Cheapest moorings with electric hook-up in Essex

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.

14 sites · 2 with a waiting list · typical £1,926 a year for a 10m boat (£50–£4,250 across 14 published tariffs)

At a glance

14 sites: 1 on a canal, 1 on a river, 11 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Blackwater Sailing Club and Hallingbury Marina.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £50 a year (Marconi Sailing Club) to £4,250 a year (Burnham Yacht Harbour); the middle of 14 is £1,926 a year.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Heybridge Basin Moorings.
Of the 14, 5 have a pump-out, 8 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marconi Sailing Club

Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater

£50 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Blackwater Sailing Club

Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£990 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Titchmarsh Marina

Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Heybridge Basin Moorings

Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary

£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Waiting list

Hallingbury Marina

Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort

£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Fambridge Yacht Haven

North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch

£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Essex Marina

Wallasea Island, Essex · River Crouch

£2,160 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bridgemarsh Marina

Althorne, Essex · River Crouch

£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Springfield Basin Moorings

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£4,129 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bradwell Marina

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Waterside Marina

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£3,725 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Burnham Yacht Harbour

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

£4,250 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Electric hook-up	Space
Marconi Sailing Club	Steeple, River Blackwater	£50	£5	Yes	Not reported
Brightlingsea Harbour	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£367	£36.72	Yes	Not reported
Blackwater Sailing Club	Maldon, Blackwater Estuary	£990	£99	Yes	Waiting list
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£1,227	£122.70	Yes	Not reported
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£1,600	£160	Yes	Not reported
Heybridge Basin Moorings	Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary	£1,796	£179.64	Yes	Not reported
Hallingbury Marina	Little Hallingbury, River Stort	£1,881	£188.10	Yes	Waiting list
Fambridge Yacht Haven	North Fambridge, River Crouch	£1,970	£197	Yes	Not reported
Essex Marina	Wallasea Island, River Crouch	£2,160	£216	Yes	Not reported
Bridgemarsh Marina	Althorne, River Crouch	£2,280	£228	Yes	Not reported
Springfield Basin Moorings	Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	£2,377	£237.72	Yes	Not reported
Bradwell Marina	Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary	£3,128	£312.84	Yes	Not reported
Waterside Marina	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£3,725	£372.51	Yes	Not reported
Burnham Yacht Harbour	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	£4,250	£425	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 Essex?

Across the 14 cheapest moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £50 a year at Marconi Sailing Club to £4,250 a year at Burnham Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £1,926 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with electric hook-up in Essex?

For a 10m boat, Marconi Sailing Club is cheapest at £50 a year in Steeple.

Which cheapest moorings with electric hook-up in Essex have space now?

None of the 14 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, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 4 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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