Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Pile moorings with electric hook-up
Fore-and-aft between piles driven into the river bed; tender needed. Berths with shore power, so you can run heating and charge batteries without the engine.
13 sites · 2 with space now · 1 with a waiting list · typical £2,655 a year for a 10m boat (£393–£5,270 across 10 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 13 sites: 1 on a canal, 2 on rivers, 9 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 1 on the open coast.
- 2 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club and Thames Boat House.
- Keeping a waiting list: Yarmouth Harbour.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £393 a year (Orwell Yacht Club) to £5,270 a year (Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina); the middle of 10 is £2,655 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 38m (125ft) at Blackwall Basin Moorings.
- Of the 13, 4 have a pump-out, 4 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 4 visitor berths.
- 1 of the 13 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Premier Marinas (2) and Premier Marinas Ltd (2).
Rivers
Berths available
Thames Boat House
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£2,500 a year for a 10m cruiser
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Full
Blackwall Basin Moorings
London, Greater London · Blackwall Basin
Prices on request
Canals
Full
Cooks Wharf L1 Residential
Tring, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices on request
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Arun Yacht Club
Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,130 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina
Birdham, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,270 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Gosport Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Noss on Dart Marina
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Swanwick Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Universal Marina
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Zouch Marina
Hathern, Leicestershire · River Soar
£1,188 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Wilson's Boatyard
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Berths | Electric hook-up | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £393 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Yes | Berths available |
| Thames Boat House | Shepperton, River Thames | £2,500 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Berths available |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £1,010 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | Yes | Waiting list |
| Blackwall Basin Moorings | London, Blackwall Basin | On request | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Full |
| Cooks Wharf L1 Residential | Tring, Grand Union Canal | On request | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Full |
| Arun Yacht Club | Littlehampton, River Arun | £1,800 | pontoon berths, pile moorings, drying berths | Yes | Not reported |
| Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina | Birdham, Chichester Harbour | £5,270 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Gosport Marina | Gosport, Portsmouth Harbour | £2,810 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Noss on Dart Marina | Dartmouth, River Dart | £4,420 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Swanwick Marina | Southampton, River Hamble | £3,500 | pontoon berths, pile moorings, dry stack | Yes | Not reported |
| Universal Marina | Southampton, River Hamble | £5,032 | pontoon berths, pile moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Zouch Marina | Hathern, River Soar | £1,188 | pile moorings | Yes | Not reported |
| Wilson's Boatyard | Hayling Island, Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour | – | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings | 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 the UK?
Across the 10 pile moorings with electric hook-up here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £393 a year at Orwell Yacht Club to £5,270 a year at Birdham Pool Waterside & Marina. The middle figure is £2,655 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest pile moorings with electric hook-up in the UK?
For a 10m boat, Orwell Yacht Club is cheapest at £393 a year in Ipswich.
Which pile moorings with electric hook-up in the UK have space now?
2 of the 13 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Orwell Yacht Club and Thames Boat House. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at pile moorings with electric hook-up in the UK?
1 of the 13 say you can: Blackwall Basin Moorings (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, 3 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 1 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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