Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Visitor moorings in the East of England
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.
41 sites · 7 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 10m boat (£9–£50 across 29 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 41 sites: 2 on canals, 7 on rivers, 11 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 20 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 7 of the 41 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Orford Quay Moorings, Priory Waterside & Marina, Robertsons Boatyard and 1 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Anchor Moorings, Fox Narrowboats Marina and Roach Mooring Holders Association.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £9 a night (Bill Fen Marina) to £50 a night (Robertsons Boatyard); the middle of 29 is £25 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
- Of the 41, 31 have electric hook-up, 13 a pump-out, 19 diesel and 8 a boat hoist.
- 2 of the 41 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2), Essex Waterways (2) and Tingdene Marinas (4).
Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)
Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant
£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orford Quay Moorings
Orford, Suffolk · River Ore
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina
Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Robertsons Boatyard
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Anchor Moorings
Coltishall, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices on request
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Roach Mooring Holders Association
Paglesham, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bradwell Marina
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Broadlands Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham Yacht Harbour
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fambridge Yacht Haven
North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fox's Marina & Boatyard
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Heybridge Basin Moorings
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ipswich Beacon Marina
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£5,056 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Lowestoft Beacon Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lake Lothing
£3,492 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Oulton Broad Yacht Station
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ranworth Moorings
Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad
£135 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shotley Marina
Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour
£4,630 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
St Olaves Marina
St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads
£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£3,900 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
Rivers
Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings
Upware, Cambridgeshire · Reach Lode (River Cam)
£1,333 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waveney River Centre
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney
£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wisbech Yacht Harbour
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene
£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Great Yarmouth Yacht Station
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk · River Bure
Prices not published
Rivers
Jones Boatyard
St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons
King's Lynn, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour
Prices not published
Broads, lakes & lochs
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Westview Marina & Leisure Park
Earith, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £16 | Berths available |
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £9 | Berths available |
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | – | Berths available |
| Orford Quay Moorings | Orford, River Ore | £12 | Berths available |
| Priory Waterside & Marina | Bedford, River Great Ouse | On request | Berths available |
| Robertsons Boatyard | Woodbridge, River Deben | £50 | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | – | Berths available |
| Anchor Moorings | Coltishall, River Bure | On request | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £12 | Waiting list |
| Roach Mooring Holders Association | Paglesham, River Roach | £15 | Waiting list |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £25 | Not reported |
| Bradwell Marina | Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary | – | Not reported |
| Broadlands Marina | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £20 | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | – | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £44 | Not reported |
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £14.50 | Not reported |
| Fambridge Yacht Haven | North Fambridge, River Crouch | £25 | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £29 | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £18.50 | Not reported |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £29 | Not reported |
| Ipswich Beacon Marina | Ipswich, River Orwell | £36.70 | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation | £44.55 | Not reported |
| Lowestoft Beacon Marina | Lowestoft, Lake Lothing | £9.80 | Not reported |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | – | Not reported |
| Ranworth Moorings | Ranworth, Malthouse Broad | £14 | Not reported |
| Shotley Marina | Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour | £41 | Not reported |
| St Olaves Marina | St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads | £25 | Not reported |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | – | Not reported |
| Tidemill Yacht Harbour | Woodbridge, River Deben | £36 | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | – | Not reported |
| Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings | Upware, Reach Lode (River Cam) | – | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £25 | Not reported |
| Waveney River Centre | Burgh St Peter, River Waveney | £15 | Not reported |
| Wisbech Yacht Harbour | Wisbech, River Nene | £27.50 | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £16.90 | Not reported |
| Great Yarmouth Yacht Station | Great Yarmouth, River Bure | £18 | Not reported |
| Jones Boatyard | St Ives, River Great Ouse | On request | Not reported |
| King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons | King's Lynn, River Great Ouse | £17.50 | Not reported |
| Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club | Lowestoft, Lowestoft Harbour | £41 | Not reported |
| Roydon Marina Village | Roydon, Roydon Marina lake | £25 | Not 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 29 visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9 a night at Bill Fen Marina 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 visitor moorings in the East of England?
For a 10m boat, Bill Fen Marina is cheapest at £9 a night in Ramsey.
Which visitor moorings in the East of England have space now?
7 of the 41 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Bill Fen Marina, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Orford Quay Moorings, Priory Waterside & Marina, Robertsons Boatyard and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at visitor moorings in the East of England?
2 of the 41 say you can: Priory Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and 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, 1 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 6 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 10 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Visitor moorings in the East of England, by county
- Buckinghamshire 5
- Cambridgeshire 8
- Essex 11
- Norfolk 8
- Suffolk 12
Visitor moorings in other areas
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