Pontoon berths with a pub or café in the East of England

Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina. Sites with a pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.

12 sites · 2 with space now · typical £3,360 a year for a 10m boat (£2,111–£9,816 across 9 published tariffs)

At a glance

12 sites: 1 on a river, 4 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 7 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
2 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dauntless Boatyard and Tollesbury Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £2,111 a year (Broadlands Marina) to £9,816 a year (Woolverstone Marina); the middle of 9 is £3,360 a year.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
Of the 12, 9 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 7 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 8 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Tingdene Marinas (3).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Dauntless Boatyard

Canvey Island, Essex · Benfleet Creek

Prices not published

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

Bradwell Marina

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Broadlands Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Burnham Yacht Harbour

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

£4,250 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

Shotley Marina

Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour

£4,630 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

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Norfolk Broads Yacht Club

Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad

Prices not published

Rivers

Pike & Eel Marina

Needingworth, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Pub or restaurant / Café	Space
Dauntless Boatyard	Canvey Island, Benfleet Creek	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Berths available
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	£3,360	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Berths available
Bradwell Marina	Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary	£3,128	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Broadlands Marina	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£2,111	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Brundall Bay Marina	Brundall, River Yare	£2,447	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Burnham Yacht Harbour	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	£4,250	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Fox's Marina & Boatyard	Ipswich, River Orwell	£3,673	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Shotley Marina	Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour	£4,630	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Not reported
Waveney River Centre	Burgh St Peter, River Waveney	£3,080	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£9,816	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club	Wroxham, Wroxham Broad	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Pike & Eel Marina	Needingworth, River Great Ouse	–	pontoon berths	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 10m boat cost in the East of England?

Across the 9 pontoon berths with a pub or café here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £2,111 a year at Broadlands Marina to £9,816 a year at Woolverstone Marina. The middle figure is £3,360 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest pontoon berths with a pub or café in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Broadlands Marina is cheapest at £2,111 a year in Lowestoft.

Which pontoon berths with a pub or café in the East of England have space now?

2 of the 12 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Dauntless 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 4 need Broads Authority tolls. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Pontoon berths with a pub or café in the East of England, by county

Essex 4

Pontoon berths with a pub or café in other areas

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