Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club
Maylandsea, Essex · Lawling Creek, River Blackwater
Prices not published
Moorings in Essex compared: Maldon, Burnham-on-Crouch, South Woodham Ferrers and 10 more
Each site is counted with its nearest town, if that is within 12km. Prices are for a 10m boat a year and a 10m boat a night, from published tariffs.
The short answer
- Most choice: Maldon (Maldon 10, Burnham-on-Crouch 5, South Woodham Ferrers 4, Chelmsford 3, Harwich 3, Southend-on-Sea 2, Harlow 2, Clacton-on-Sea 2, Canvey Island 2, Grays 1, Loughton 1, Shoeburyness 1, Walton-on-the-Naze 1).
- Cheapest by the year for a 10m boat: Harlow (Maldon typically £1,295 a year across 6; Burnham-on-Crouch typically £2,280 a year across 3; South Woodham Ferrers typically £1,560 a year across 2; Chelmsford typically £1,796 a year across 3; Harwich typically £4,420 a year across 2; Harlow £144 a year at its one priced site; Clacton-on-Sea typically £2,046 a year across 2; Grays £561 a year at its one priced site; Walton-on-the-Naze £1,227 a year at its one priced site).
- Cheapest for a night on a visitor berth (10m boat): Chelmsford (Maldon typically £27 a night across 2; Burnham-on-Crouch typically £29.50 a night across 2; South Woodham Ferrers £25 a night at its one priced site; Chelmsford £14.50 a night at its one priced site; Harwich £41 a night at its one priced site).
- Biggest boats: Southend-on-Sea (Maldon up to 20m (66ft); Burnham-on-Crouch up to 15m (49ft); South Woodham Ferrers up to 16m (52ft); Chelmsford up to 17.4m (57ft); Harwich up to 21.3m (70ft); Southend-on-Sea up to 45.7m (150ft); Harlow up to 20m (66ft); Clacton-on-Sea up to 6.1m (20ft); Loughton up to 18.3m (60ft); Shoeburyness up to 11m (36ft); Walton-on-the-Naze up to 6.1m (20ft)).
- Space now: Maldon 2, South Woodham Ferrers 1, Canvey Island 1, Grays 1, Loughton 1.
Side by side
| Town | Sites | Space now | A year, 10m boat | Cheapest a year | A night, 10m | Longest boat | Visitor berths | Electric | Pump-out | Diesel | Lift-out | Liveaboard | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldon | 10 | 2 | typically £1,295 | Marconi Sailing Club £50 | typically £27 | 20m (66ft) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Estuaries & tidal rivers 10 |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 5 | 0 | typically £2,280 | Essex Marina £2,160 | typically £29.50 | 15m (49ft) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | Estuaries & tidal rivers 5 |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 4 | 1 | typically £1,560 | Brandy Hole Moorings £1,150 | typically £25 | 16m (52ft) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Estuaries & tidal rivers 4 |
| Chelmsford | 3 | 0 | typically £1,796 | Lockside Marina £1,560 | typically £14.50 | 17.4m (57ft) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Canals 3 |
| Harwich | 3 | 0 | typically £4,420 | Suffolk Yacht Harbour £4,210 | typically £41 | 21.3m (70ft) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Estuaries & tidal rivers 3 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 45.7m (150ft) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Estuaries & tidal rivers 2 |
| Harlow | 2 | 0 | typically £144 | Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings £144 | – | 20m (66ft) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Rivers 2 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 2 | 0 | typically £2,046 | Brightlingsea Harbour £367 | – | 6.1m (20ft) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Coast & harbours 1, Estuaries & tidal rivers 1 |
| Canvey Island | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Estuaries & tidal rivers 2 |
| Grays | 1 | 1 | typically £561 | Thurrock Yacht Club £561 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Estuaries & tidal rivers 1 |
| Loughton | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 18.3m (60ft) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Canals 1 |
| Shoeburyness | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 11m (36ft) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Estuaries & tidal rivers 1 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 1 | 0 | typically £1,227 | Titchmarsh Marina £1,227 | – | 6.1m (20ft) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Estuaries & tidal rivers 1 |
Counts are sites that say they have the facility. Prices are from published tariffs; "–" means none is published.
Maldon
Everything near Maldon →
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Tollesbury Marina
Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,850 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Maldon District Council Blackwater Moorings
Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater
£435 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
Blackwater Marina
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marconi Sailing Club
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Downs Road Boatyard
Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Millbeach Marine Club
Heybridge, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stone Sailing Club
Southminster, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices not published
Burnham-on-Crouch
Everything near Burnham-on-Crouch →
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Roach Mooring Holders Association
Paglesham, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham Yacht Harbour
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
£4,250 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
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Rice & Cole Boatyard
Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch
Prices on request
South Woodham Ferrers
Everything near South Woodham Ferrers →
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
South Woodham Ferrers Yacht Club
South Woodham Ferrers, Essex · River Crouch
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Brandy Hole Moorings
Hullbridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,150 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
Up River Yacht Club
Hullbridge, Essex · River Crouch
Prices on request
Chelmsford
Everything near Chelmsford →
Canals
Springfield Basin Moorings
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£4,129 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Lockside Marina
Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation
£2,710 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Harwich
Everything near Harwich →
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shotley Marina
Shotley Gate, Suffolk · River Orwell and River Stour
£4,630 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Suffolk Yacht Harbour
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Harwich and Dovercourt Sailing Club
Harwich, Essex · River Stour
Prices on request
Southend-on-Sea
Everything near Southend-on-Sea →
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sutton Wharf Boatyard
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Sutton Wharf Boatyard
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Harlow
Everything near Harlow →
Rivers
Waiting list
Lea Valley Narrowboats - Sawbridgeworth Moorings
Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire · River Stort
£144 a year for a 10m cruiser
Rivers
Moorhen Marina
Harlow, Hertfordshire · River Stort
Prices not published
Clacton-on-Sea
Everything near Clacton-on-Sea →
Coast & harbours
Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waterside Marina
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£3,725 a year for a 10m yacht
Canvey Island
Everything near Canvey Island →
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Dauntless Boatyard
Canvey Island, Essex · Benfleet Creek
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Smallgains Marina
Canvey Island, Essex · Smallgains Creek
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Thurrock Yacht Club
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Loughton
Everything near Loughton →
Canals
Berths available
Hazlemere Marina
Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation
Prices not published
Shoeburyness
Everything near Shoeburyness →
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wakering Boat Yard
Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Walton-on-the-Naze
Everything near Walton-on-the-Naze →
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Titchmarsh Marina
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
More comparisons
- Maldon vs Southend-on-Sea
- Chelmsford vs Maldon
- Harlow vs Maldon
- Clacton-on-Sea vs Maldon
- Canvey Island vs Maldon
- Harwich vs Maldon
- Maldon vs South Woodham Ferrers
- Burnham-on-Crouch vs Maldon
- Burnham-on-Crouch vs Southend-on-Sea
- Burnham-on-Crouch vs Chelmsford
- Burnham-on-Crouch vs Harlow
- Burnham-on-Crouch vs Clacton-on-Sea
- Burnham-on-Crouch vs Canvey Island
- Burnham-on-Crouch vs Harwich
- Burnham-on-Crouch vs South Woodham Ferrers
- South Woodham Ferrers vs Southend-on-Sea
- Chelmsford vs South Woodham Ferrers
- Gillingham vs South Woodham Ferrers
- Harlow vs South Woodham Ferrers
- Clacton-on-Sea vs South Woodham Ferrers
- Canvey Island vs South Woodham Ferrers
- Harwich vs South Woodham Ferrers
- Chelmsford vs Southend-on-Sea
- Chelmsford vs Harlow
- Chelmsford vs Clacton-on-Sea
- Canvey Island vs Chelmsford
- Chelmsford vs Harwich
- Harwich vs Southend-on-Sea
- Harwich vs Ipswich
- Harlow vs Harwich
- Clacton-on-Sea vs Harwich
- Canvey Island vs Harwich
- Harwich vs Woodbridge
- Gillingham vs Southend-on-Sea
- Harlow vs Southend-on-Sea
- Rochester vs Southend-on-Sea
- Sittingbourne vs Southend-on-Sea
- Clacton-on-Sea vs Southend-on-Sea
- Canvey Island vs Southend-on-Sea
- Faversham vs Southend-on-Sea
- Harlow vs Tottenham
- Clacton-on-Sea vs Harlow
- Harlow vs Hoddesdon
- Canvey Island vs Harlow
- Bow Locks vs Harlow
- Clacton-on-Sea vs Ipswich
- Canvey Island vs Clacton-on-Sea
- Canvey Island vs Maidstone
- Canvey Island vs Gillingham
- Canvey Island vs Rochester
- Canvey Island vs Sittingbourne
- Moorings near Maldon 15
- Moorings near Burnham-on-Crouch 15
- Moorings near South Woodham Ferrers 15
- Moorings near Chelmsford 15
- Moorings near Harwich 15
- Moorings near Southend-on-Sea 15
- Moorings near Harlow 15
- Moorings near Clacton-on-Sea 15
- Moorings near Canvey Island 15
- Moorings near Grays 15
- Moorings near Loughton 15
- Moorings near Shoeburyness 15
- Moorings near Walton-on-the-Naze 15