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Swinging moorings with visitor berths 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. 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.

9 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 10m boat (£15–£50 across 5 published tariffs)

At a glance

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

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

Fambridge Yacht Haven

North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,970 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

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

SiteWhereA night, 10m boatBerthsSpace
Robertsons BoatyardWoodbridge, River Deben£50swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berthsBerths available
Tollesbury MarinaTollesbury, River Blackwater–pontoon berths, swinging mooringsBerths available
Roach Mooring Holders AssociationPaglesham, River Roach£15swinging mooringsWaiting list
Blackwater MarinaMaylandsea, River Blackwater£25pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standingNot reported
Fambridge Yacht HavenNorth Fambridge, River Crouch£25pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Oulton Broad Yacht StationLowestoft, Oulton Broad–pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot reported
Stour Sailing Club MooringsManningtree, River Stour–swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berthsNot reported
Titchmarsh MarinaWalton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters–pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berthsNot reported
Woolverstone MarinaWoolverstone, River Orwell£16.90pontoon berths, swinging mooringsNot 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 boat in the East of England?

Across the 5 swinging moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £15 a night at Roach Mooring Holders Association to £50 a night at Robertsons Boatyard. The middle figure is £25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

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

For a 10m boat, Roach Mooring Holders Association is cheapest at £15 a night in Paglesham.

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

2 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Robertsons Boatyard 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 Broads Authority tolls and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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