Cruiser moorings with walk-ashore berths in Essex

Places that take cruisers. River and estuary motor cruisers. 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.

15 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,698 a year for a 10m cruiser (£102–£3,725 across 10 published tariffs)

At a glance

15 sites: 3 on canals, 1 on a river, 10 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
2 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hazlemere Marina and Tollesbury Marina.
Keeping a waiting list: Hallingbury Marina.
For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £102 a year (Stour Sailing Club Moorings) to £3,725 a year (Waterside Marina); the middle of 10 is £1,698 a year.
Longest boat taken: 45.7m (150ft) at Sutton Wharf Boatyard.
Of the 15, 9 have electric hook-up, 5 a pump-out, 5 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.
2 of the 15 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners (2) and Essex Waterways (3).

Canals Berths available

Hazlemere Marina

Waltham Abbey, Essex · Lee Navigation

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

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

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

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£3,120 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Heybridge Basin Moorings

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

£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Lockside Marina

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£2,710 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Waterside Marina

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£3,725 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Rice & Cole Boatyard

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex · River Crouch

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Smallgains Marina

Canvey Island, Essex · Smallgains Creek

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sutton Wharf Boatyard

Rochford, Essex · River Roach

Prices on request

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wakering Boat Yard

Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser

Site	Where	A year, 10m cruiser	Berths	Space
Hazlemere Marina	Waltham Abbey, Lee Navigation	–	linear moorings	Berths available
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	£1,850	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Berths available
Hallingbury Marina	Little Hallingbury, River Stort	£1,881	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Waiting list
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£1,600	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing	Not reported
Brightlingsea Harbour	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£367	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	£1,796	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Heybridge Basin Moorings	Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary	£1,796	quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Lockside Marina	Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	£1,560	pontoon berths	Not reported
Stour Sailing Club Moorings	Manningtree, River Stour	£102	swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£1,227	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths	Not reported
Waterside Marina	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£3,725	pontoon berths	Not reported
Rice & Cole Boatyard	Burnham-on-Crouch, River Crouch	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Smallgains Marina	Canvey Island, Smallgains Creek	–	linear moorings, hard standing	Not reported
Sutton Wharf Boatyard	Rochford, River Roach	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing	Not reported
Wakering Boat Yard	Great Wakering, River Roach	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing	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 cruiser cost in Essex?

Across the 10 cruiser moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £102 a year at Stour Sailing Club Moorings to £3,725 a year at Waterside Marina. The middle figure is £1,698 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cruiser moorings with walk-ashore berths in Essex?

For a 10m cruiser, Stour Sailing Club Moorings is cheapest at £102 a year in Manningtree.

Which cruiser moorings with walk-ashore berths in Essex have space now?

2 of the 15 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Hazlemere Marina and Tollesbury Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at cruiser moorings with walk-ashore berths in Essex?

2 of the 15 say you can: Hazlemere Marina (residential moorings with planning consent) and 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 a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 4 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Cruiser moorings with walk-ashore berths in nearby counties

Cruiser moorings with walk-ashore berths in the wider area

East of England 53
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