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Swinging moorings in the East of England

A buoy on a ground chain; the boat swings with wind and tide and you need a tender to get ashore.

31 sites · 8 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £1,196 a year for a 10m boat (£102–£3,444 across 15 published tariffs)

At a glance

Estuaries & tidal rivers A few berths left

Deben Yacht Club

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club

Maylandsea, Essex · Lawling Creek, River Blackwater

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs A few berths left

NWT Hickling Broad Moorings

Hickling, Norfolk · Hickling Broad

£1,650 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Orwell Yacht Club

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£300 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Robertsons Boatyard

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

South Woodham Ferrers Yacht Club

South Woodham Ferrers, Essex · River Crouch

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Thurrock Yacht Club

Grays, Essex · River Thames

£561 a year for a 10m yacht

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 Waiting list

Blackwater Sailing Club

Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£990 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Pin Mill Sailing Club

Pin Mill, Suffolk · River Orwell

Prices on request

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

Brandy Hole Moorings

Hullbridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,150 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Essex Marina

Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch

£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fambridge Yacht Haven

North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marconi Sailing Club

Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater

£50 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Suffolk Yacht Harbour

Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell

£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Titchmarsh Marina

Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Waldringfield Boatyard

Waldringfield, Suffolk · River Deben

£2,112 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Rice & Cole Boatyard

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Stone Sailing Club

Southminster, Essex · River Blackwater

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wakering Boat Yard

Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

SiteWhereA year, 10m boatBerthsSpace
Deben Yacht ClubWoodbridge, River Deben–swinging mooringsA few berths left
Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing ClubMaylandsea, Lawling Creek, River Blackwater–swinging moorings, drying berthsBerths available
NWT Hickling Broad MooringsHickling, Hickling Broad–linear moorings, swinging mooringsA few berths left
Orwell Yacht ClubIpswich, River Orwell£393pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berthsBerths available
Robertsons BoatyardWoodbridge, River Deben£1,800swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berthsBerths available
South Woodham Ferrers Yacht ClubSouth Woodham Ferrers, River Crouch–swinging mooringsBerths available
Thurrock Yacht ClubGrays, River Thames£685swinging moorings, drying berthsBerths available
Tollesbury MarinaTollesbury, River Blackwater£1,850pontoon berths, swinging mooringsBerths available
Blackwater Sailing ClubMaldon, Blackwater Estuary£990swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berthsWaiting list
Pin Mill Sailing ClubPin Mill, River OrwellOn requestswinging mooringsWaiting list
Roach Mooring Holders AssociationPaglesham, River Roach–swinging mooringsWaiting list
Blackwater MarinaMaylandsea, River Blackwater£1,600pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standingNot reported
Brandy Hole MooringsHullbridge, River Crouch£1,150swinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Brightlingsea HarbourBrightlingsea, Colne Estuary£1,122pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Essex MarinaWallasea Island, River Crouch£2,160pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Fambridge Yacht HavenNorth Fambridge, River Crouch£1,970pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Marconi Sailing ClubSteeple, River Blackwater£160swinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Oulton Broad Yacht StationLowestoft, Oulton Broad£1,196pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Stour Sailing Club MooringsManningtree, River Stour£102swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Suffolk Yacht HarbourLevington, River Orwell–pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Titchmarsh MarinaWalton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters–pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Waldringfield BoatyardWaldringfield, River Deben£2,112pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Woolverstone MarinaWoolverstone, River Orwell£3,444pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Harwich and Dovercourt Sailing ClubHarwich, River StourOn requestswinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Norfolk Broads Yacht ClubWroxham, Wroxham Broad–pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standingNot reported
Rice & Cole BoatyardBurnham-on-Crouch, River CrouchOn requestpontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Stone Sailing ClubSouthminster, River Blackwater–swinging mooringsNot reported
Sutton Wharf BoatyardRochford, River RoachOn requestpontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standingNot reported
Sutton Wharf BoatyardRochford, River RoachOn requestpontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Up River Yacht ClubHullbridge, River CrouchOn requestswinging mooringsNot reported
Wakering Boat YardGreat Wakering, River Roach–pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standingNot 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 15 swinging moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £102 a year at Stour Sailing Club Moorings to £3,444 a year at Woolverstone Marina. The middle figure is £1,196 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest swinging moorings in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Stour Sailing Club Moorings is cheapest at £102 a year in Manningtree.

Which swinging moorings in the East of England have space now?

8 of the 31 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Deben Yacht Club, Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club, NWT Hickling Broad Moorings, Orwell Yacht Club, Robertsons Boatyard, South Woodham Ferrers Yacht Club, Thurrock Yacht Club 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), 3 need Broads Authority tolls and 6 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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