Coast & harbours
Lerwick Port Authority
Lerwick, Shetland Islands · Lerwick Harbour
£78 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest coastal marinas and harbour moorings
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Marinas and harbours on the open coast, from walk-ashore pontoons with lock gates or sills to harbour walls and fore-and-aft moorings.
116 sites · 12 with space now · 20 with a waiting list · typical £1,805 a year for a 10m yacht (£78–£11,510 across 116 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 116 sites, all on the open coast.
- 12 of the 116 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, Barry Yacht Club, Brixham Inner Harbour, Nairn Harbour, Whitehills Marina and 6 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Dale Yacht Club Moorings, Portwrinkle Harbour, Tor Bay Harbour, East Harbour, Scarborough, Bude Harbour, Portsmouth Sailing Club and 14 more.
- For a 10m yacht, published prices run from £78 a year (Lerwick Port Authority) to £11,510 a year (Port of Poole Marina); the middle of 116 is £1,805 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Gunwharf Quays Marina.
- Of the 116, 75 have electric hook-up, 13 a pump-out, 34 diesel, 20 a boat hoist and 56 visitor berths.
- 3 of the 116 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (2), Cornwall Council (2), Cyngor Gwynedd (2), Dorset Council (2), Dunbar Harbour Trust (2), MDL Marinas (3), Mid and East Antrim Borough Council (4), Moray Council (4), Orkney Marinas Ltd (3), Premier Marinas (6), Stornoway Port Authority (2), The Highland Council (2), Western Marinas (2) and Yacht Havens (3).
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Waiting list
Dale Yacht Club Moorings
Dale, Pembrokeshire · Dale Bay, Milford Haven Waterway
£99 a year for a 10m yacht
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Portwrinkle Harbour
Portwrinkle, Cornwall · English Channel
£100 a year for a 10m yacht
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Eyemouth Harbour
Eyemouth, Scottish Borders · Eyemouth Harbour
£103 a year for a 10m yacht
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Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
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Holy Island Harbour
Holy Island, Northumberland · The Ouse
£158 a year for a 10m yacht
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East Harbour, Scarborough
Scarborough, North Yorkshire · North Sea
£216 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
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Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
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Portsmouth Sailing Club
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£298 a year for a 10m yacht
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St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
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Fishguard Harbour Moorings
Fishguard, Dyfed · Fishguard Harbour
£312 a year for a 10m yacht
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Porthloo Boat Park
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall · St Mary's Sound
£316 a year for a 10m yacht
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North Sunderland Harbour
Seahouses, Northumberland · North Sunderland Harbour
£320 a year for a 10m yacht
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Ulva Ferry Pontoon
Ulva Ferry, Argyll and Bute · Sound of Ulva
£352 a year for a 10m yacht
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Burry Port Marina
Burry Port, Dyfed · Carmarthen Bay
£361 a year for a 10m yacht
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Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
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Gairloch Harbour
Gairloch, Highland · Loch Gairloch
£403 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berneray Harbour
Berneray, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Sound of Harris
£413 a year for a 10m yacht
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Kallin Harbour
Grimsay, Isle of North Uist, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Kallin Harbour
£413 a year for a 10m yacht
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Borth-y-Gest Moorings
Borth-y-Gest, Gwynedd · Borth-y-Gest
£432 a year for a 10m yacht
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Rhos-on-Sea Breakwater Moorings
Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy · Rhos-on-Sea Breakwater
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
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Cockenzie Harbour
Cockenzie, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£480 a year for a 10m yacht
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Aberdyfi Harbour
Aberdyfi, Gwynedd · Aberdyfi Harbour
£514 a year for a 10m yacht
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Carnlough Harbour
Carnlough, Antrim · Carnlough Bay
£560 a year for a 10m yacht
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Broad Haven (Dunbar Harbour)
Dunbar, East Lothian · North Sea, Dunbar Harbour
£580 a year for a 10m yacht
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Victoria Harbour
Dunbar, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£580 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berths available
Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£600 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
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Minehead Harbour
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
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Dubh Thòb Pontoons
Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Loch Roag
£650 a year for a 10m yacht
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Ballylumford Harbour
Islandmagee, Antrim · Larne Lough
£666 a year for a 10m yacht
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Porthleven Harbour
Porthleven, Cornwall · Porthleven Harbour
£693 a year for a 10m yacht
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Ilfracombe Harbour
Ilfracombe, Devon · Bristol Channel
£715 a year for a 10m yacht
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Hopeman Harbour
Hopeman, Moray · Moray Firth
£717 a year for a 10m yacht
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Portknockie Harbour
Portknockie, Moray · Moray Firth
£717 a year for a 10m yacht
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Lochmaddy Marina
Lochmaddy, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochmaddy
£750 a year for a 10m yacht
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Girvan Harbour
Girvan, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£807 a year for a 10m yacht
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Portpatrick Harbour
Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway · Irish Sea, Portpatrick
£880 a year for a 10m yacht
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Barry Yacht Club
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan · Pierhead Harbour
£890 a year for a 10m yacht
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Buckie Harbour
Buckie, Moray · Moray Firth
£893 a year for a 10m yacht
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Burghead Harbour
Burghead, Moray · Moray Firth
£893 a year for a 10m yacht
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Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
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Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
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Lyme Regis Harbour
Lyme Regis, Dorset · Lyme Bay
£1,070 a year for a 10m yacht
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Newlyn Harbour
Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
£1,100 a year for a 10m yacht
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Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
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Mallaig Yachting Marina
Mallaig, Highland · Mallaig Harbour
£1,285 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berths available
Brixham Inner Harbour
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£1,298 a year for a 10m yacht
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Ryde Harbour
Ryde, Isle of Wight · Solent
£1,320 a year for a 10m yacht
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Peterhead Bay Marina
Peterhead, Aberdeenshire · Peterhead Bay, North Sea
£1,500 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berths available
Nairn Harbour
Nairn, Highland · Moray Firth
£1,545 a year for a 10m yacht
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Portmahomack Harbour
Portmahomack, Highland · Dornoch Firth
£1,545 a year for a 10m yacht
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Ballycastle Marina & Harbour
Ballycastle, Antrim · North Channel
£1,560 a year for a 10m yacht
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Porthcawl Marina
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan · Bristol Channel
£1,574 a year for a 10m yacht
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Hayling Island Sailing Club
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£1,590 a year for a 10m yacht
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Stornoway Marina
Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Stornoway Harbour
£1,598 a year for a 10m yacht
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Tarbert Harbour
Tarbert, Argyll and Bute · Loch Fyne
£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berths available
Whitehills Marina
Whitehills, Aberdeenshire · Moray Firth
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
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Arbroath Harbour
Arbroath, Angus · North Sea coast, Angus
£1,810 a year for a 10m yacht
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Neptune's Arm Mooring Site
Herne Bay, Kent · English Channel
£1,829 a year for a 10m yacht
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Newton Marina
Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Stornoway Harbour
£1,918 a year for a 10m yacht
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The Camber
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht
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Whiteharbour Marina
Whitehead, Antrim · Irish Sea
£2,100 a year for a 10m yacht
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Lochboisdale Harbour
Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale
£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht
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Lossiemouth Marina
Lossiemouth, Moray · Moray Firth
£2,157 a year for a 10m yacht
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Ardoran Marine
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan
£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht
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Lochaline Harbour
Lochaline, Highland · Sound of Mull
£2,472 a year for a 10m yacht
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Glenarm Marina
Glenarm, Antrim · Glenarm Harbour
£2,533 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berths available
Seaham Harbour Marina
Seaham, County Durham · North Sea
£2,700 a year for a 10m yacht
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Belfast Harbour Marina
Belfast, Down · Belfast Lough
£2,745 a year for a 10m yacht
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Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
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Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
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Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
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Ardfern Yacht Centre
Ardfern, Argyll and Bute · Loch Craignish
£3,020 a year for a 10m yacht
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Bangor Marina
Bangor, Down · Belfast Lough
£3,030 a year for a 10m yacht
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Carrickfergus Marina
Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough
£3,305 a year for a 10m yacht
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Watchet Marina
Watchet, Somerset · Bristol Channel
£3,400 a year for a 10m yacht
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Rothesay Marina
Rothesay, Argyll and Bute · Rothesay Harbour
£3,420 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berths available
Dover Marina
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
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Kerrera Marina
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn
£3,740 a year for a 10m yacht
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Bembridge Harbour
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berths available
Port Bannatyne Marina
Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · Kyles of Bute
£3,997 a year for a 10m yacht
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Thomas Telford Corpach Marina
Fort William, Highland · Loch Linnhe
£4,050 a year for a 10m yacht
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Royal Harbour Marina (Outer West)
Ramsgate, Kent · Ramsgate Royal Harbour
£4,100 a year for a 10m yacht
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Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht
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Craobh Marina
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute · Craobh Haven
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
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Holy Loch Marina
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
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Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
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Clyde Marina
Ardrossan, North Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£4,530 a year for a 10m yacht
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Kip Marina
Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde
£4,620 a year for a 10m yacht
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Portishead Marina
Portishead, North Somerset · Bristol Channel
£4,690 a year for a 10m yacht
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Berths available
Old Harbour
Aberystwyth, Dyfed · Cardigan Bay
£4,720 a year for a 10m yacht
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Troon Yacht Haven
Troon, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£4,730 a year for a 10m yacht
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Hafan Pwllheli
Pwllheli, Gwynedd · Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour
£5,033 a year for a 10m yacht
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Sovereign Harbour
Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht
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Brighton Marina
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
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Campbeltown Marina
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute · Campbeltown Loch
£5,520 a year for a 10m yacht
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King Point Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht
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Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 a year for a 10m yacht
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Stromness Marina
Stromness, Orkney Islands · Stromness Harbour
£6,012 a year for a 10m yacht
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Largs Yacht Haven
Largs, North Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£6,030 a year for a 10m yacht
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Kirkwall Marina
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands · Kirkwall Harbour
£6,204 a year for a 10m yacht
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Westray Marina
Pierowall, Orkney Islands · Pierowall Harbour
£6,204 a year for a 10m yacht
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Plymouth Yacht Haven
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht
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Portland Marina
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
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Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
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Gunwharf Quays Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,100 a year for a 10m yacht
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Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht
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Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
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Haslar Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht
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Queen Anne's Battery
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
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Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht
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Sutton Harbour Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour
£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht
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Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
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Port of Poole Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m yacht
| Site | Where | A year, 10m yacht | Per metre a year | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick Port Authority | Lerwick, Lerwick Harbour | £78 | £7.77 | Not reported |
| Dale Yacht Club Moorings | Dale, Dale Bay, Milford Haven Waterway | £99 | £9.90 | Waiting list |
| Portwrinkle Harbour | Portwrinkle, English Channel | £100 | £10 | Waiting list |
| Eyemouth Harbour | Eyemouth, Eyemouth Harbour | £103 | £10.32 | Not reported |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | Waiting list |
| Holy Island Harbour | Holy Island, The Ouse | £158 | £15.75 | Not reported |
| East Harbour, Scarborough | Scarborough, North Sea | from £216 | £21.63 | Waiting list |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | £25.49 | Waiting list |
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | £25.49 | Berths available |
| Portsmouth Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £298 | £29.75 | Waiting list |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | £302 | £30.16 | Not reported |
| Fishguard Harbour Moorings | Fishguard, Fishguard Harbour | £312 | £31.20 | Not reported |
| Porthloo Boat Park | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's Sound | £316 | £31.60 | Not reported |
| North Sunderland Harbour | Seahouses, North Sunderland Harbour | £320 | £32 | Not reported |
| Ulva Ferry Pontoon | Ulva Ferry, Sound of Ulva | £352 | £35.20 | Not reported |
| Burry Port Marina | Burry Port, Carmarthen Bay | £361 | £36.05 | Not reported |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £367 | £36.72 | Not reported |
| Gairloch Harbour | Gairloch, Loch Gairloch | £403 | £40.30 | Not reported |
| Berneray Harbour | Berneray, Sound of Harris | £413 | £41.30 | Not reported |
| Kallin Harbour | Grimsay, Isle of North Uist, Kallin Harbour | £413 | £41.30 | Not reported |
| Borth-y-Gest Moorings | Borth-y-Gest, Borth-y-Gest | £432 | £43.21 | Not reported |
| Rhos-on-Sea Breakwater Moorings | Rhos-on-Sea, Rhos-on-Sea Breakwater | £443 | £44.27 | Not reported |
| Cockenzie Harbour | Cockenzie, Firth of Forth | £480 | £48 | Not reported |
| Aberdyfi Harbour | Aberdyfi, Aberdyfi Harbour | £514 | £51.42 | Not reported |
| Carnlough Harbour | Carnlough, Carnlough Bay | £560 | £56 | Not reported |
| Broad Haven (Dunbar Harbour) | Dunbar, North Sea, Dunbar Harbour | £580 | £58 | Not reported |
| Victoria Harbour | Dunbar, Firth of Forth | £580 | £58 | Waiting list |
| Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings | Portland, Portland Harbour | from £600 | £60 | Berths available |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | £644 | £64.40 | Waiting list |
| Dubh Thòb Pontoons | Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Loch Roag | £650 | £65 | Not reported |
| Ballylumford Harbour | Islandmagee, Larne Lough | £666 | £66.61 | Not reported |
| Porthleven Harbour | Porthleven, Porthleven Harbour | £693 | £69.30 | Not reported |
| Ilfracombe Harbour | Ilfracombe, Bristol Channel | £715 | £71.53 | Waiting list |
| Hopeman Harbour | Hopeman, Moray Firth | £717 | £71.66 | Not reported |
| Portknockie Harbour | Portknockie, Moray Firth | £717 | £71.66 | Not reported |
| Lochmaddy Marina | Lochmaddy, Lochmaddy | £750 | £75 | Not reported |
| Girvan Harbour | Girvan, Firth of Clyde | £807 | £80.65 | Not reported |
| Portpatrick Harbour | Portpatrick, Irish Sea, Portpatrick | £880 | £88 | Not reported |
| Barry Yacht Club | Barry, Pierhead Harbour | £890 | £89 | Berths available |
| Buckie Harbour | Buckie, Moray Firth | £893 | £89.30 | 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 yacht cost in the UK?
Across the 116 cheapest coastal marinas and harbour moorings here that publish a price, a 10m yacht costs from £78 a year at Lerwick Port Authority to £11,510 a year at Port of Poole Marina. The middle figure is £1,805 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest coastal marinas and harbour moorings in the UK?
For a 10m yacht, Lerwick Port Authority is cheapest at £78 a year.
Which cheapest coastal marinas and harbour moorings in the UK have space now?
12 of the 116 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings, Barry Yacht Club, Brixham Inner Harbour, Nairn Harbour, Whitehills Marina, Seaham Harbour Marina, Belfast Harbour Marina and 4 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest coastal marinas and harbour moorings in the UK?
3 of the 116 say you can: Girvan Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement). 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, 4 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Cheapest coastal marinas and harbour moorings by county
- Antrim 6
- Argyll and Bute 10
- Cornwall 9
- Devon 11
- Dorset 7
- Dyfed 3
- East Lothian 3
- Gwynedd 3
- Hampshire 6
- Highland 6
- Isle of Wight 3
- Kent 3
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