Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Small boat moorings with pontoon berths in the East of England
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina.
20 sites · 5 with space now · typical £1,078 a year for a 6m boat (£225–£2,016 across 9 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 20 sites: 2 on canals, 2 on rivers, 8 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 7 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 5 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Huntingdon Boathaven, Orwell Yacht Club, Reedham Marina and Tollesbury Marina.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £225 a year (Brightlingsea Harbour) to £2,016 a year (Tollesbury Marina); the middle of 9 is £1,078 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons.
- Of the 20, 16 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 5 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 7 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 20 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Rivers
A few berths left
Huntingdon Boathaven
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Reedham Marina
Reedham, Norfolk · Norfolk Broads
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bell Boats Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads
£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Acle Marina
Acle, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Bure Marina
Horning, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Canals
Cowroast Waterside & Marina
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Cox's Boatyard
Norwich, Norfolk · Barton Broad and River Ant
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wakering Boat Yard
Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Westview Marina & Leisure Park
Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 6m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 6m boat | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £1,060 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Huntingdon Boathaven | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths | A few berths left |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £393 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Reedham Marina | Reedham, Norfolk Broads | – | pontoon berths | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | £2,016 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Berths available |
| Bell Boats Marina | Brundall, River Yare, Norfolk Broads | £1,661 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £1,680 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £225 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £1,078 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £725 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £1,840 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Acle Marina | Acle, River Bure | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Bure Marina | Horning, River Bure | On request | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Not reported |
| Cowroast Waterside & Marina | Tring, Grand Union Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Cox's Boatyard | Norwich, Barton Broad and River Ant | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons | King's Lynn, River Great Ouse | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Norfolk Broads Yacht Club | Wroxham, Wroxham Broad | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Pike & Eel Marina | Needingworth, River Great Ouse | – | pontoon berths | Not reported |
| Wakering Boat Yard | Great Wakering, River Roach | – | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing | Not reported |
| Westview Marina & Leisure Park | Earith, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths | 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 6m boat cost in the East of England?
Across the 9 small boat moorings with pontoon berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £225 a year at Brightlingsea Harbour to £2,016 a year at Tollesbury Marina. The middle figure is £1,078 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest small boat moorings with pontoon berths in the East of England?
For a 6m boat, Brightlingsea Harbour is cheapest at £225 a year.
Which small boat moorings with pontoon berths in the East of England have space now?
5 of the 20 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Huntingdon Boathaven, Orwell Yacht Club, Reedham Marina and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at small boat moorings with pontoon berths in the East of England?
2 of the 20 say you can: Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement) and Cowroast 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, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 8 need Broads Authority tolls and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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Small boat moorings with pontoon berths in the East of England, by county
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