Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Hard standing in the East of England
Ashore on a cradle or trailer in a boatyard.
11 sites · typical £2,340 a year for a 10m boat (£2,232–£2,447 across 2 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 11 sites: 2 on rivers, 3 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 6 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £2,232 a year (Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts) to £2,447 a year (Brundall Bay Marina); the middle of 2 is £2,340 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 45.7m (150ft) at Sutton Wharf Boatyard.
- Of the 11, 6 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 2 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 5 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: Tingdene Marinas (2).
Broads, lakes & lochs
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waveney River Centre
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney
£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Downs Road Boatyard
Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices on request
Rivers
Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad
Prices not published
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 boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | £2,447 | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation | £2,232 | hard standing | Not reported |
| Tidemill Yacht Harbour | Woodbridge, River Deben | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Waveney River Centre | Burgh St Peter, River Waveney | – | pontoon berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Downs Road Boatyard | Maldon, River Blackwater | On request | drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd | Beccles, River Waveney | – | linear moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Norfolk Broads Yacht Club | Wroxham, Wroxham Broad | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing | 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 boat cost in the East of England?
Across the 2 hard standing here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £2,232 a year at Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts to £2,447 a year at Brundall Bay Marina. The middle figure is £2,340 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest hard standing in the East of England?
For a 10m boat, Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts is cheapest at £2,232 a year.
Which hard standing in the East of England have space now?
None of the 11 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
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, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 4 need Broads Authority tolls and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Hard standing in the East of England, by county
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