Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Rhyl Harbour
Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd
£30 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest drying berths
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. A berth that dries out at low tide; the boat sits on mud or hard ground.
34 sites · 5 with space now · 10 with a waiting list · typical £500 a year for a 10m boat (£30–£6,428 across 34 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 34 sites: 22 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 12 on the open coast.
- 5 of the 34 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Orwell Yacht Club, Thurrock Yacht Club, Barry Yacht Club and Brixham Inner Harbour.
- Keeping a waiting list: Rhyl Harbour, Tor Bay Harbour, Bude Harbour, Dart Harbour Moorings, Dart Harbour, Cornworthy, Victoria Harbour and 4 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £30 a year (Rhyl Harbour) to £6,428 a year (Cowes Harbour); the middle of 34 is £500 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 24m (79ft) at Bude Harbour.
- Of the 34, 15 have electric hook-up, 1 a pump-out, 4 diesel, 4 a boat hoist and 13 visitor berths.
- Groups running more than one: Dart Harbour & Navigation Authority (2).
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Marconi Sailing Club
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club
Burnham on Sea, Somerset · River Brue
£68 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Stour Sailing Club Moorings
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Holy Island Harbour
Holy Island, Northumberland · The Ouse
£158 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Medway Cruising Club
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£165 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bude Harbour
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Orwell Yacht Club
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fisherrow Harbour
Musselburgh, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£400 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Maldon District Council Blackwater Moorings
Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater
£435 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Greenwich Yacht Club
London, Greater London · River Thames
£450 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Shaldon Beach Trot Moorings
Shaldon, Devon · Teign Estuary
£480 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour Moorings
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Dart Harbour, Cornworthy
Cornworthy, Devon · River Dart
£245 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Aberdyfi Harbour
Aberdyfi, Gwynedd · Aberdyfi Harbour
£514 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Thurrock Yacht Club
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Victoria Harbour
Dunbar, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£580 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Salcombe Harbour Moorings
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 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
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Barry Yacht Club
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan · Pierhead Harbour
£890 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lyme Regis Harbour
Lyme Regis, Dorset · Lyme Bay
£1,070 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings
Caernarfon, Gwynedd · Menai Strait and River Seiont
£1,131 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Brandy Hole Moorings
Hullbridge, Essex · River Crouch
£1,150 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Brixham Inner Harbour
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£1,298 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Neptune's Arm Mooring Site
Herne Bay, Kent · English Channel
£1,829 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bridgemarsh Marina
Althorne, Essex · River Crouch
£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Gillingham Marina
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes)
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Cowes Harbour
Cowes, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£825 a year for a 10m yacht
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyl Harbour | Rhyl, River Clwyd | £30 | £3 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Marconi Sailing Club | Steeple, River Blackwater | £50 | £5 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Burnham on Sea Motor Boat and Sailing Club | Burnham on Sea, River Brue | £68 | £6.80 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Not reported |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | £102 | £10.20 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Holy Island Harbour | Holy Island, The Ouse | £158 | £15.75 | linear moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Medway Cruising Club | Gillingham, River Medway | £165 | £16.50 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | £25.49 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | £25.49 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | £30 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| St Mary's Harbour | Hugh Town, St Mary's Harbour | £302 | £30.16 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Fisherrow Harbour | Musselburgh, Firth of Forth | £400 | £40 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Maldon District Council Blackwater Moorings | Maldon, River Blackwater | £435 | £43.50 | drying berths | Not reported |
| Greenwich Yacht Club | London, River Thames | £450 | £45 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Shaldon Beach Trot Moorings | Shaldon, Teign Estuary | £480 | £48 | drying berths | Not reported |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour, Cornworthy | Cornworthy, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Aberdyfi Harbour | Aberdyfi, Aberdyfi Harbour | £514 | £51.42 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £561 | £56.10 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Victoria Harbour | Dunbar, Firth of Forth | £580 | £58 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £620 | £61.99 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Hurlingham Yacht Club | London, River Thames | £660 | £66 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Waiting list |
| Barry Yacht Club | Barry, Pierhead Harbour | £890 | £89 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Berths available |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £982 | £98.21 | drying berths | Waiting list |
| Lyme Regis Harbour | Lyme Regis, Lyme Bay | £1,070 | £107 | drying berths | Waiting list |
| Caernarfon Harbour Trust Moorings | Caernarfon, Menai Strait and River Seiont | £1,131 | £113.13 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Brandy Hole Moorings | Hullbridge, River Crouch | £1,150 | £115 | swinging moorings, drying berths | Not reported |
| Brixham Inner Harbour | Brixham, Tor Bay | £1,298 | £129.80 | drying berths | Berths available |
| Neptune's Arm Mooring Site | Herne Bay, English Channel | £1,829 | £182.92 | drying berths | Not reported |
| Bridgemarsh Marina | Althorne, River Crouch | £2,280 | £228 | pontoon berths, drying berths | Not reported |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | £2,597 | £259.70 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Gillingham Marina | Gillingham, River Medway | £2,850 | £285 | pontoon berths, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Riverside Boatyard (Foulkes) | Bursledon, River Hamble | £4,019 | £401.94 | pontoon berths, linear moorings, drying berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Cowes Harbour | Cowes, River Medina | £6,428 | £642.77 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, pile moorings, drying berths | 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 in the UK?
Across the 34 cheapest drying berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £30 a year at Rhyl Harbour to £6,428 a year at Cowes Harbour. The middle figure is £500 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest drying berths in the UK?
For a 10m boat, Rhyl Harbour is cheapest at £30 a year.
Which cheapest drying berths in the UK have space now?
5 of the 34 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Orwell Yacht Club, Thurrock Yacht Club, Barry Yacht Club and Brixham Inner Harbour. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Do I need a licence as well as a mooring?
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 1 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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