Rivers
Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina
Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
River moorings and marinas with visitor berths in the East of England
Non-tidal rivers and river navigations such as the Thames above Teddington, the Severn, Nene, Great Ouse and Trent: marinas, boatyards and riverbank moorings for cruisers and narrowboats. 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.
7 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £21.75 a night for a 10m cruiser (£12–£44.55 across 4 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 7 sites, all on rivers.
- 1 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Priory Waterside & Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina.
- For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £12 a night (Fox Narrowboats Marina) to £44.55 a night (Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts); the middle of 4 is £21.75 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Priory Waterside & Marina.
- Of the 7, 5 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out, 4 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
- 1 of the 7 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings
Upware, Cambridgeshire · Reach Lode (River Cam)
£1,333 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Jones Boatyard
St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser
| Site | Where | A night, 10m cruiser | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priory Waterside & Marina | Bedford, River Great Ouse | On request | Berths available |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £12 | Waiting list |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £18.50 | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation | £44.55 | Not reported |
| Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings | Upware, Reach Lode (River Cam) | – | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £25 | Not reported |
| Jones Boatyard | St Ives, River Great Ouse | On request | Not 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 10m cruiser in the East of England?
Across the 4 river moorings and marinas with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £12 a night at Fox Narrowboats Marina to £44.55 a night at Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts. The middle figure is £21.75 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest river moorings and marinas with visitor berths in the East of England?
For a 10m cruiser, Fox Narrowboats Marina is cheapest at £12 a night in March.
Which river moorings and marinas with visitor berths in the East of England have space now?
1 of the 7 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Priory Waterside & Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at river moorings and marinas with visitor berths in the East of England?
1 of the 7 say you can: Priory Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). 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, 5 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
River moorings and marinas with visitor berths in the East of England, by county
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