Cheapest moorings and marinas run by MDL Marinas

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare.

17 sites · typical £10,740 a year for a 10m boat (£3,444–£14,904 across 17 published tariffs)

At a glance

17 sites: 3 on rivers, 11 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 3 on the open coast.
None has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.
For a 10m boat, published prices run from £3,444 a year (Woolverstone Marina) to £14,904 a year (Port Hamble Marina); the middle of 17 is £10,740 a year.
Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Ocean Village Marina.
Of the 17, 14 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 11 diesel, 9 a boat hoist and 11 visitor berths.

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Chatham Maritime Marina

Chatham, Kent · River Medway Estuary

£8,040 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Bray Marina

Bray, Berkshire · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Penton Hook Marina

Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Windsor Marina

Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Saxon Wharf

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£9,042 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Queen Anne's Battery

Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound

£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Brixham Marina

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hythe Marina Village

Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Shamrock Quay

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£10,770 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Torquay Marina

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cobb's Quay Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Ocean Village Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£11,526 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Sparkes Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£12,684 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Northney Marina

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Mercury Yacht Harbour

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Hamble Marina

Hamble, Hampshire · River Hamble

£14,904 a year for a 10m yacht

Compared: prices for a 10m boat

Site	Where	A year, 10m boat	Per metre a year	Space
Woolverstone Marina	Woolverstone, River Orwell	£3,444	£344.40	Not reported
Chatham Maritime Marina	Chatham, River Medway Estuary	£8,040	£804	Not reported
Bray Marina	Bray, River Thames	£8,778	£877.80	Not reported
Penton Hook Marina	Chertsey, River Thames	£8,778	£877.80	Not reported
Windsor Marina	Windsor, River Thames	£8,778	£877.80	Not reported
Saxon Wharf	Southampton, River Itchen	£9,042	£904.20	Not reported
Queen Anne's Battery	Plymouth, Plymouth Sound	£9,984	£998.40	Not reported
Brixham Marina	Brixham, Tor Bay	£10,536	£1,053.60	Not reported
Hythe Marina Village	Hythe, Southampton Water	£10,740	£1,074	Not reported
Shamrock Quay	Southampton, River Itchen	£10,770	£1,077	Not reported
Torquay Marina	Torquay, Tor Bay	£11,232	£1,123.20	Not reported
Cobb's Quay Marina	Poole, Poole Harbour	£11,454	£1,145.40	Not reported
Ocean Village Marina	Southampton, Southampton Water	£11,526	£1,152.60	Not reported
Sparkes Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£12,684	£1,268.40	Not reported
Northney Marina	Hayling Island, Chichester Harbour	£13,224	£1,322.40	Not reported
Mercury Yacht Harbour	Southampton, River Hamble	£14,202	£1,420.20	Not reported
Port Hamble Marina	Hamble, River Hamble	£14,904	£1,490.40	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 run by MDL Marinas?

Across the 17 cheapest moorings and marinas here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £3,444 a year at Woolverstone Marina to £14,904 a year at Port Hamble Marina. The middle figure is £10,740 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings and marinas run by MDL Marinas?

For a 10m boat, Woolverstone Marina is cheapest at £3,444 a year.

Which cheapest moorings and marinas run by MDL Marinas have space now?

None of the 17 has told us in the last six weeks that it has space. We ask every site regularly; the list above updates as they reply.

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.

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