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Hard standing with visitor berths in England

Ashore on a cradle or trailer in a boatyard. 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.

13 sites · typical £36 a night for a 10m boat (£15–£50 across 11 published tariffs)

At a glance

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Harleyford Marina

Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mylor Yacht Harbour

Mylor, Cornwall · Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)

£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Tidemill Yacht Harbour

Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben

£3,900 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Walton Marina

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames

£5,124 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

Canals

Debdale Wharf Marina

Kibworth, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

SiteWhereA night, 10m boatBerthsSpace
Blackwater MarinaMaylandsea, River Blackwater£25pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standingNot reported
Brundall Bay MarinaBrundall, River Yare–pontoon berths, hard standingNot reported
Gillingham MarinaGillingham, River Medway£45pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standingNot reported
Harleyford MarinaMarlow, River Thames£39pontoon berths, linear moorings, hard standingNot reported
Lee Valley Marina, SpringfieldLondon, River Lee Navigation£47.20hard standingNot reported
Lee Valley Marina, Stanstead AbbottsStanstead Abbotts, River Lee Navigation£44.55hard standingNot reported
Maryport MarinaMaryport, Solway Firth£33pontoon berths, hard standingNot reported
Mylor Yacht HarbourMylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)£50pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standingNot reported
Tidemill Yacht HarbourWoodbridge, River Deben£36pontoon berths, hard standingNot reported
Walton MarinaWalton-on-Thames, River Thames£27hard standingNot reported
Waveney River CentreBurgh St Peter, River Waveney£15pontoon berths, hard standingNot reported
Debdale Wharf MarinaKibworth, Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line)£22linear moorings, hard standingNot reported
Northampton Boat ClubNorthampton, River Nene–linear moorings, hard standingNot 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 England?

Across the 11 hard standing with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £15 a night at Waveney River Centre to £50 a night at Mylor Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £36 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest hard standing with visitor berths in England?

For a 10m boat, Waveney River Centre is cheapest at £15 a night in Burgh St Peter.

Which hard standing with visitor berths in England have space now?

None of the 13 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 2 need Broads Authority tolls. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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