Canals
Berths available
Bill Fen Marina
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Visitor moorings with diesel 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 sell diesel on site, at a fuel berth or from the boatyard.
19 sites · 3 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £26.25 a night for a 10m boat (£9–£44.55 across 14 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 19 sites: 1 on a canal, 4 on rivers, 1 on the Broads or a lake, 12 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 3 of the 19 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina, Priory Waterside & Marina and Tollesbury Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Fox Narrowboats Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £9 a night (Bill Fen Marina) to £44.55 a night (Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts); the middle of 14 is £26.25 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
- Of the 19, 15 have electric hook-up, 10 a pump-out and 6 a boat hoist.
- 1 of the 19 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2) and Tingdene Marinas (2).
Rivers
Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina
Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bradwell Marina
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham Yacht Harbour
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 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
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
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
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
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
Coast & harbours
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour
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 | Diesel | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £9 | Yes | Berths available |
| Priory Waterside & Marina | Bedford, River Great Ouse | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £12 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bradwell Marina | Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary | – | Yes | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £44 | Yes | Not reported |
| Fambridge Yacht Haven | North Fambridge, River Crouch | £25 | Yes | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £29 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £18.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Ipswich Beacon Marina | Ipswich, River Orwell | £36.70 | 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 |
| Shotley Marina | Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour | £41 | Yes | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | – | 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 |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £16.90 | Yes | Not reported |
| Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club | Lowestoft, Lowestoft Harbour | £41 | Yes | Not reported |
| Westview Marina & Leisure Park | Earith, River Great Ouse | On request | 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 14 visitor moorings with diesel 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 £26.25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest visitor moorings with diesel in the East of England?
For a 10m boat, Bill Fen Marina is cheapest at £9 a night in Ramsey.
Which visitor moorings with diesel in the East of England have space now?
3 of the 19 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Bill Fen Marina, Priory Waterside & Marina and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at visitor moorings with diesel in the East of England?
1 of the 19 say you can: Priory Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). 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, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need Broads Authority tolls and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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