Coast & harbours
Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Small boat moorings with a pump-out in the East of England
Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. Sites with a pump-out for holding tanks, so you can empty without cruising to a service point.
6 sites · typical £1,078 a year for a 6m boat (£225–£1,500 across 3 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 6 sites: 1 on a canal, 2 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 2 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- For a 6m boat, published prices run from £225 a year (Brightlingsea Harbour) to £1,500 a year (Hippersons Boatyard); the middle of 3 is £1,078 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Heybridge Basin Moorings.
- Of the 6, 5 have electric hook-up, 5 diesel and 1 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 6 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Heybridge Basin Moorings
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Hippersons Boatyard
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£2,475 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Cowroast Waterside & Marina
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ludham Bridge Boatyard
Ludham, Norfolk · River Ant
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 | Pump-out | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £225 | Yes | Not reported |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £1,078 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hippersons Boatyard | Beccles, River Waveney | £1,500 | Yes | Not reported |
| Cowroast Waterside & Marina | Tring, Grand Union Canal | On request | Yes | Not reported |
| Ludham Bridge Boatyard | Ludham, River Ant | – | 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 6m boat cost in the East of England?
Across the 3 small boat moorings with a pump-out here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £225 a year at Brightlingsea Harbour to £1,500 a year at Hippersons Boatyard. 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 a pump-out in the East of England?
For a 6m boat, Brightlingsea Harbour is cheapest at £225 a year.
Which small boat moorings with a pump-out in the East of England have space now?
None of the 6 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 small boat moorings with a pump-out in the East of England?
1 of the 6 say you can: 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, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 2 need Broads Authority tolls and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Small boat moorings with a pump-out in other areas
- North West 4
- South East 10
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