Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Essex

Places that take small boats. Dinghies, day boats and RIBs. 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.

9 sites · 1 with space now · typical £1,078 a year for a 6m boat (£51–£1,600 across 7 published tariffs)

At a glance

9 sites: 1 on a canal, 7 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
1 of the 9 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tollesbury Marina.
For a 6m boat, published prices run from £51 a year (Stour Sailing Club Moorings) to £1,600 a year (Blackwater Marina); the middle of 7 is £1,078 a year.
Longest boat taken: 20m (66ft) at Heybridge Basin Moorings.
Of the 9, 4 have electric hook-up, 2 a pump-out, 3 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.
1 of the 9 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
Groups running more than one: Essex Waterways (2).

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

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

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

Smallgains Marina

Canvey Island, Essex · Smallgains Creek

Prices not published

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wakering Boat Yard

Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

Site	Where	A year, 6m boat	Berths	Space
Tollesbury Marina	Tollesbury, River Blackwater	£1,110	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Berths available
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£1,600	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing	Not reported
Brightlingsea Harbour	Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary	£225	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	Chelmsford, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation	£1,078	pontoon berths, linear moorings	Not reported
Heybridge Basin Moorings	Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary	£1,078	quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Stour Sailing Club Moorings	Manningtree, River Stour	£51	swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£670	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths	Not reported
Smallgains Marina	Canvey Island, Smallgains Creek	–	linear 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 6m boat cost in Essex?

Across the 7 small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £51 a year at Stour Sailing Club Moorings to £1,600 a year at Blackwater Marina. The middle figure is £1,078 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

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

For a 6m boat, Stour Sailing Club Moorings is cheapest at £51 a year in Manningtree.

Which small boat moorings with walk-ashore 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.

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

1 of the 9 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, 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

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