Narrowboat moorings with a chandlery in the East of England

Places that take narrowboats. Up to 7ft (2.13m) beam. Sites with a chandlery on site for parts, paint and gear.

5 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £3,249 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (£1,859–£3,877 across 3 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites: 3 on rivers, 1 on the Broads or a lake and 1 on an estuary.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina and Hallingbury Marina.
For a 57ft narrowboat, published prices run from £1,859 a year (Fox Narrowboats Marina) to £3,877 a year (Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts); the middle of 3 is £3,249 a year.
Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Roydon Marina Village.
Of the 5, 4 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 4 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 3 visitor berths.

Rivers Waiting list

Fox Narrowboats Marina

March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Hallingbury Marina

Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort

£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts

Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation

£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Roydon Marina Village

Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Westview Marina & Leisure Park

Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

Site	Where	A year, 57ft narrowboat	Chandlery	Space
Fox Narrowboats Marina	March, Middle Level Navigations	£1,859	Yes	Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina	Little Hallingbury, River Stort	£3,249	Yes	Waiting list
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts	Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation	£3,877	Yes	Not reported
Roydon Marina Village	Roydon, Roydon Marina lake	–	Yes	Not reported
Westview Marina & Leisure Park	Earith, River Great Ouse	On request	Yes	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 57ft narrowboat cost in the East of England?

Across the 3 narrowboat moorings with a chandlery here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £1,859 a year at Fox Narrowboats Marina to £3,877 a year at Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts. The middle figure is £3,249 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest narrowboat moorings with a chandlery in the East of England?

For a 57ft narrowboat, Fox Narrowboats Marina is cheapest at £1,859 a year in March.

Which narrowboat moorings with a chandlery in the East of England have space now?

None of the 5 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, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Narrowboat moorings with a chandlery in the East of England, by county

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Narrowboat moorings with a chandlery in other areas

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