Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Cheapest visitor moorings in Essex
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. 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.
7 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 10m boat (£14.50–£44 across 7 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 7 sites: 1 on a canal, 1 on the Broads or a lake and 5 on estuaries and tidal rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Roach Mooring Holders Association.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £14.50 a night (Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation) to £44 a night (Burnham Yacht Harbour); the middle of 7 is £25 a night.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Roydon Marina Village.
- Of the 7, 5 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 2 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.
- 1 of the 7 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Essex Waterways (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Roach Mooring Holders Association
Paglesham, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fambridge Yacht Haven
North Fambridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,970 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Roydon Marina Village
Roydon, Essex · Roydon Marina lake
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Heybridge Basin Moorings
Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary
£1,796 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 night, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation | £14.50 | Not reported |
| Roach Mooring Holders Association | Paglesham, River Roach | £15 | Waiting list |
| Blackwater Marina | Maylandsea, River Blackwater | £25 | Not reported |
| Fambridge Yacht Haven | North Fambridge, River Crouch | £25 | Not reported |
| Roydon Marina Village | Roydon, Roydon Marina lake | £25 | Not reported |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £29 | Not reported |
| Burnham Yacht Harbour | Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch | £44 | Not 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 Essex?
Across the 7 cheapest visitor moorings here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £14.50 a night at Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation to £44 a night at Burnham Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £25 a night. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest visitor moorings in Essex?
For a 10m boat, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation is cheapest at £14.50 a night in Chelmsford.
Which cheapest visitor moorings in Essex have space now?
None of the 7 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.
Can you live aboard at cheapest visitor moorings in Essex?
1 of the 7 say you can: Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 1 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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