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Narrowboat moorings with visitor berths in the East of England

Places that take narrowboats. Up to 7ft (2.13m) beam. 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.

8 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 57ft narrowboat (£16–£44.55 across 7 published tariffs)

At a glance

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

Hartford Marina

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

St Olaves Marina

St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads

£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Upware Marina

Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam

£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser

Compared: prices for a 57ft narrowboat

SiteWhereA night, 57ft narrowboatSpace
Fox Narrowboats MarinaMarch, Middle Level Navigations£16Waiting list
Chelmer & Blackwater NavigationChelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation£21.25Not reported
Hartford MarinaHuntingdon, River Great Ouse£32.13Not reported
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead AbbottsStanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation£44.55Not reported
St Olaves MarinaSt Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads£25Not reported
Upware MarinaUpware, River Cam£25Not reported
Roydon Marina VillageRoydon, Roydon Marina lake£25Not reported
Westview Marina & Leisure ParkEarith, River Great OuseOn requestNot 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 57ft narrowboat in the East of England?

Across the 7 narrowboat moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 57ft narrowboat costs from £16 a night at Fox Narrowboats Marina to £44.55 a night at Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts. The middle figure is £25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

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

For a 57ft narrowboat, Fox Narrowboats Marina is cheapest at £16 a night in March.

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

None of the 8 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at narrowboat moorings with visitor berths in the East of England?

1 of the 8 say you can: 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, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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