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South East England Marinas and Moorings

The Broads' tidal sections (Yarmouth, Breydon, lower Bure, lower Yare) require tidal planning for any passage; marinas above the locks at Geldeston and on the u

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South East England Marinas and Moorings

What's in this region

This hub indexes marinas and long-term moorings on the waterways of London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire (eastern), Norfolk and Suffolk. Waterways covered include the Lee and Stort Navigations, Regent's Canal and the Paddington Arm, the lower Grand Union (Aylesbury arm and Slough arm), the River Nene, the Great Ouse, the Middle Levels, the Cam, the Norfolk Broads and the East Anglian rivers.

Cruising character (and what it means for moorings)

The South East splits into three quite different cruising worlds. The London canals (Lee, Stort, Regent's, Paddington Arm, lower Grand Union) are urban, narrow and busy — moorings are scarce, expensive and tightly held. The East Anglian rivers (Nene, Great Ouse, Middle Levels, Cam) are wide, lock-light and quiet, with marinas spaced out and easier to find berth in. The Norfolk Broads are tidal, wide-water, and sailing-cruiser as much as motor — marinas are often boatyard-and-chandlery operations rather than moorings-only basins.

The Broads' tidal sections (Yarmouth, Breydon, lower Bure, lower Yare) require tidal planning for any passage; marinas above the locks at Geldeston and on the upper Bure / Ant / Thurne sit in non-tidal water.

Marinas in this region

On the Lee and Stort Navigations

  • Lea Valley Narrowboat Co (Lea Valley).
  • Hallingbury Marina (Stort).
  • Roydon Marina Village (Stort).
  • Stanstead Abbotts area moorings.

On Regent's Canal and the Paddington Arm

  • Limehouse Marina (Regent's Canal / tidal Thames lock).
  • St Pancras Cruising Club (Regent's Canal — members' club rather than commercial marina, but central).
  • Paddington Basin moorings (limited).
  • Bulls Bridge Docks (GU / Paddington Arm junction).
  • Brentford Dock Marina (GU / Thames junction — also in the Southern hub).
  • Willowtree Marina (GU, Yiewsley).
  • Packetboat Marina (GU, Cowley).
  • Iver Boatyard (GU).

On the lower Grand Union (Tring summit south, Aylesbury and Slough arms)

  • Aylesbury Circus Field Marina.
  • Cowroast Marina (Tring summit).
  • Hemel Marina.
  • Grove Lock Marina.
  • Pitstone Wharf Marina.
  • Cosgrove Marina (mid-GU, Northants).
  • Gayton Marina (GU / Northampton arm junction).
  • Blisworth Marina.
  • Gallows Bridge Moorings.
  • Frenches Wharf Marina.
  • Harefield Marina (GU south).
  • Denham Marina (GU south).

On the River Nene and Northampton arm

  • Northampton Marina.
  • Billing Aquadrome Marina.
  • White Mills Marina.
  • Oundle Marina.
  • Bugbrooke Marina (also in the Midlands hub).

On the Great Ouse, Middle Levels and Fens

  • Hartford Marina (Great Ouse).
  • Buckden Marina (Great Ouse).
  • Bill Fen Marina (Middle Levels).
  • Crosshall Marina.
  • Pike and Eel Marina.
  • Fish and Duck Marina (Great Ouse / Cam junction at Pope's Corner).
  • St Mary's Marina.
  • Upware Marina (Cam).
  • Fox Narrowboat Marina (March, Middle Levels).
  • March Marina.
  • Little Ouse Moorings.
  • Priory Waterside & Marina.

On the Norfolk Broads

  • Horning Marina.
  • Broom Brundall Marina.
  • Brundall Bay Marina.
  • Bridge Broad Marina (Wroxham).
  • Broadlands Marina.
  • Ferry Marina (Horning).
  • Waveney Marina.
  • St Olaves Marina.
  • Wayford Marine.
  • Sirius Marine Services.

Suggested cruises from this region

Weekend (2–3 nights)

  • Limehouse up the Regent's Canal to Camden, back and overnight.
  • Hartford onto the Great Ouse to St Ives and back.
  • Wroxham to Salhouse Broad and Ranworth and back.

Week (7 nights)

  • Aylesbury onto the GU main line and up to Berkhamsted and back.
  • Roydon out onto the Lee, into central London (Limehouse, possibly through to the Thames) and back — a serious week.
  • Hartford via the Great Ouse to Cambridge and back.
  • A week's Broads cruising covering northern rivers (Bure, Ant, Thurne).

Fortnight (14 nights)

  • East Anglian Ring approximation across the Nene, Great Ouse and Middle Levels.
  • The full Broads loop including Breydon Water (only with tidal-planning briefing).
  • Limehouse up the Regent's, on to the GU and Aylesbury arm and back.