Small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Suffolk

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.

5 sites · 2 with space now · typical £725 a year for a 6m boat (£300–£1,500 across 5 published tariffs)

At a glance

5 sites: 1 on a river, 3 on the Broads, lakes and lochs and 1 on an estuary.
2 of the 5 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay and Orwell Yacht Club.
For a 6m boat, published prices run from £300 a year (Orwell Yacht Club) to £1,500 a year (Hippersons Boatyard); the middle of 5 is £725 a year.
Longest boat taken: 12.2m (40ft) at Hippersons Boatyard.
Of the 5, 4 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 1 diesel, 1 a boat hoist and 2 visitor berths.

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Beccles Quay

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£380 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Orwell Yacht Club

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£300 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Hippersons Boatyard

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£2,475 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Oulton Broad Yacht Station

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

Prices not published

Compared: prices for a 6m boat

Site	Where	A year, 6m boat	Berths	Space
Beccles Quay	Beccles, River Waveney	£380	pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths	Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club	Ipswich, River Orwell	£300	pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths	Berths available
Hippersons Boatyard	Beccles, River Waveney	£1,500	linear moorings	Not reported
Oulton Broad Yacht Station	Lowestoft, Oulton Broad	£725	pontoon berths, swinging moorings	Not reported
Galleon Storage & Mooring Ltd	Beccles, River Waveney	£1,188	linear 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 Suffolk?

Across the 5 small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths here that publish a price, a 6m boat costs from £300 a year at Orwell Yacht Club to £1,500 a year at Hippersons Boatyard. The middle figure is £725 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

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

For a 6m boat, Orwell Yacht Club is cheapest at £300 a year in Ipswich.

Which small boat moorings with walk-ashore berths in Suffolk have space now?

2 of the 5 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Beccles Quay and Orwell Yacht Club. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?

On top of the mooring fee: of these, 4 need Broads Authority tolls and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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