Rivers
Avon Sailing Club
Chaceley, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
Cheapest river moorings and marinas in England
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Non-tidal rivers and river navigations such as the Thames above Teddington, the Severn, Nene, Great Ouse and Trent: marinas, boatyards and riverbank moorings for cruisers and narrowboats.
76 sites · 9 with space now · 24 with a waiting list · typical £2,638 a year for a 10m cruiser (£50–£8,778 across 76 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 76 sites, all on rivers.
- 9 of the 76 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Shardlow Marina, Byfleet Boat Club, Sawley Lock L1 Leisure, Willow Moorings, Twyford Bridge Marina, Thames Boat House and 3 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings, Fox Narrowboats Marina, Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings, Temple Quay, Hallingbury Marina, Environment Agency Shifford Lock Base Moorings and 18 more.
- For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £50 a year (Avon Sailing Club) to £8,778 a year (Bray Marina); the middle of 76 is £2,638 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.9m (72ft) at Northampton Marina.
- Of the 76, 43 have electric hook-up, 28 a pump-out, 19 diesel, 13 a boat hoist and 18 visitor berths.
- 9 of the 76 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Canal & River Trust (2), Environment Agency (22), Environment Agency (Anglian Waterways) (2), Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (2), MDL Marinas (3) and Tingdene Marinas (8).
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Lazy Otter Marina
Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Lazy Otter Marina
Stretham, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Upper Thames Sailing Club
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire · River Stort
£144 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£500 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Fox Narrowboats Marina
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
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The Old Rectory Meadow Moorings
Bredon, Worcestershire · River Avon
£1,125 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Zouch Marina
Hathern, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,188 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Shardlow Marina
Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser
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A few berths left
Byfleet Boat Club
West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey
£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Northampton Marina
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£1,310 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings
Upware, Cambridgeshire · Reach Lode (River Cam)
£1,333 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Sawley Lock L1 Leisure
Long Eaton, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,354 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Denver Moorings
Denver, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
£1,358 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park
March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course
£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,537 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Willow Moorings
Kegworth, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,782 a year for a 10m cruiser (from)
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Environment Agency Days Lock Base Moorings
Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£1,798 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Temple Quay
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£1,817 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Twyford Bridge Marina
Yalding, Kent · River Medway
£1,823 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Hallingbury Marina
Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort
£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Shifford Lock Base Moorings
Witney, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£1,994 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Fish and Duck Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam
£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Boroughbridge Arrows Marina
Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire · River Ure
£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Lilford Marina
Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Hartford Marina
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Benson Lock Base Moorings
Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Eynsham Lock Base Moorings
Eynsham, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Thames Boat House
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£2,500 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Odessa Boatyard
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£2,511 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Kings Lock Base Moorings
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,594 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings
Lechlade, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,594 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Stourport Marina
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base Moorings
Goring, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,638 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Mapledurham Lock Base Moorings
Reading, Berkshire · River Thames
£2,638 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Crosshall Marina
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency Boveney Lock Base Moorings
Windsor, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£2,659 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Saltford Marina
Saltford, Somerset · River Avon
£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Shakespeare Marina
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · River Avon
£2,709 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Leicester Marina
Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire · River Soar
£2,724 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Molesey Lock Base Moorings
East Molesey, Surrey · River Thames
£2,806 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,997 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Farndon Marina
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Lee Valley Marina, Springfield
London, Greater London · River Lee Navigation
£3,264 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Bishop Meadow L1
Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar
£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Hambleden Lock Base Moorings
Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire · River Thames
£3,297 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Marsh Lock Base Moorings
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£3,297 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Sonning Lock Base Moorings
Sonning, Berkshire · River Thames
£3,297 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Hambleden Marina
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Chertsey Lock Base Moorings
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£3,649 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Penton Hook Lock Base Moorings
Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£3,649 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Shepperton Lock Base Moorings
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£3,649 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency Sunbury Lock Base Moorings
Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£3,649 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Allington Marina
Maidstone, Kent · River Medway
£3,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Bray Lock Base Moorings
Bray, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,750 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Old Windsor Lock Base Moorings
Old Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£3,850 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
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York Marina
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Upton Marina
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£4,043 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Redclyffe Yacht Club
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£4,560 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Hobbs of Henley
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,650 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Thames Ditton Marina
Surbiton, Surrey · River Thames
£4,880 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Bates Wharf
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£5,100 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Val Wyatt Marine (Willow Marina)
Wargrave, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,260 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Racecourse Marina Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Shepperton Marina
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Bray Marina
Bray, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Penton Hook Marina
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Windsor Marina
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser
| Site | Where | A year, 10m cruiser | Per metre a year | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Sailing Club | Chaceley, River Severn | £50 | £5 | Not reported |
| Lazy Otter Marina | Stretham, River Great Ouse | £50 | £5 | Not reported |
| Lazy Otter Marina | Stretham, River Great Ouse | £50 | £5 | Not reported |
| Upper Thames Sailing Club | Bourne End, River Thames | £54 | £5.40 | Not reported |
| Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings | Sawbridgeworth, River Stort | £144 | £14.40 | Waiting list |
| Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings | Abingdon, River Thames | £500 | £50 | Not reported |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | £107.90 | Waiting list |
| The Old Rectory Meadow Moorings | Bredon, River Avon | £1,125 | £112.50 | Not reported |
| Zouch Marina | Hathern, River Soar | £1,188 | £118.80 | Not reported |
| Shardlow Marina | Shardlow, River Trent | £1,242 | £124.16 | Berths available |
| Byfleet Boat Club | West Byfleet, River Wey | £1,267 | £126.70 | A few berths left |
| Northampton Marina | Northampton, River Nene | £1,310 | £131 | Not reported |
| Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings | Upware, Reach Lode (River Cam) | £1,333 | £133.26 | Not reported |
| Sawley Lock L1 Leisure | Long Eaton, River Trent | £1,354 | £135.40 | Berths available |
| Denver Moorings | Denver, River Great Ouse | £1,358 | £135.83 | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £1,419 | £141.90 | Not reported |
| Knightsbridge Caravan & Marina Park | March, River Nene Old Course | £1,520 | £151.99 | Not reported |
| Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings | Cambridge, River Cam | £1,537 | £153.72 | Waiting list |
| Willow Moorings | Kegworth, River Soar | from £1,782 | £178.20 | Berths available |
| Environment Agency Days Lock Base Moorings | Little Wittenham, River Thames | £1,798 | £179.82 | Not reported |
| Temple Quay | Bristol, Bristol Harbour | £1,817 | £181.65 | Waiting list |
| Twyford Bridge Marina | Yalding, River Medway | £1,823 | £182.33 | Berths available |
| Hallingbury Marina | Little Hallingbury, River Stort | £1,881 | £188.10 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Shifford Lock Base Moorings | Witney, River Thames | £1,994 | £199.44 | Waiting list |
| Fish and Duck Marina | Ely, Rivers Great Ouse and Cam | £2,178 | £217.80 | Not reported |
| Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead Abbotts | Stanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation | £2,232 | £223.20 | Not reported |
| Boroughbridge Arrows Marina | Boroughbridge, River Ure | £2,250 | £225 | Not reported |
| Lilford Marina | Oundle, River Nene | £2,250 | £225 | Not reported |
| Hartford Marina | Huntingdon, River Great Ouse | £2,266 | £226.60 | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Benson Lock Base Moorings | Benson, River Thames | £2,398 | £239.76 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Eynsham Lock Base Moorings | Eynsham, River Thames | £2,398 | £239.76 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings | Oxford, River Thames | £2,398 | £239.76 | Not reported |
| Thames Boat House | Shepperton, River Thames | £2,500 | £250 | Berths available |
| Odessa Boatyard | Newport, River Medina | £2,511 | £251.06 | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Kings Lock Base Moorings | Oxford, River Thames | £2,594 | £259.44 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings | Lechlade, River Thames | £2,594 | £259.44 | Not reported |
| Stourport Marina | Stourport-on-Severn, River Severn | £2,635 | £263.52 | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base Moorings | Goring, River Thames | £2,638 | £263.76 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Mapledurham Lock Base Moorings | Reading, River Thames | £2,638 | £263.76 | Waiting list |
| Crosshall Marina | St Neots, River Great Ouse | £2,646 | £264.58 | 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 cruiser cost in England?
Across the 76 cheapest river moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £50 a year at Avon Sailing Club to £8,778 a year at Bray Marina. The middle figure is £2,638 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest river moorings and marinas in England?
For a 10m cruiser, Avon Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Chaceley.
Which cheapest river moorings and marinas in England have space now?
9 of the 76 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Shardlow Marina, Byfleet Boat Club, Sawley Lock L1 Leisure, Willow Moorings, Twyford Bridge Marina, Thames Boat House, Bishop Meadow L1, Bates Wharf and 1 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest river moorings and marinas in England?
9 of the 76 say you can: Northampton Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Temple Quay (liveaboards allowed), Lilford Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Odessa Boatyard (liveaboards allowed), Saltford Marina (liveaboards allowed), Leicester Marina (liveaboards allowed), Bishop Meadow L1 (residential moorings with planning consent) and 1 more. 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, 10 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 53 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 3 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence and 4 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest river moorings and marinas in England, by county
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