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Small boat moorings with visitor berths in the East of England

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. 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.

13 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £15.50 a night for a 6m boat (£10.50–£25 across 8 published tariffs)

At a glance

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Beccles Quay

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£380 a year for a 10m cruiser

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

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Ranworth Moorings

Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad

£135 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

Rivers

Upware Marina

Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam

£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

SiteWhereA night, 6m boatSpace
Beccles QuayBeccles, River Waveney£16Berths available
Tollesbury MarinaTollesbury, River Blackwater–Berths available
Roach Mooring Holders AssociationPaglesham, River Roach£15Waiting list
Blackwater MarinaMaylandsea, River Blackwater£25Not reported
Chelmer & Blackwater NavigationChelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation£12Not reported
Heybridge Basin MooringsHeybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary£24Not reported
Oulton Broad Yacht StationLowestoft, Oulton Broad–Not reported
Ranworth MooringsRanworth, Malthouse Broad£14Not reported
Stour Sailing Club MooringsManningtree, River Stour–Not reported
Titchmarsh MarinaWalton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters–Not reported
Upware MarinaUpware, River Cam£25Not reported
King's Lynn Visitor PontoonsKing's Lynn, River Great Ouse£10.50Not 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 6m boat in the East of England?

Across the 8 small boat moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £10.50 a night at King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons to £25 a night at Blackwater Marina. The middle figure is £15.50 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

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

For a 6m boat, King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons is cheapest at £10.50 a night.

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

2 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

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

1 of the 13 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, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 3 need Broads Authority tolls and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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