Pontoon berths with a pub or café in England

Walk-ashore berth alongside a floating pontoon, usually in a marina. Sites with a pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.

72 sites · 8 with space now · 2 with a waiting list · typical £4,420 a year for a 10m boat (£944–£14,904 across 55 published tariffs)

At a glance

72 sites: 12 on canals, 10 on rivers, 7 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 34 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 9 on the open coast.
8 of the 72 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beeston Marina, Dauntless Boatyard, Goole Marina, Hollowshore Moorings, Lydney Harbour, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge and 2 more.
Keeping a waiting list: Ferry Nab Marina and Thames Ditton Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £944 a year (Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 55 is £4,420 a year.
Longest boat taken: 30.5m (100ft) at Berthon Lymington Marina.
Of the 72, 64 have electric hook-up, 27 a pump-out, 43 diesel, 28 a boat hoist and 40 visitor berths.
8 of the 72 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (5), Lakeland Leisure Estates (2), MDL Marinas (9), Premier Marinas (4), Premier Marinas Ltd (3), Tingdene Marinas (5) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).

Rivers Berths available

Beeston Marina

Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Dauntless Boatyard

Canvey Island, Essex · Benfleet Creek

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Goole Marina

Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Hollowshore Moorings

Faversham, Kent · Faversham Creek

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Lydney Harbour

Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn

£849 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge

Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire · Calder & Hebble Navigation

£1,640 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Tollesbury Marina

Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Venetian Marina

Cholmondeston, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)

£3,254 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Broads, lakes & lochs Waiting list

Ferry Nab Marina

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Thames Ditton Marina

Surbiton, Surrey · River Thames

£4,880 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Canals

Alvechurch Marina

Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal

£4,460 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Canals

Aston Marina

Stone, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal

£3,725 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Berthon Lymington Marina

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£10,193 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina

Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£5,270 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bradwell Marina

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brixham Marina

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Deacons Marina

Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble

£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Exmouth Marina

Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay

£4,520 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fox's Marina & Boatyard

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,673 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gillingham Marina

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£2,850 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

Hythe Marina Village

Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Liverpool Marina

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Low Wood Bay Marina

Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marchwood Yacht Club

Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water

£505 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Mayflower Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Mercia Marina

Willington, Derbyshire · Trent & Mersey Canal

£3,803 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mercury Yacht Harbour

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,202 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

Northney Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£13,224 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

Canals

Overwater Marina

Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal

£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Coast & harbours

Plymouth Yacht Haven

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Hamble Marina

Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portland Marina

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Preston Marina

Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble

£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Queen Anne's Battery

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£9,984 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

Royal Quays Marina

North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne

£3,980 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

Southdown Marina

Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake

£1,200 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

Sparkes Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£12,684 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Stourport Marina

Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn

£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swale Marina

Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale

£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

The Ship & Anchor Marina

Ford, West Sussex · River Arun

£1,700 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

Universal Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Upton Marina

Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn

£4,043 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

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

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

York Marina

York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse

£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Barton Marina

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Rivers

Benson Waterfront

Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames

Prices not published

Canals

Fettlers Wharf Marina

Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)

Prices on request

Broads, lakes & lochs

Norfolk Broads Yacht Club

Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad

Prices not published

Rivers

Pike & Eel Marina

Needingworth, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

Prices not published

Rivers

Portavon Waterside & Marina

Keynsham, Gloucestershire · River Avon

Prices on request

Rivers

Sawley Waterside & Marina

Long Eaton, Leicestershire · River Trent

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Canals

Scarisbrick Marina

Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Tattenhall Marina

Tattenhall, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal

Prices on request

Canals

Whilton Marina

Whilton Locks, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal

Prices on request

Rivers

White Mills Marina

Earls Barton, Northamptonshire · River Nene

Prices on request

Broads, lakes & lochs

Windermere Marina Village

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Lake Windermere

Prices on request

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Pub or restaurant / Café	Space
Beeston Marina	Beeston, Nottingham, River Trent	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Berths available
Dauntless Boatyard	Canvey Island, Benfleet Creek	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Berths available
Goole Marina	Goole, Aire and Calder Canal	–	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Berths available
Hollowshore Moorings	Faversham, Faversham Creek	–	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Berths available
Lydney Harbour	Lydney, River Severn	£1,250	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Berths available
Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge	Sowerby Bridge, Calder & Hebble Navigation	£944	pontoon berths, linear moorings, hard standing	Yes	Berths available
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	£3,360	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Berths available
Venetian Marina	Cholmondeston, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)	£3,140	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Yes	Berths available
Ferry Nab Marina	Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere	£6,968	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Waiting list
Thames Ditton Marina	Surbiton, River Thames	£4,880	pontoon berths	Yes	Waiting list
Alvechurch Marina	Alvechurch, Worcester & Birmingham Canal	£2,582	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Aston Marina	Stone, Trent & Mersey Canal	£2,620	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Berthon Lymington Marina	Lymington, Lymington River	£10,193	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina	Birdham, Chichester Harbour	£5,270	pontoon berths, pile moorings	Yes	Not reported
Bradwell Marina	Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary	£3,128	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Brixham Marina	Brixham, Tor Bay	£10,536	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
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
Deacons Marina	Bursledon, River Hamble	£4,704	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Exmouth Marina	Exmouth, Lyme Bay	£4,520	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Falmouth Marina	Falmouth, Fal estuary and Penryn River	£6,850	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Fox's Marina & Boatyard	Ipswich, River Orwell	£3,673	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Gillingham Marina	Gillingham, River Medway	£4,430	pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Hayling Yacht Company	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£4,285	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	£10,740	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Liverpool Marina	Liverpool, River Mersey	£3,661	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Low Wood Bay Marina	Windermere, Windermere	£7,750	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Marchwood Yacht Club	Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water	–	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Yes	Not reported
Maryport Marina	Maryport, Solway Firth	£2,775	pontoon berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Mayflower Marina	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£5,920	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Mercia Marina	Willington, Trent & Mersey Canal	£2,401	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Mercury Yacht Harbour	Southampton, River Hamble	£14,202	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Mylor Yacht Harbour	Mylor, Carrick Roads (Fal Estuary)	£8,010	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£13,224	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Noss on Dart Marina	Dartmouth, River Dart	£4,420	pontoon berths, pile moorings	Yes	Not reported
Overwater Marina	Audlem, Shropshire Union Canal	£2,999	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Plymouth Yacht Haven	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£6,350	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Port Hamble Marina	Hamble, River Hamble	£14,904	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Port Solent Marina	Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour	£7,560	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 England?

Across the 55 pontoon berths with a pub or café here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £944 a year at Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £4,420 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest pontoon berths with a pub or café in England?

For a 10m boat, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge is cheapest at £944 a year.

Which pontoon berths with a pub or café in England have space now?

8 of the 72 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beeston Marina, Dauntless Boatyard, Goole Marina, Hollowshore Moorings, Lydney Harbour, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge, Tollesbury Marina and Venetian Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at pontoon berths with a pub or café in England?

8 of the 72 say you can: Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge (liveaboards allowed), Venetian Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Thames Ditton Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Alvechurch Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Mercia Marina (liveaboards allowed), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed), Barton Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and Sawley Waterside & Marina (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, 13 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 7 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 4 need Broads Authority tolls, 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 3 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Pontoon berths with a pub or café in England, by county

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