Rivers
Berths available
Beeston Marina
Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
Prices not published
Walk-ashore berths with a pub or café in England
Berths you step off onto a pontoon, quay or bank: no tender, no rowing out to a buoy. Easier for loading, for a dog, and for getting aboard after dark. Sites with a pub, restaurant or café on site or at the gate.
82 sites · 11 with space now · 3 with a waiting list · typical £3,667 a year for a 10m boat (£255–£14,904 across 60 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 82 sites: 20 on canals, 11 on rivers, 7 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 34 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 10 on the open coast.
- 11 of the 82 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beeston Marina, Bugbrooke Marina, Dauntless Boatyard, Goole Marina, Hollowshore Moorings, Lydney Harbour and 5 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 60 is £3,667 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 30.5m (100ft) at Berthon Lymington Marina.
- Of the 82, 70 have electric hook-up, 29 a pump-out, 45 diesel, 28 a boat hoist and 41 visitor berths.
- 9 of the 82 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aquavista (5), Canal & River Trust (2), Lakeland Leisure Estates (2), MDL Marinas (9), Premier Marinas (4), Premier Marinas Ltd (3), Tingdene Marinas (5) and WicorMarine Ltd (2).
Canals
Berths available
Bugbrooke Marina
Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£2,964 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Dauntless Boatyard
Canvey Island, Essex · Benfleet Creek
Prices not published
Canals
Berths available
Goole Marina
Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire · Aire and Calder Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Hollowshore Moorings
Faversham, Kent · Faversham Creek
Prices not published
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
Canals
Berths available
Sutton Cheney Wharf
Hinckley, Leicestershire · Ashby Canal
£2,723 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Tamworth Cruising Club
Tamworth, Staffordshire · Coventry Canal
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 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
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Waiting list
Ferry Nab Marina
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Waiting list
Thames Ditton Marina
Surbiton, Surrey · River Thames
£4,880 a year for a 10m cruiser
Canals
Full
Fradley Linear Leisure L1 Leisure
Lichfield, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Alvechurch Marina
Alvechurch, Worcestershire · Worcester & Birmingham Canal
£4,460 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Aqueduct Marina
Church Minshull, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch)
£4,536 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
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
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
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
Alvecote Marina
Tamworth, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
Prices on request
Canals
Ashwood Marina
Kingswinford, Staffordshire · Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Prices not published
Canals
Barton Marina
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire · Trent & Mersey Canal
Prices on request
Rivers
Benson Waterfront
Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames
Prices not published
Canals
Fettlers Wharf Marina
Ormskirk, Lancashire · Leeds & Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch)
Prices on request
Canals
Norbury Wharf
Norbury Junction, Staffordshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices on request
Broads, lakes & lochs
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
Wroxham, Norfolk · Wroxham Broad
Prices not published
Rivers
Northampton Boat Club
Northampton, Northamptonshire · River Nene
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
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 |
| Bugbrooke Marina | Bugbrooke, Grand Union Canal | £1,716 | 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 | £849 | 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 |
| Sutton Cheney Wharf | Hinckley, Ashby Canal | £2,723 | linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Tamworth Cruising Club | Tamworth, Coventry Canal | On request | linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Tollesbury Marina | Tollesbury, River Blackwater | £1,850 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Venetian Marina | Cholmondeston, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £3,140 | pontoon berths, linear moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Ferry Nab Marina | Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere | £1,770 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Thames Ditton Marina | Surbiton, River Thames | £4,880 | pontoon berths | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fradley Linear Leisure L1 Leisure | Lichfield, Trent & Mersey Canal | – | linear moorings | Yes | Full |
| Alvechurch Marina | Alvechurch, Worcester & Birmingham Canal | £2,582 | pontoon berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Aqueduct Marina | Church Minshull, Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) | £2,988 | linear moorings, hard standing | 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 | £2,850 | 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 | £505 | 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) | £3,420 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, hard standing | 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 walk-ashore berths 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 £3,667 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a pub or café in England?
For a 10m boat, Bude Harbour is cheapest at £255 a year.
Which walk-ashore berths with a pub or café in England have space now?
11 of the 82 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beeston Marina, Bugbrooke Marina, Dauntless Boatyard, Goole Marina, Hollowshore Moorings, Lydney Harbour, Shire Cruisers, Sowerby Bridge, Sutton Cheney Wharf and 3 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at walk-ashore berths with a pub or café in England?
9 of the 82 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), Ashwood Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Barton Marina (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, 20 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 8 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 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Walk-ashore berths with a pub or café in England, by county
- Cheshire 4
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