Visitor moorings with electric hook-up 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. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.

31 sites · 3 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 10m boat (£9.80–£44 across 22 published tariffs)

At a glance

31 sites: 5 on rivers, 11 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 14 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
3 of the 31 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) and Priory Waterside & Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Anchor Moorings and Fox Narrowboats Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £9.80 a night (Lowestoft Beacon Marina) to £44 a night (Burnham Yacht Harbour); the middle of 22 is £25 a night.
Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
Of the 31, 10 have a pump-out, 15 diesel and 8 a boat hoist.
1 of the 31 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Associated British Ports (2) and Tingdene Marinas (4).

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Beccles Quay

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£380 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)

Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant

£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Berths available

Priory Waterside & Marina

Bedford, Bedfordshire · River Great Ouse

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Broads, lakes & lochs Waiting list

Anchor Moorings

Coltishall, Norfolk · River Bure

Prices on request

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

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

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

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

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 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

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	Electric hook-up	Space
Beccles Quay	Beccles, River Waveney	£16	Yes	Berths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)	Wayford Bridge, River Ant	–	Yes	Berths available
Priory Waterside & Marina	Bedford, River Great Ouse	On request	Yes	Berths available
Anchor Moorings	Coltishall, River Bure	On request	Yes	Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina	March, Middle Level Navigations	£12	Yes	Waiting list
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£25	Yes	Not reported
Bradwell Marina	Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary	–	Yes	Not reported
Broadlands Marina	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£20	Yes	Not reported
Brundall Bay Marina	Brundall, River Yare	–	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
Heybridge Basin Moorings	Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary	£29	Yes	Not reported
Ipswich Beacon Marina	Ipswich, River Orwell	£36.70	Yes	Not reported
Lowestoft Beacon Marina	Lowestoft, Lake Lothing	£9.80	Yes	Not reported
Oulton Broad Yacht Station	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	–	Yes	Not reported
Ranworth Moorings	Ranworth, Malthouse Broad	£14	Yes	Not reported
Shotley Marina	Shotley Gate, River Orwell and River Stour	£41	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
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	–	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
Great Yarmouth Yacht Station	Great Yarmouth, River Bure	£18	Yes	Not reported
Jones Boatyard	St Ives, River Great Ouse	On request	Yes	Not reported
King's Lynn Visitor Pontoons	King's Lynn, River Great Ouse	£17.50	Yes	Not reported
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club	Lowestoft, Lowestoft Harbour	£41	Yes	Not reported
Roydon Marina Village	Roydon, Roydon Marina lake	£25	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 22 visitor moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £9.80 a night at Lowestoft Beacon Marina to £44 a night at Burnham Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest visitor moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England?

For a 10m boat, Lowestoft Beacon Marina is cheapest at £9.80 a night.

Which visitor moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England have space now?

3 of the 31 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) and Priory Waterside & Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at visitor moorings with electric hook-up in the East of England?

1 of the 31 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, 5 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 10 need Broads Authority tolls, 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 electric hook-up in the East of England, by county

Essex 7
Suffolk 9

Visitor moorings with electric hook-up in other areas

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