Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest moorings with a pub or café in England
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with a pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.
65 sites · 7 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £3,661 a year for a 10m boat (£255–£14,904 across 65 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 65 sites: 11 on canals, 6 on rivers, 5 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 33 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 10 on the open coast.
- 7 of the 65 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Thurrock Yacht Club, Lydney Harbour, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge, Bugbrooke Marina, Tollesbury Marina, Sutton Cheney Wharf and 1 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Bude Harbour, Ferry Nab Marina and Thames Ditton Marina.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £255 a year (Bude Harbour) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 65 is £3,661 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 30.5m (100ft) at Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina.
- Of the 65, 58 have electric hook-up, 25 a pump-out, 40 diesel, 26 a boat hoist and 40 visitor berths.
- 8 of the 65 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: ABC Leisure Group (3), Aquavista (2), MDL Marinas (9), Premier Marinas (4), Premier Marinas Ltd (3), Tingdene Marinas (7) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marchwood Yacht Club
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Thurrock Yacht Club
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Lydney Harbour
Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£849 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Southdown Marina
Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake
£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
The Ship & Anchor Marina
Ford, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Bugbrooke Marina
Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£2,964 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Ferry Nab Marina
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Nantwich Canal Centre
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Broadlands Marina
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Preston Marina
Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble
£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Mercia Marina
Willington, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,803 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
Alvechurch Marina
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,460 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Aston Marina
Stone, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
£3,725 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Rivers
Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Grove Lock Marina
Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
£4,603 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Sutton Cheney Wharf
Hinckley, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
£2,723 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swale Marina
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Canals
Overwater Marina
Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waveney River Centre
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney
£3,080 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
Canals
Berths available
Venetian Marina
Cholmondeston, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£3,254 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mylor Yacht Harbour
Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Woolverstone Marina
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 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
WicorMarine Yacht Haven
Portchester, 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fox's Marina & Boatyard
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Quays Marina
North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£3,980 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
Burnham Yacht Harbour
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hayling Yacht Company
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Noss on Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 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
Deacons Marina
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Thames Ditton Marina
Surbiton, Surrey · River Thames
£4,880 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Universal Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina
Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,270 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Plymouth Yacht Haven
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 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
Royal Clarence Waterside & Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£6,520 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
Coast & harbours
Portland Marina
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Low Wood Bay Marina
Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Queen Anne's Battery
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berthon Lymington Marina
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Hythe Marina Village
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sparkes Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£12,684 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Northney Marina
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Mercury Yacht Harbour
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Port Hamble Marina
Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Pub or restaurant / Café | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | £25.49 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Marchwood Yacht Club | Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water | £505 | £50.47 | Yes | Not reported |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £561 | £56.10 | Yes | Berths available |
| Lydney Harbour | Lydney, River Severn | £849 | £84.90 | Yes | Berths available |
| Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge | Sowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Navigation | £944 | £94.40 | Yes | Berths available |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | £120 | Yes | Not reported |
| The Ship & Anchor Marina | Ford, River Arun | £1,700 | £169.95 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bugbrooke Marina | Bugbrooke, Grand Union Canal | £1,716 | £171.60 | Yes | Berths available |
| Ferry Nab Marina | Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere | £1,770 | £177 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | £1,850 | £185 | Yes | Berths available |
| Nantwich Canal Centre | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | £1,878 | £187.77 | Yes | Not reported |
| Broadlands Marina | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £2,111 | £211.12 | Yes | Not reported |
| Preston Marina | Preston, River Ribble | £2,400 | £240 | Yes | Not reported |
| Mercia Marina | Willington, Trent & Mersey Canal | £2,401 | £240.13 | Yes | Not reported |
| Brundall Bay Marina | Brundall, River Yare | £2,447 | £244.70 | Yes | Not reported |
| Alvechurch Marina | Alvechurch, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £2,582 | £258.23 | Yes | Not reported |
| Aston Marina | Stone, Trent & Mersey Canal | £2,620 | £262 | Yes | Not reported |
| Stourport Marina | Stourport-on-Severn, River Severn | £2,635 | £263.52 | Yes | Not reported |
| Grove Lock Marina | Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal | £2,665 | £266.48 | Yes | Not reported |
| Sutton Cheney Wharf | Hinckley, Ashby Canal | £2,723 | £272.31 | Yes | Berths available |
| Swale Marina | Teynham, Conyer Creek and the Swale | £2,730 | £273 | Yes | Not reported |
| Maryport Marina | Maryport, Solway Firth | £2,775 | £277.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| 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 |
| Overwater Marina | Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal | £2,999 | £299.90 | Yes | Not reported |
| Waveney River Centre | Burgh St Peter, River Waveney | £3,080 | £307.97 | Yes | Not reported |
| Bradwell Marina | Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary | £3,128 | £312.84 | Yes | Not reported |
| Venetian Marina | Cholmondeston, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £3,140 | £314.03 | Yes | Berths available |
| Mylor Yacht Harbour | Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary) | £3,420 | £342 | Yes | Not reported |
| Woolverstone Marina | Woolverstone, River Orwell | £3,444 | £344.40 | Yes | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Fareham, Portsmouth Harbour | £3,520 | £352 | Yes | Not reported |
| WicorMarine Yacht Haven | Portchester, Portsmouth Harbour | £3,520 | £352 | Yes | Not reported |
| Liverpool Marina | Liverpool, River Mersey | £3,661 | £366.10 | Yes | Not reported |
| Fox's Marina & Boatyard | Ipswich, River Orwell | £3,673 | £367.33 | Yes | Not reported |
| Royal Quays Marina | North Shields, River Tyne | £3,980 | £398 | Yes | Not reported |
| York Marina | York, River Ouse | £4,010 | £401 | Yes | Not reported |
| Upton Marina | Upton-upon-Severn, River Severn | £4,043 | £404.31 | Yes | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £4,250 | £425 | Yes | Not reported |
| Hayling Yacht Company | Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour | £4,285 | £428.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £4,420 | £442 | 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 65 cheapest moorings with a pub or café here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £255 a year at Bude Harbour to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £3,661 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a pub or café in England?
For a 10m boat, Bude Harbour is cheapest at £255 a year.
Which cheapest moorings with a pub or café in England have space now?
7 of the 65 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Thurrock Yacht Club, Lydney Harbour, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge, Bugbrooke Marina, Tollesbury Marina, Sutton Cheney Wharf and Venetian Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings with a pub or café in England?
8 of the 65 say you can: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), Nantwich Canal Centre (liveaboard by arrangement), Mercia Marina (liveaboards allowed), Alvechurch Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Grove Lock Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed), Venetian Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Thames Ditton Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 12 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 4 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 3 need Broads Authority tolls, 2 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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