Rivers
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Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,537 a year for a 10m cruiser
Moorings and marinas on the River Cam
The River Cam runs 26.2km from Grantchester to Barway, past Cambridge. It meets Reach Lode and Swaffham Bulbeck Lode. Boats here need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) as well as a mooring. 5 sites on it, with the ones that have told us they have space first.
5 sites · 1 with a waiting list · typical £1,537 a year for a 10m boat (£1,419–£2,178 across 3 published tariffs)
Licence: Environment Agency. About licences
At a glance
- 5 sites, all on rivers.
- None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
- Keeping a waiting list: Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £1,419 a year (Upware Marina) to £2,178 a year (Fish and Duck Marina); the middle of 3 is £1,537 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 21.3m (70ft) at Fish and Duck Marina.
- Of the 5, 2 have electric hook-up, 1 diesel and 2 a boat hoist.
- 1 of the 5 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
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Fish and Duck Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam
£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Upware Marina
Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser
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Shrubbs Marina
Lode, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
Prices on request
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TipTree Marina
Ely, Cambridgeshire · River Cam
Prices on request
Course, length and connections from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Close to River Cam
On other water, within 5km of it.
- Upware EA Licensed Leisure Moorings 0.2km away · Reach Lode (River Cam)
- Lazy Otter Marina 2.2km away · River Great Ouse
- Lazy Otter Marina 3.6km away · River Great Ouse
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge City Council Residential Moorings | Cambridge, River Cam | £1,537 | Waiting list |
| Fish and Duck Marina | Ely, Rivers Great Ouse and Cam | £2,178 | Not reported |
| Upware Marina | Upware, River Cam | £1,419 | Not reported |
| Shrubbs Marina | Lode, River Cam | On request | Not reported |
| TipTree Marina | Ely, River Cam | On request | 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 on the River Cam?
Across the 3 moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £1,419 a year at Upware Marina to £2,178 a year at Fish and Duck Marina. The middle figure is £1,537 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest moorings and marinas on the River Cam?
For a 10m boat, Upware Marina is cheapest at £1,419 a year.
Which moorings and marinas on the River Cam 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 moorings and marinas on the River Cam?
1 of the 5 say you can: Cambridge City Council Residential 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 Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways). Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Moorings and marinas on other waterways
- Aire & Calder navigation 4
- Aire and Calder Navigation 16
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal 8
- Ashton Canal 3
- Basingstoke Canal 8
- Beeston Canal 3
- Birmingham and Fazeley Canal 10
- Brent Canal Feeder 4
- Bridgewater Canal 9
- Broadmead Cut 6
- Burwell Lode 5
- Calder & Hebble Navigation 10
- Calder and Hebble Navigation 5
- Calder and Hebble Navigation Kirklees Cut 3
- Caledonian Canal 3
- Caledonian Canal 3
- Cape Arm Canal 5
- Cassington Cut 6
- Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation 4
- Chesterfield Canal 3
- Chet 3
- Clifton Cut 4
- Coventry Canal 19
- Cranfleet Cut 8
- Crinan Canal 5
- Culham Cut 3
- Derwentwater 2
- Desborough Cut 8
- Droitwich Barge Canal 5
- Droitwich Junction Canal 5
- Engine Arm Canal 5
- Erewash Canal 9
- Fleet Dyke 5
- Forth and Clyde Canal 15
- Fossdyke Navigation 5
- Gloucester and Sharpness Canal 10
- Grand Union Canal 84
- Grand Union Canal 16
- Hertford Union Canal 9
- Huddersfield Broad Canal 4
- Huddersfield Narrow Canal 4
- Icknield Port Loop Canal 5
- Intake Channel 8
- Kennet and Avon Canal 26
- Lancaster Canal 20
- Lee Navigation 8
- Lee Navigation 3
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal 36
- Lichfield Canal 7
- Limehouse Cut 10
- Llangollen Canal 15
- Loch Creran 2
- Loch Fyne 2
- Loch Lomond 2
- Lough Erne 3
- Lough Neagh 3
- Macclesfield Canal 9
- Manchester Ship Canal 8
- Monk's Lode 4
- Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal 5
- New Junction Canal 3
- New River 8
- North Walsham and Dilham Canal 3
- Nottingham Canal 3
- Oulton Broad 2
- Oulton Dyke 4
- Ouse 3
- Oxford Canal 37
- Peak Forest Canal 8
- Reach Lode 7
- Regent's Canal 17
- Ribble Link 4
- River Aire 8
- River Ancholme 2
- River Ant 11
- River Avon 18
- River Avon 11
- River Bure 14
- River Calder 8
- River Chelmer 3
- River Chelmer 3
- River Chet 2
- River Clyde 6
- River Colne 8
- River Dee 3
- River Great Ouse 19
- River Great Ouse 5
- River Kennet 11
- River Lea 8
- River Lea 4
- River Lee 9
- River Lee Navigation 14
- River Lee Navigation (Hackney Cut) 10
- River Medway 9
- River Mersey 6
- River Nene 14
- River Nene Navigation 10
- River Ouse 5
- River Severn 14
- River Soar 13
- River Soar 8
- River Stort 7
- River Thames 91
- River Thurne 7
- River Trent 19
- River Ure 3
- River Usk 5
- River Waveney 9
- River Weaver 8
- River Wey 10
- River Wey Navigation 16
- River Witham 8
- River Wreake 3
- River Yare 11
- River Yare, Norfolk Broads 2
- Rochdale Canal 6
- Sawley Cut 8
- Selby Canal 3
- Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation 5
- Shropshire Union Canal 31
- Soham Lode 3
- Soho Loop Canal 6
- Spon Lane Locks Branch Canal 4
- Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal 10
- Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal 3
- Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal 10
- Staines Reservoirs Aqueduct 8
- Stainforth and Keadby Canal 5
- Stourbridge Canal 5
- Stratford-upon-Avon Canal 9
- Stroudwater Navigation 4
- Swaffham Bulbeck Lode 4
- Tame Valley Canal 6
- Thames & Severn Canal 3
- The New Cut 3
- Thurne 3
- Titford Canal 3
- Trent & Mersey Canal 29
- Trent and Mersey Canal 9
- Trent and Mersey Canal 9
- Tyler's Cut 3
- Union Canal 14
- Upper Lough Erne 3
- Walsall Canal 3
- Wast Hill Tunnel 3
- Weaver Navigation 7
- Wednesbury Old Canal 3
- Wey and Arun Junction Canal 3
- Wicken Lode 6
- Windermere 4
- Worcester & Birmingham Canal 16
- Birmingham New Main Line Canal 8
- Birmingham Old Main Line Canal 6
- Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) 5
- Digbeth Branch Canal 5
- Fens Branch 4
- Forth and Clyde Canal (Glasgow Spur) 5
- Grand Union Canal (Aylesbury Arm) 6
- Grand Union Canal (Digbeth Branch) 4
- Grand Union Canal (Kaye's Arm) 7
- Grand Union Canal (Leicester Line) 15
- Grand Union Canal (Market Harborough Arm) 5
- Grand Union Canal (Market Harborough Branch) 5
- Grand Union Canal (Northampton Arm) 4
- Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) 10
- Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) 11
- Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) 9
- Grand Union Canal (Wendover Arm) 6
- Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Rufford Branch) 9
- Oxford Canal (Clifton Arm) 4
- Oxford Canal (Wyken Arm) 3
- Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) 10
- Springs Branch 3
- Stourbridge Canal (Town Arm) 5
- Troy Arm 3
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