If you can take the ground, this is the bargain basement option. Location is very convenient for the railway station and you can still hob nob with the fancy crowd at the main marina. If sitting munching tapas and you get chatting to the in-crowd and they ask where you are moored just point vaguely. If you arrive at the river mouth at low tide, stop off at Harwich Hapenny Pier for an ice cream (or fish and chips), then mosey up the lovely Orwell to enter the New Cut up to 3 hours before HW.

Please note SYH is not exclusively fitted with cleats, there are still staples in the W basin, but I believe none elsewhere.
A welcome additon this year is a new cafe serving sandwiches, cakes, drinks etc in the old security hut at the entrance.

I reviewed these notes in late May 2022. All the facilities have increased their prices but little else has changed.

I reviewed these notes near the end of April 2021. There are no changes to speak of apart from the prices. We believe the pub at Levington has reopened.

All pontoons now have cleats, the rings have gone in a series of upgrades.
The pub in Levington has had (another) fire and its expected to be closed until well into the summer.

These notes were reviewed in April 2019. Not a lot changes here now; prices have increased across the board (with the exception of Neptune Marina in Ipswich) MDL at Woolverstone have new prices in the pipeline but are being coy about publishing them. Not sure about Capn Niks lost water tap (below) - maybe you could get a fill up at the pub?

Here are a few updates for Pinmill on the River Orwell on the East Coast
uk. Has a good half tide pontoon that permits clean tender landings. No
water tap found only the mark in the wall where it was.

Cheers

Capt Nik"

These notes were reviewed by Don in march 2017. Nothing new to report except some small price increases in places.

Wolverstone rates have gone up to £3.00 per metre per night

These notes were updated by Don in March 2105. Prices have increased a little across the board and where you need to add on VAT I have mentioned it. Wolverstone has not yet decided on it's 2015 prices and will be updated later.