Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marconi Sailing Club
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest moorings with boat repairs in England
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with an engineer, workshop or boatyard on site, so jobs get done without moving the boat.
60 sites · 5 with space now · 6 with a waiting list · typical £2,919 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£13,224 across 60 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 60 sites: 15 on canals, 18 on rivers, 2 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 21 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 4 on the open coast.
- 5 of the 60 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge, Byfleet Boat Club, Braunston Marina, Selby Boat Centre and Shepperton Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Hurlingham Yacht Club, Blackwater Sailing Club, Fox Narrowboats Marina, Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre, Hallingbury Marina and Hambleden Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Marconi Sailing Club) to £13,224 a year (Northney Marina); the middle of 60 is £2,919 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 65m (213ft) at Whitehaven Marina.
- Of the 60, 57 have electric hook-up, 33 a pump-out, 39 diesel, 25 a boat hoist and 26 visitor berths.
- 8 of the 60 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: ABC Leisure Group (4), Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (2), MDL Marinas (3), Premier Marinas (4), Premier Marinas Ltd (3) and Tingdene Marinas (6).
Canals
Ripon Motor Boat Club Marina
Ripon, North Yorkshire · Ripon Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Hurlingham Yacht Club
London, Greater London · River Thames
£660 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge
Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation
£1,640 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Blackwater Sailing Club
Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£990 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
Broads, lakes & lochs
The Quays, Windermere
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£1,167 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
A few berths left
Byfleet Boat Club
West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey
£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Barby Moorings
Barby, Northamptonshire · Oxford Canal
£1,440 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Douglas Boatyard
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Braunston Marina
Braunston, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,170 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Heritage Marina
Scholar Green, Cheshire · Macclesfield Canal
£3,221 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Nantwich Canal Centre
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina
Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort
£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Gayton Marina
Blisworth, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,565 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Lilford Marina
Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Heyford Fields Marina
Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Mercia Marina
Willington, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,803 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Blackwater Meadow Marina
Ellesmere, Shropshire · Llangollen Canal
£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Brundall Bay Marina
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Anderton Marina
Anderton, Cheshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£4,247 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Crosshall Marina
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Berths available
Selby Boat Centre
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gillingham Marina
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Aqueduct Marina
Church Minshull, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£4,536 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Overwater Marina
Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Coast & harbours
Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Farndon Marina
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Lee Valley Marina, Springfield
London, Greater London · River Lee Navigation
£3,264 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Hambleden Marina
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swanwick Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Liverpool Marina
Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey
£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Allington Marina
Maidstone, Kent · River Medway
£3,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 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
York Marina
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Upton Marina
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£4,043 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
Burnham Yacht Harbour
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Island Harbour Marina
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Universal Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Sovereign Harbour
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brighton Marina
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Southsea Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Falmouth Marina
Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River
£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Berths available
Shepperton Marina
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Bray Marina
Bray, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hythe Marina Village
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Northney Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Repairs and engineering | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marconi Sailing Club | Steeple, River Blackwater | £50 | £5 | Yes | Not reported |
| Ripon Motor Boat Club Marina | Ripon, Ripon Canal | £420 | £42 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hurlingham Yacht Club | London, River Thames | £660 | £66 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | £891 | £89.10 | Yes | Not reported |
| Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge | Sowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Navigation | £944 | £94.40 | Yes | Berths available |
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | £99 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | £107.90 | Yes | Waiting list |
| The Quays, Windermere | Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere | £1,167 | £116.70 | Yes | Not reported |
| Titchmarsh Marina | Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters | £1,227 | £122.70 | Yes | Not reported |
| Byfleet Boat Club | West Byfleet, River Wey | £1,267 | £126.70 | Yes | A few berths left |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £1,419 | £141.90 | Yes | Not reported |
| Barby Moorings | Barby, Oxford Canal | £1,440 | £144 | Yes | Not reported |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | £177.50 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Douglas Boatyard | Hesketh Bank, River Douglas | £1,800 | £180 | Yes | Not reported |
| Braunston Marina | Braunston, Grand Union Canal | £1,835 | £183.55 | Yes | Berths available |
| Heritage Marina | Scholar Green, Macclesfield Canal | £1,865 | £186.45 | Yes | Not reported |
| Nantwich Canal Centre | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | £1,878 | £187.77 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hallingbury Marina | Little Hallingbury, River Stort | £1,881 | £188.10 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Gayton Marina | Blisworth, Grand Union Canal | £2,064 | £206.42 | Yes | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation | £2,232 | £223.20 | Yes | Not reported |
| Lilford Marina | Oundle, River Nene | £2,250 | £225 | Yes | Not reported |
| Heyford Fields Marina | Nether Heyford, Grand Union Canal | £2,375 | £237.47 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mercia Marina | Willington, Trent & Mersey Canal | £2,401 | £240.13 | Yes | Not reported |
| Blackwater Meadow Marina | Ellesmere, Llangollen Canal | £2,407 | £240.74 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | £2,447 | £244.70 | Yes | Not reported |
| Anderton Marina | Anderton, Trent & Mersey Canal | £2,459 | £245.85 | Yes | Not reported |
| Stourport Marina | Stourport-on-Severn, River Severn | £2,635 | £263.52 | Yes | Not reported |
| Crosshall Marina | St Neots, River Great Ouse | £2,646 | £264.58 | Yes | Not reported |
| Selby Boat Centre | Selby, Selby Canal | from £2,750 | £275 | Yes | Berths available |
| Gillingham Marina | Gillingham, River Medway | £2,850 | £285 | Yes | Not reported |
| Aqueduct Marina | Church Minshull, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £2,988 | £298.80 | Yes | Not reported |
| Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes) | Bursledon, River Hamble | £2,990 | £298.98 | Yes | Not reported |
| Overwater Marina | Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal | £2,999 | £299.90 | Yes | Not reported |
| Whitehaven Marina | Whitehaven, Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour | £3,010 | £301.03 | Yes | Not reported |
| Farndon Marina | Farndon, River Trent | £3,105 | £310.54 | Yes | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Springfield | London, River Lee Navigation | £3,264 | £326.40 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £3,420 | £342 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hambleden Marina | Henley on Thames, River Thames | £3,480 | £348 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Swanwick Marina | Southampton, River Hamble | £3,500 | £350 | Yes | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour | £3,520 | £352 | 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 England?
Across the 60 cheapest moorings with boat repairs here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Marconi Sailing Club to £13,224 a year at Northney Marina. The middle figure is £2,919 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with boat repairs in England?
For a 10m boat, Marconi Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Steeple.
Which cheapest moorings with boat repairs in England have space now?
5 of the 60 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge, Byfleet Boat Club, Braunston Marina, Selby Boat Centre and Shepperton Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings with boat repairs in England?
8 of the 60 say you can: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), Nantwich Canal Centre (liveaboard by arrangement), Gayton Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Lilford Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Mercia Marina (liveaboards allowed), Blackwater Meadow Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Anderton Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed). 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, 18 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 9 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 1 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 7 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest moorings with boat repairs in England, by county
Cheapest moorings with boat repairs in other areas
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