Cheapest cruiser moorings

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Places that take cruisers. River and estuary motor cruisers.

207 sites · 30 with space now · 24 with a waiting list · typical £2,300 a year for a 10m cruiser (£30–£14,202 across 207 published tariffs)

At a glance

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Rhyl Harbour

Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd

£30 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Avon Sailing Club

Chaceley, Gloucestershire · River Severn

£50 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marconi Sailing Club

Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater

£50 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Waiting list

Portglenone Marina

Portglenone, Antrim · River Bann

£54 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Ranworth Moorings

Ranworth, Norfolk · Malthouse Broad

£135 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Tor Bay Harbour

Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay

£135 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Lower Halstow Yacht Club

Lower Halstow, Kent · Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway

£204 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours Waiting list

East Harbour, Scarborough

Scarborough, North Yorkshire · North Sea

£216 a year for a 10m yacht (from)

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Dart Harbour, Cornworthy

Cornworthy, Devon · River Dart

£245 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Berths available

Portreath Harbour

Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast

£255 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Kelpies Marina

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£273 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Hoo Ness Yacht Club

Hoo St Werburgh, Kent · River Medway

£275 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Tudor Sailing Club

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour

£294 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Orwell Yacht Club

Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell

£300 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Brightlingsea Harbour

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£367 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Beccles Quay

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£380 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Kallin Harbour

Grimsay, Isle of North Uist, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Kallin Harbour

£413 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Antrim Boat Club

Antrim, Antrim · Six Mile Water

£462 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Dittisham Moorings

Dittisham, Devon · River Dart

£486 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Port of Truro

Truro, Cornwall · River Fal and Truro River

£509 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Aberdyfi Harbour

Aberdyfi, Gwynedd · Aberdyfi Harbour

£514 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Albert Basin

Newry, Down · Newry Ship Canal

£527 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Lady Bee Marina

Southwick, West Sussex · Shoreham Ship Canal

£543 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Skippool Creek Moorings

Thornton Cleveleys, Lancashire · River Wyre

£545 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Thurrock Yacht Club

Grays, Essex · River Thames

£561 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Victoria Harbour

Dunbar, East Lothian · Firth of Forth

£580 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Quay Lane Boatyard

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£645 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Dubh Thòb Pontoons

Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Loch Roag

£650 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Hurlingham Yacht Club

London, Greater London · River Thames

£660 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Ilfracombe Harbour

Ilfracombe, Devon · Bristol Channel

£715 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Rutland Sailing Club

Edith Weston, Rutland · Rutland Water

£720 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Emsworth Maintained Moorings

Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£722 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Lichfield Cruising Club

Lichfield, Staffordshire · Wyrley & Essington Canal and Coventry Canal

£1,283 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Lochmaddy Marina

Lochmaddy, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochmaddy

£750 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Folly Moorings

Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Erith Yacht Club

Erith, Greater London · River Thames

£816 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cowes Harbour

Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£825 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Lydney Harbour

Lydney, Gloucestershire · River Severn

£849 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Killynick Marina

Derrylin, Fermanagh · Woodford River

£891 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Teignmouth Harbour

Teignmouth, Devon · River Teign

£895 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Reddingmuirhead

Reddingmuirhead, Falkirk · Union Canal

£1,565 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bridge Hard Mooring

Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun

£973 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Waiting list

Fox Narrowboats Marina

March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Dart Harbour, Galmpton

Galmpton, Devon · River Dart

£1,099 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Coast & harbours

Newlyn Harbour

Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay

£1,100 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Lock 16 Moorings

Falkirk, Falkirk · Forth & Clyde Canal

£1,936 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals Waiting list

Mayroyd Moorings

Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire · Rochdale Canal

£1,929 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Arun Yacht Club

Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun

£1,130 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals Full

Talbot Wharf

Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal

£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Cardiff Bay Yacht Club

Cardiff, South Glamorgan · Cardiff Bay

£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Titchmarsh Marina

Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters

£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Berths available

Shardlow Marina

Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent

£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Newquay Harbour

Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour

£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers A few berths left

Byfleet Boat Club

West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey

£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Upware Marina

Upware, Cambridgeshire · River Cam

£1,419 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Admiralty Jetty

Camber, East Sussex · River Rother

£1,430 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Peterhead Bay Marina

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire · Peterhead Bay, North Sea

£1,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Lockside Marina

Chelmsford, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation

£2,710 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Porthcawl Marina

Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan · Bristol Channel

£1,574 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Blackwater Marina

Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs Berths available

Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge)

Wayford Bridge, Norfolk · River Ant

£1,600 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Stewponey offside linear L1 Leisure

Stourbridge, Staffordshire · Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Tarbert Harbour

Tarbert, Argyll and Bute · Loch Fyne

£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Laggan Avenue

Laggan, Highland · Caledonian Canal

£1,705 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Kirkintilloch Linear

Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,042 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Auchinstarry Marina

Kilsyth, North Lanarkshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,054 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Broads, lakes & lochs Waiting list

Ferry Nab Marina

Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£1,770 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Berths available

Willow Moorings

Kegworth, Leicestershire · River Soar

£1,782 a year for a 10m cruiser (from)

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers A few berths left

Sunderland Marina

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear

£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Heybridge Basin Moorings

Heybridge Basin, Essex · Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary

£1,796 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Tollesbury Marina

Tollesbury, Essex · River Blackwater

£1,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers Waiting list

Hallingbury Marina

Little Hallingbury, Essex · River Stort

£1,881 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Wisbech Yacht Harbour

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire · River Nene

£1,945 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Rudders Boatyard

Burton, Pembrokeshire · Milford Haven Waterway

£1,980 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Cairnbaan Lock 5

Cairnbaan, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

£3,518 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Coast & harbours

The Camber

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Southbank Marina

Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,595 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Coast & harbours

Lochboisdale Harbour

Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale

£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Broadlands Marina

Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad

£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Waldringfield Boatyard

Waldringfield, Suffolk · River Deben

£2,112 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Brayford Pool Marina

Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Brayford Pool, where the River Witham meets the Fossdyke Canal

£3,682 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Ardrishaig Basin

Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

£3,761 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Broads, lakes & lochs

Bell Boats Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare, Norfolk Broads

£2,180 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Bellanoch Marina

Bellanoch, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal

Prices not published

Broads, lakes & lochs

Gairlochy

Gairlochy, Highland · Caledonian Canal and Loch Lochy

£2,207 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals Waiting list

Lee Valley Marina, Rye House

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation

£3,877 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Lilford Marina

Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene

£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser

Liveaboard

Rivers

Hartford Marina

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Itchenor Reach maintained moorings

Itchenor, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£2,278 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Staniland Marina

Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal

£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Ardoran Marine

Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan

£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Patch Bridge South L1 Leisure

Slimbridge, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Preston Marina

Preston, Lancashire · River Ribble

£2,400 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Lochaline Harbour

Lochaline, Highland · Sound of Mull

£2,472 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals Berths available

Monk Meadow

Hempsted, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

£2,474 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Broads, lakes & lochs

Hippersons Boatyard

Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney

£2,475 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers Berths available

Thames Boat House

Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames

£2,500 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Odessa Boatyard

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£2,511 a year for a 10m cruiser

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bosham Quay and Moorings

Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour

£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Kemps Quay Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Itchen

£2,624 a year for a 10m yacht

Canals

Ratho Marina

Ratho, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal

£4,905 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Rivers

Stourport Marina

Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn

£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Crosshall Marina

St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse

£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Medway Bridge Marina

Rochester, Kent · River Medway

£2,671 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Rivers

Saltford Marina

Saltford, Somerset · River Avon

£2,696 a year for a 10m cruiser

Liveaboard

Canals

Seaport Marina

Inverness, Highland · Caledonian Canal

Prices not published

Liveaboard

Canals

Fort Augustus

Fort Augustus, Highland · Caledonian Canal

£4,704 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals Berths available

Purton South L1 Leisure

Berkeley, Gloucestershire · Gloucester & Sharpness Canal

Prices not published

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Berths available

Belfast Harbour Marina

Belfast, Down · Belfast Lough

£2,745 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Selby Boat Centre

Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal

£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Coast & harbours

Maryport Marina

Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth

£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Gosport Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£2,810 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Hartlepool Marina

Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Thornham Marina

Emsworth, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£2,986 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

St Olaves Marina

St Olaves, Norfolk · River Waveney, Norfolk Broads

£2,990 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Whitehaven Marina

Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour

£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hannover Pontoon

Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour

£3,042 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Trout's Boatyard

Topsham, Devon · River Exe

£3,060 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Waveney River Centre

Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney

£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

Littlehampton Marina

Littlehampton, West Sussex · River Arun

£3,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Speirs Wharf

Glasgow, Glasgow City · Forth & Clyde Canal

£3,104 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Rivers

Farndon Marina

Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent

£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser

Canals

Bowling Lower Basin

Bowling, West Dunbartonshire · Forth & Clyde Canal

Prices not published

Rivers Berths available

Bishop Meadow L1

Loughborough, Leicestershire · River Soar

£3,272 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago · Liveaboard

Rivers Waiting list

Hambleden Marina

Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,480 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swanwick Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£3,500 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Liverpool Marina

Liverpool, Merseyside · River Mersey

£3,661 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Brentford Dock Marina

Brentford, Greater London · River Thames

£3,680 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Allington Marina

Maidstone, Kent · River Medway

£3,691 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Waterside Marina

Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary

£3,725 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Pyrford Marina

Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation

£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Kerrera Marina

Oban, Argyll and Bute · Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn

£3,740 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Bembridge Harbour

St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour

£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Rivers

Harleyford Marina

Marlow, Buckinghamshire · River Thames

£3,938 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours Berths available

Torpoint Yacht Harbour

Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound

£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Royal Quays Marina

North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne

£3,980 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

York Marina

York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse

£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser

Rivers

Upton Marina

Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn

£4,043 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Cardiff Marina

Cardiff, South Glamorgan · River Ely

£4,110 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Suffolk Yacht Harbour

Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell

£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Hayling Yacht Company

Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour

£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Harbour

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour

£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Noss on Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£4,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Craobh Marina

Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute · Craobh Haven

£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Holy Loch Marina

Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde

£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Exmouth Marina

Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay

£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Deacons Marina

Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble

£4,704 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Newhaven Marina

Newhaven, East Sussex · River Ouse

£4,781 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Island Harbour Marina

Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Berths available

River Yar Boatyard

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · River Yar

£4,870 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals

Lochrin Basin

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal

£8,633 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Universal Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble

£5,032 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Hafan Pwllheli

Pwllheli, Gwynedd · Cardigan Bay (Tremadog Bay), Pwllheli Harbour

£5,033 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Sovereign Harbour

Eastbourne, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,080 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Emsworth Yacht Harbour

Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour

£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Walton Marina

Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames

£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Parkstone Yacht Club

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£5,188 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours

Brighton Marina

Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)

£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Deganwy Marina

Deganwy, Clwyd · Conwy Estuary

£6,171 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Kirkwall Marina

Kirkwall, Orkney Islands · Kirkwall Harbour

£6,204 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Southsea Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour

£6,420 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · Fal estuary and Penryn River

£6,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Portland Marina

Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Weymouth Marina

Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)

£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers Berths available

Shepperton Marina

Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames

£7,200 a year for a 10m cruiser

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Port Solent Marina

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Haslar Marina

Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Low Wood Bay Marina

Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Dart Marina

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£8,350 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Penton Hook Marina

Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames

£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Brixham Marina

Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay

£10,536 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Sutton Harbour Marina

Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour

£10,680 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

Coast & harbours

Port of Poole Marina

Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour

£11,510 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

Compared: prices for a 10m cruiser

SiteWhereA year, 10m cruiserPer metre a yearSpace
Rhyl HarbourRhyl, River Clwyd£30£3Waiting list
Avon Sailing ClubChaceley, River Severn£50£5Not reported
Marconi Sailing ClubSteeple, River Blackwater£50£5Not reported
Portglenone MarinaPortglenone, River Bann£54£5.44Waiting list
Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing ClubBurnham on Sea, River Brue£68£6.80Not reported
Lerwick Port AuthorityLerwick, Lerwick Harbour£78£7.77Not reported
Stour Sailing Club MooringsManningtree, River Stour£102£10.20Not reported
Ranworth MooringsRanworth, Malthouse Broad£135£13.50Not reported
Tor Bay HarbourTorquay, Tor Bay£135£13.50Waiting list
Lower Halstow Yacht ClubLower Halstow, Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway£204£20.41Not reported
East Harbour, ScarboroughScarborough, North Seafrom £216£21.63Waiting list
Dart Harbour, CornworthyCornworthy, River Dart£245£24.49Waiting list
Portreath HarbourPortreath, North Cornwall coast£255£25.49Berths available
Kelpies MarinaFalkirk, Forth & Clyde Canal£273£27.26Not reported
Hoo Ness Yacht ClubHoo St Werburgh, River Medway£275£27.50Waiting list
Tudor Sailing ClubPortsmouth, Langstone Harbour£294£29.43Berths available
Orwell Yacht ClubIpswich, River Orwell£300£30Berths available
Fishguard Harbour MooringsFishguard, Fishguard Harbour£312£31.20Not reported
Brightlingsea HarbourBrightlingsea, Colne Estuary£367£36.72Not reported
Beccles QuayBeccles, River Waveney£380£38Berths available
Kallin HarbourGrimsay, Isle of North Uist, Kallin Harbour£413£41.30Not reported
Antrim Boat ClubAntrim, Six Mile Water£462£46.20Not reported
Dittisham MooringsDittisham, River Dart£486£48.60Not reported
Port of TruroTruro, River Fal and Truro River£509£50.92Waiting list
Aberdyfi HarbourAberdyfi, Aberdyfi Harbour£514£51.42Not reported
Albert BasinNewry, Newry Ship Canal£527£52.71Not reported
Lady Bee MarinaSouthwick, Shoreham Ship Canal£543£54.30Not reported
Skippool Creek MooringsThornton Cleveleys, River Wyre£545£54.50Berths available
Thurrock Yacht ClubGrays, River Thames£561£56.10Berths available
Victoria HarbourDunbar, Firth of Forth£580£58Waiting list
Quay Lane BoatyardGosport, Portsmouth Harbour£645£64.50Berths available
Dubh Thòb PontoonsKirkibost, Great Bernera, Loch Roag£650£65Not reported
Hurlingham Yacht ClubLondon, River Thames£660£66Waiting list
Ilfracombe HarbourIlfracombe, Bristol Channel£715£71.53Waiting list
Rutland Sailing ClubEdith Weston, Rutland Water£720£72Not reported
Emsworth Maintained MooringsEmsworth, Chichester Harbour£722£72.15Berths available
Lichfield Cruising ClubLichfield, Wyrley & Essington Canal and Coventry Canal£743£74.25Berths available
Lochmaddy MarinaLochmaddy, Lochmaddy£750£75Not reported
Folly MooringsWhippingham, River Medina£800£80Not reported
Erith Yacht ClubErith, River Thames£816£81.60Not 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 cruiser cost in the UK?

Across the 207 cheapest cruiser moorings here that publish a price, a 10m cruiser costs from £30 a year at Rhyl Harbour to £14,202 a year at Mercury Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £2,300 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest cruiser moorings in the UK?

For a 10m cruiser, Rhyl Harbour is cheapest at £30 a year.

Which cheapest cruiser moorings in the UK have space now?

30 of the 207 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Tudor Sailing Club, Orwell Yacht Club, Beccles Quay, Skippool Creek Moorings, Thurrock Yacht Club, Quay Lane Boatyard, Emsworth Maintained Moorings and 22 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at cheapest cruiser moorings in the UK?

18 of the 207 say you can: Kelpies Marina (liveaboards allowed), Dart Harbour, Galmpton (residential moorings with planning consent), Mayroyd Moorings (residential moorings with planning consent), Auchinstarry Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation (liveaboard by arrangement), Southbank Marina (residential moorings with planning consent), Lilford Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Odessa Boatyard (liveaboards allowed) and 10 more. 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, 17 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 19 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 11 need Broads Authority tolls, 19 need a Scottish Canals licence, 1 need an Avon Navigation Trust licence, 5 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 18 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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