Coastal moorings that allow liveaboards in Greater London

Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. Moorings where the site says you can live on board, outright or by arrangement. Residential moorings often need planning consent and pay council tax; we show the terms as each site states them.

5 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £5,609 a year for a 10m boat (£5,609–£5,609 across 1 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites, all on estuaries and tidal rivers.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
Keeping a waiting list: South Dock Marina.
Only South Dock Marina publishes a price for a 10m boat: £5,609 a year.
Longest boat taken: 38m (125ft) at Blackwall Basin Moorings.
Of the 5, 5 have electric hook-up, 5 a pump-out and 1 visitor berths.
Groups running more than one: Aquavista (2).

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

South Dock Marina

London, Greater London · River Thames

£5,609 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers Full

Blackwall Basin Moorings

London, Greater London · Blackwall Basin

Prices on request

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers Full

Chiswick Quay Marina

London, Greater London · River Thames

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Limehouse Waterside & Marina

London, Greater London · River Thames

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Poplar Waterside & Marina

London, Greater London · River Thames

Prices on request

Liveaboard

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Liveaboard	Space
South Dock Marina	London, River Thames	£5,609	Liveaboards allowed	Waiting list
Blackwall Basin Moorings	London, Blackwall Basin	On request	Residential moorings with planning consent	Full
Chiswick Quay Marina	London, River Thames	–	Liveaboards allowed	Full
Limehouse Waterside & Marina	London, River Thames	–	Liveaboards allowed	Not reported
Poplar Waterside & Marina	London, River Thames	On request	Residential moorings with planning consent	Not reported

From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.

Questions

Which coastal moorings that allow liveaboards in Greater London have space now?

None of the 5 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

Can you live aboard at coastal moorings that allow liveaboards in Greater London?

All 5 say you can: South Dock Marina (liveaboards allowed), Blackwall Basin Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Chiswick Quay Marina (liveaboards allowed), Limehouse Waterside & Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Poplar Waterside & Marina (residential moorings with planning consent). 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 and 2 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

Broader

Coastal moorings that allow liveaboards in nearby counties

Bristol 4

Coastal moorings that allow liveaboards in the wider area

England 21

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