Visitor moorings with a chandlery 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 with a chandlery on site for parts, paint and gear.

10 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £27 a night for a 10m boat (£9–£44.55 across 6 published tariffs)

At a glance

Canals Berths available

Bill Fen Marina

Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

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

Rivers Waiting list

Fox Narrowboats Marina

March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Shotley Marina

Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour

£4,630 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

Jones Boatyard

St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

SiteWhereA night, 10m boatChandlerySpace
Bill Fen MarinaRamsey, Middle Level Navigations£9YesBerths available
Tollesbury MarinaTollesbury, River Blackwater–YesBerths available
Fox Narrowboats MarinaMarch, Middle Level Navigations£12YesWaiting list
Fox's Marina & BoatyardIpswich, River Orwell£29YesNot reported
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead AbbottsStanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation£44.55YesNot reported
Shotley MarinaShotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour£41YesNot reported
Titchmarsh MarinaWalton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters–YesNot reported
Jones BoatyardSt Ives, River Great OuseOn requestYesNot reported
Roydon Marina VillageRoydon, Roydon Marina lake£25YesNot reported
Westview Marina & Leisure ParkEarith, River Great OuseOn requestYesNot 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 6 visitor moorings with a chandlery here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9 a night at Bill Fen Marina to £44.55 a night at Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts. The middle figure is £27 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest visitor moorings with a chandlery in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Bill Fen Marina is cheapest at £9 a night in Ramsey.

Which visitor moorings with a chandlery in the East of England have space now?

2 of the 10 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina 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 a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 2 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Visitor moorings with a chandlery in the East of England, by county

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