Coastal moorings with visitor berths in Essex

Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. 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.

9 sites · 1 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £25 a night for a 10m boat (£15–£44 across 5 published tariffs)

At a glance

9 sites, all on estuaries and tidal rivers.
1 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tollesbury Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Roach Mooring Holders Association.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £15 a night (Roach Mooring Holders Association) to £44 a night (Burnham Yacht Harbour); the middle of 5 is £25 a night.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Heybridge Basin Moorings.
Of the 9, 6 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 5 diesel and 1 a boat hoist.

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Roach Mooring Holders Association

Paglesham, Essex · River Roach

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Burnham Yacht Harbour

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

£4,250 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

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

Stour Sailing Club Moorings

Manningtree, Essex · River Stour

£102 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Titchmarsh Marina

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

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A night, 10m boat	Space
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	–	Berths available
Roach Mooring Holders Association	Paglesham, River Roach	£15	Waiting list
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£25	Not reported
Bradwell Marina	Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary	–	Not reported
Burnham Yacht Harbour	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	£44	Not reported
Fambridge Yacht Haven	North Fambridge, River Crouch	£25	Not reported
Heybridge Basin Moorings	Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary	£29	Not reported
Stour Sailing Club Moorings	Manningtree, River Stour	–	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	–	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 5 coastal moorings with visitor berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £15 a night at Roach Mooring Holders Association 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 coastal moorings with visitor berths in Essex?

For a 10m boat, Roach Mooring Holders Association is cheapest at £15 a night in Paglesham.

Which coastal moorings with visitor berths in Essex have space now?

1 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Coastal moorings with visitor berths in nearby counties

Coastal moorings with visitor berths in the wider area

East of England 21
England 155

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