Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane 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. Sites that can lift your boat out on their own hoist or crane, for blacking, antifouling, surveys and winter ashore.
11 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £26.25 a night for a 10m boat (£9.80–£44.55 across 10 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 11 sites: 3 on rivers, 3 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 5 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £9.80 a night (Lowestoft Beacon Marina) to £44.55 a night (Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts); the middle of 10 is £26.25 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
- Of the 11, 10 have electric hook-up, 4 a pump-out and 7 diesel.
- Groups running more than one: Tingdene Marinas (2).
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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fox's Marina & Boatyard
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 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
St Olaves Marina
St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads
£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A night, 10m boat | Boat hoist / Crane | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £12 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £44 | Yes | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £29 | Yes | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation | £44.55 | Yes | Not reported |
| Lowestoft Beacon Marina | Lowestoft, Lake Lothing | £9.80 | Yes | Not reported |
| St Olaves Marina | St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads | £25 | Yes | Not reported |
| Tidemill Yacht Harbour | Woodbridge, River Deben | £36 | Yes | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £25 | Yes | Not reported |
| Waveney River Centre | Burgh St Peter, River Waveney | £15 | Yes | Not reported |
| Wisbech Yacht Harbour | Wisbech, River Nene | £27.50 | Yes | 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 10 visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9.80 a night at Lowestoft Beacon Marina to £44.55 a night at Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts. The middle figure is £26.25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane in the East of England?
For a 10m boat, Lowestoft Beacon Marina is cheapest at £9.80 a night.
Which visitor moorings with a boat hoist or crane in the East of England have space now?
None of the 11 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
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), 3 need Broads Authority tolls and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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