Rivers
Upper Thames Sailing Club
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
Cheapest river moorings and marinas in the South East
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Non-tidal rivers and river navigations such as the Thames above Teddington, the Severn, Nene, Great Ouse and Trent: marinas, boatyards and riverbank moorings for cruisers and narrowboats.
42 sites · 5 with space now · 18 with a waiting list · typical £3,389 a year for a 10m cruiser (£54–£8,778 across 42 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 42 sites, all on rivers.
- 5 of the 42 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Byfleet Boat Club, Twyford Bridge Marina, Thames Boat House, Bates Wharf and Shepperton Marina.
- Keeping a waiting list: Environment Agency Shifford Lock Base Moorings, Environment Agency Benson Lock Base Moorings, Environment Agency Eynsham Lock Base Moorings, Environment Agency Kings Lock Base Moorings, Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base Moorings, Environment Agency Mapledurham Lock Base Moorings and 12 more.
- For a 10m cruiser, published prices run from £54 a year (Upper Thames Sailing Club) to £8,778 a year (Bray Marina); the middle of 42 is £3,389 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Pyrford Marina.
- Of the 42, 18 have electric hook-up, 11 a pump-out, 7 diesel, 5 a boat hoist and 7 visitor berths.
- 2 of the 42 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Environment Agency (21), MDL Marinas (3) and Tingdene Marinas (4).
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Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£500 a year for a 10m cruiser
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A few berths left
Byfleet Boat Club
West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey
£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency Days Lock Base Moorings
Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£1,798 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Twyford Bridge Marina
Yalding, Kent · River Medway
£1,823 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Shifford Lock Base Moorings
Witney, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£1,994 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Benson Lock Base Moorings
Benson, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Eynsham Lock Base Moorings
Eynsham, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,398 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Thames Boat House
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£2,500 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Odessa Boatyard
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£2,511 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Kings Lock Base Moorings
Oxford, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,594 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings
Lechlade, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,594 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base Moorings
Goring, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,638 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Mapledurham Lock Base Moorings
Reading, Berkshire · River Thames
£2,638 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency Boveney Lock Base Moorings
Windsor, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£2,659 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Molesey Lock Base Moorings
East Molesey, Surrey · River Thames
£2,806 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings
Abingdon, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£2,997 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Hambleden Lock Base Moorings
Henley-on-Thames, Berkshire · River Thames
£3,297 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Marsh Lock Base Moorings
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£3,297 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Sonning Lock Base Moorings
Sonning, Berkshire · River Thames
£3,297 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Hambleden Marina
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Chertsey Lock Base Moorings
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£3,649 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Penton Hook Lock Base Moorings
Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£3,649 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Shepperton Lock Base Moorings
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£3,649 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Environment Agency Sunbury Lock Base Moorings
Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£3,649 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Allington Marina
Maidstone, Kent · River Medway
£3,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Pyrford Marina
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Bray Lock Base Moorings
Bray, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,750 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Environment Agency Old Windsor Lock Base Moorings
Old Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£3,850 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Harleyford Marina
Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames
£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Thames and Kennet Marina
Reading, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,501 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Hobbs of Henley
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire · River Thames
£4,650 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Thames Ditton Marina
Surbiton, Surrey · River Thames
£4,880 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Bates Wharf
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£5,100 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Walton Marina
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Waiting list
Val Wyatt Marine (Willow Marina)
Wargrave, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,260 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Racecourse Marina Windsor
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Berths available
Shepperton Marina
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Bray Marina
Bray, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Penton Hook Marina
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Windsor Marina
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser
| Site | Where | A year, 10m cruiser | Per metre a year | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Thames Sailing Club | Bourne End, River Thames | £54 | £5.40 | Not reported |
| Vale of White Horse Council - Wilsham Road Permanent Moorings | Abingdon, River Thames | £500 | £50 | Not reported |
| Byfleet Boat Club | West Byfleet, River Wey | £1,267 | £126.70 | A few berths left |
| Environment Agency Days Lock Base Moorings | Little Wittenham, River Thames | £1,798 | £179.82 | Not reported |
| Twyford Bridge Marina | Yalding, River Medway | £1,823 | £182.33 | Berths available |
| Environment Agency Shifford Lock Base Moorings | Witney, River Thames | £1,994 | £199.44 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Benson Lock Base Moorings | Benson, River Thames | £2,398 | £239.76 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Eynsham Lock Base Moorings | Eynsham, River Thames | £2,398 | £239.76 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Iffley Lock Base Moorings | Oxford, River Thames | £2,398 | £239.76 | Not reported |
| Thames Boat House | Shepperton, River Thames | £2,500 | £250 | Berths available |
| Odessa Boatyard | Newport, River Medina | £2,511 | £251.06 | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Kings Lock Base Moorings | Oxford, River Thames | £2,594 | £259.44 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency St John’s Lock Base Moorings | Lechlade, River Thames | £2,594 | £259.44 | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Cleeve Lock Base Moorings | Goring, River Thames | £2,638 | £263.76 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Mapledurham Lock Base Moorings | Reading, River Thames | £2,638 | £263.76 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Boveney Lock Base Moorings | Windsor, River Thames | £2,659 | £265.92 | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Molesey Lock Base Moorings | East Molesey, River Thames | £2,806 | £280.56 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Abingdon Lock Base Moorings | Abingdon, River Thames | £2,997 | £299.70 | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Hambleden Lock Base Moorings | Henley-on-Thames, River Thames | £3,297 | £329.70 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Marsh Lock Base Moorings | Henley-on-Thames, River Thames | £3,297 | £329.70 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Sonning Lock Base Moorings | Sonning, River Thames | £3,297 | £329.70 | Waiting list |
| Hambleden Marina | Henley on Thames, River Thames | £3,480 | £348 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Chertsey Lock Base Moorings | Chertsey, River Thames | £3,649 | £364.92 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Penton Hook Lock Base Moorings | Staines-upon-Thames, River Thames | £3,649 | £364.92 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Shepperton Lock Base Moorings | Shepperton, River Thames | £3,649 | £364.92 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Sunbury Lock Base Moorings | Sunbury-on-Thames, River Thames | £3,649 | £364.92 | Not reported |
| Allington Marina | Maidstone, River Medway | £3,691 | £369.10 | Not reported |
| Pyrford Marina | Pyrford, River Wey Navigation | £3,729 | £372.85 | Not reported |
| Environment Agency Bray Lock Base Moorings | Bray, River Thames | £3,750 | £375 | Waiting list |
| Environment Agency Old Windsor Lock Base Moorings | Old Windsor, River Thames | £3,850 | £384.96 | Waiting list |
| Harleyford Marina | Marlow, River Thames | £3,938 | £393.75 | Not reported |
| Thames and Kennet Marina | Reading, River Thames | £4,501 | £450.11 | Not reported |
| Hobbs of Henley | Henley-on-Thames, River Thames | £4,650 | £465 | Not reported |
| Thames Ditton Marina | Surbiton, River Thames | £4,880 | £488 | Waiting list |
| Bates Wharf | Chertsey, River Thames | £5,100 | £510 | Berths available |
| Walton Marina | Walton-on-Thames, River Thames | £5,124 | £512.43 | Not reported |
| Val Wyatt Marine (Willow Marina) | Wargrave, River Thames | £5,260 | £526 | Waiting list |
| Racecourse Marina Windsor | Windsor, River Thames | £5,691 | £569.13 | Not reported |
| Shepperton Marina | Shepperton, River Thames | £7,200 | £720 | Berths available |
| Bray Marina | Bray, River Thames | £8,778 | £877.80 | 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 the South East?
Across the 42 cheapest river moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £54 a year at Upper Thames Sailing Club to £8,778 a year at Bray Marina. The middle figure is £3,389 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest river moorings and marinas in the South East?
For a 10m cruiser, Upper Thames Sailing Club is cheapest at £54 a year in Bourne End.
Which cheapest river moorings and marinas in the South East have space now?
5 of the 42 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Byfleet Boat Club, Twyford Bridge Marina, Thames Boat House, Bates Wharf and Shepperton Marina. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest river moorings and marinas in the South East?
2 of the 42 say you can: Odessa Boatyard (liveaboards allowed) and Thames Ditton Marina (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, 40 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest river moorings and marinas in the South East, by county
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