Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)
Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant
£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser
Walk-ashore berths with wi-fi in the East of England
Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark. Sites with wi-fi on the berths or in the facilities block.
24 sites · 4 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,922 a year for a 10m boat (£1,227–£5,056 across 18 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 24 sites: 1 on a canal, 3 on rivers, 11 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 8 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 4 of the 24 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Brundall Gardens Marina, Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham) and Reedham Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Hallingbury Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,227 a year (Titchmarsh Marina) to £5,056 a year (Ipswich Beacon Marina); the middle of 18 is £2,922 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 25m (82ft) at Fox's Marina & Boatyard.
- Of the 24, 23 have electric hook-up, 14 a pump-out, 15 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 12 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 24 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Tingdene Marinas (4).
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Brundall Gardens Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham)
Hoveton, Norfolk · River Bure
£2,855 a year for a 10m cruiser
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Reedham Marina
Reedham, Norfolk · Norfolk Broads
Prices not published
Rivers
Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina
Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort
£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
Broads, lakes & lochs
Ferry Marina
Horning, Norfolk · River Bure
£3,220 a year for a 10m cruiser
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
Broads, lakes & lochs
Hippersons Boatyard
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£2,475 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Ipswich Beacon Marina
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£5,056 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
Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waterside Marina
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£3,725 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
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Broads Haven Marina
Potter Heigham, Norfolk · River Thurne, Norfolk Broads
Prices on request
Canals
Cowroast Waterside & Marina
Tring, Hertfordshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Jones Boatyard
St Ives, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Wi-fi | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | £1,600 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Brundall Gardens Marina | Brundall, River Yare | On request | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham) | Hoveton, River Bure | £2,855 | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Reedham Marina | Reedham, Norfolk Broads | – | pontoon berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Hallingbury Marina | Little Hallingbury, River Stort | £1,881 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Broadlands Marina | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £2,111 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | £2,447 | pontoon berths, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £4,250 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Fambridge Yacht Haven | North Fambridge, River Crouch | £1,970 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Ferry Marina | Horning, River Bure | £3,220 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £3,673 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £2,266 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Hippersons Boatyard | Beccles, River Waveney | £2,475 | linear moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Ipswich Beacon Marina | Ipswich, River Orwell | £5,056 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| St Olaves Marina | St Olaves, River Waveney, Norfolk Broads | £2,990 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Suffolk Yacht Harbour | Levington, River Orwell | £4,210 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £1,227 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Waterside Marina | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £3,725 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Waveney River Centre | Burgh St Peter, River Waveney | £3,080 | pontoon berths, hard standing | Yes | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £3,444 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Broads Haven Marina | Potter Heigham, River Thurne, Norfolk Broads | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Cowroast Waterside & Marina | Tring, Grand Union Canal | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Jones Boatyard | St Ives, River Great Ouse | On request | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club | Lowestoft, Lowestoft Harbour | – | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Questions
How much does a mooring for a 10m boat cost in the East of England?
Across the 18 walk-ashore berths with wi-fi here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,227 a year at Titchmarsh Marina to £5,056 a year at Ipswich Beacon Marina. The middle figure is £2,922 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with wi-fi in the East of England?
For a 10m boat, Titchmarsh Marina is cheapest at £1,227 a year in Walton-on-the-Naze.
Which walk-ashore berths with wi-fi in the East of England have space now?
4 of the 24 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Brundall Gardens Marina, Norfolk Boat Sales Marina (Wroxham) and Reedham Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths with wi-fi in the East of England?
1 of the 24 say you can: Cowroast 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) and 11 need Broads Authority tolls. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths with wi-fi in other areas
- North West 16
- South East 57
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