Walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Essex

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. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

9 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,414 a year for a 10m boat (£102–£3,128 across 6 published tariffs)

At a glance

9 sites, all on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: Blackwater Sailing Club.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £102 a year (Stour Sailing Club Moorings) to £3,128 a year (Bradwell Marina); the middle of 6 is £1,414 a year.
Longest boat taken: 45.7m (150ft) at Sutton Wharf Boatyard.
Of the 9, 7 have electric hook-up, 2 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Blackwater Sailing Club

Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£990 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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bradwell Marina

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£3,128 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

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

Sutton Wharf Boatyard

Rochford, Essex · River Roach

Prices on request

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 boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Berths	Slipway	Space
Blackwater Sailing Club	Maldon, Blackwater Estuary	£990	swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Waiting list
Blackwater Marina	Maylandsea, River Blackwater	£1,600	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Bradwell Marina	Bradwell-on-Sea, Blackwater Estuary	£3,128	pontoon berths	Yes	Not reported
Bridgemarsh Marina	Althorne, River Crouch	£2,280	pontoon berths, drying berths	Yes	Not reported
Stour Sailing Club Moorings	Manningtree, River Stour	£102	swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Titchmarsh Marina	Walton-on-the-Naze, Walton Backwaters	£1,227	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths	Yes	Not reported
Sutton Wharf Boatyard	Rochford, River Roach	On request	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing	Yes	Not reported
Sutton Wharf Boatyard	Rochford, River Roach	On request	pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths	Yes	Not reported
Wakering Boat Yard	Great Wakering, River Roach	–	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, hard standing	Yes	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 boat cost in Essex?

Across the 6 walk-ashore berths with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £102 a year at Stour Sailing Club Moorings to £3,128 a year at Bradwell Marina. The middle figure is £1,414 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Essex?

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

Which walk-ashore berths with a slipway in Essex have space now?

None of the 9 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Walk-ashore berths with a slipway in nearby counties

Walk-ashore berths with a slipway in the wider area

East of England 30
England 143

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