazlemere Marina and Orwell Yacht Club.
- Keeping a waiting list: Hallingbury Marina.
- For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £135 a year (Ranworth Moorings) to £2,646 a year (Crosshall Marina); the middle of 7 is £1,796 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 45.7m (150ft) at Sutton Wharf Boatyard.
- Of the 17, 11 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 5 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 1 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 17 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Canals
Berths available
Hazlemere Marina
Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina
Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort
£1,881 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
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Crosshall Marina
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Hippersons Boatyard
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£2,475 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
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ranworth Moorings
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 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
Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
Prices not published
Rivers
Hermitage Marina
Earith, Cambridgeshire · Old West River
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Martham Boats
Martham, Norfolk · River Thurne
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Smallgains Marina
Canvey Island, Essex · Smallgains Creek
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sutton Wharf Boatyard
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wakering Boat Yard
Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser
| Site | Where | A year, 10m cruiser | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Marina | Ely, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Berths available |
| Hazlemere Marina | Waltham Abbey, Lee Navigation | – | linear moorings | Berths available |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £393 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Hallingbury Marina | Little Hallingbury, River Stort | £1,881 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Waiting list |
| Bell Boats Marina | Brundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £1,796 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Crosshall Marina | St Neots, River Great Ouse | £2,646 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Hippersons Boatyard | Beccles, River Waveney | £2,475 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park | March, River Nene Old Course | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £135 | linear moorings | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £1,227 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd | Beccles, River Waveney | – | linear moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Hermitage Marina | Earith, Old West River | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Martham Boats | Martham, River Thurne | On request | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Smallgains Marina | Canvey Island, Smallgains Creek | – | linear moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Sutton Wharf Boatyard | Rochford, River Roach | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Wakering Boat Yard | Great Wakering, River Roach | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing | 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 cruiser cost in the East of England?
Across the 7 cruiser moorings with linear moorings here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £135 a year at Ranworth Moorings to £2,646 a year at Crosshall Marina. The middle figure is £1,796 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cruiser moorings with linear moorings in the East of England?
For a 10m cruiser, Ranworth Moorings is cheapest at £135 a year.
Which cruiser moorings with linear moorings in the East of England have space now?
3 of the 17 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cathedral Marina, Hazlemere Marina and Orwell Yacht Club. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cruiser moorings with linear moorings in the East of England?
2 of the 17 say you can: Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and 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, 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 5 need Broads Authority tolls and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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