Coast & harbours
Lerwick Port Authority
Lerwick, Shetland Islands · Lerwick Harbour
£78 a year for a 10m yacht
Cheapest quay and harbour wall berths
Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Alongside a harbour wall or quay.
43 sites · 7 with space now · 7 with a waiting list · typical £893 a year for a 10m boat (£78–£8,979 across 43 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 43 sites: 7 on canals, 2 on rivers, 2 on the Broads, lakes and lochs, 16 on estuaries and tidal rivers and 16 on the open coast.
- 7 of the 43 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Beccles Quay, Skippool Creek Moorings, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure, Robertsons Boatyard and 1 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Portwrinkle Harbour, Redcliff Wharf, Port of Truro, Burghead Harbour, Blackwater Sailing Club, Temple Quay and 1 more.
- For a 10m boat, published prices run from £78 a year (Lerwick Port Authority) to £8,979 a year (Engineers Wharf Residential L1); the middle of 43 is £893 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 60m (197ft) at Albert Basin.
- Of the 43, 20 have electric hook-up, 3 a pump-out, 5 diesel, 2 a boat hoist and 12 visitor berths.
- 6 of the 43 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Bristol City Council (3), Canal & River Trust (2), Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (2), Moray Council (4) and Scottish Canals (2).
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Portwrinkle Harbour
Portwrinkle, Cornwall · English Channel
£100 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
Eyemouth Harbour
Eyemouth, Scottish Borders · Eyemouth Harbour
£103 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Redcliff Wharf
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Floating Harbour
£121 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Portreath Harbour
Portreath, Cornwall · North Cornwall coast
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
North Sunderland Harbour
Seahouses, Northumberland · North Sunderland Harbour
£320 a year for a 10m yacht
Broads, lakes & lochs
Berths available
Beccles Quay
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Fisherrow Harbour
Musselburgh, East Lothian · Firth of Forth
£400 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berneray Harbour
Berneray, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Sound of Harris
£413 a year for a 10m yacht
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
Bideford Harbour
Bideford, Devon · River Torridge
£500 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
Canals
Albert Basin
Newry, Down · Newry Ship Canal
£527 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
Coast & harbours
Broad Haven (Dunbar Harbour)
Dunbar, East Lothian · North Sea, Dunbar Harbour
£580 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Porthleven Harbour
Porthleven, Cornwall · Porthleven Harbour
£693 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Girvan Harbour
Girvan, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£807 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portpatrick Harbour
Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway · Irish Sea, Portpatrick
£880 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club
Nantwich, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Buckie Harbour
Buckie, Moray · Moray Firth
£893 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Burghead Harbour
Burghead, Moray · Moray Firth
£893 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Hopeman Harbour
Hopeman, Moray · Moray Firth
£717 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Portknockie Harbour
Portknockie, Moray · Moray Firth
£717 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Blackwater Sailing Club
Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£990 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
Canals
Full
Talbot Wharf
Market Drayton, Shropshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£1,984 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Southdown Marina
Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake
£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Ballycastle Marina & Harbour
Ballycastle, Antrim · North Channel
£1,560 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
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
Newport Harbour
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Rivers
Waiting list
Temple Quay
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£1,817 a year for a 10m cruiser
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Waiting list
Wapping Wharf
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol Harbour
£1,817 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Berths available
Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure
Foxton, Leicestershire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bosham Quay and Moorings
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock
Ardrishaig, Argyll and Bute · Crinan Canal
£4,513 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Berths available
Robertsons Boatyard
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Bristol Marina
Bristol, Bristol · Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour
£3,551 a year for a 10m yacht
Estuaries & tidal rivers
Royal Quays Marina
North Shields, Tyne and Wear · River Tyne
£3,980 a year for a 10m yacht
Canals
Viewforth Quay
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Union Canal
£7,450 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Canals
Berths available
Engineers Wharf Residential L1
Northolt, Greater London · Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm)
£8,979 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Compared: prices for a 10m boat
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Berths | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick Port Authority | Lerwick, Lerwick Harbour | £78 | £7.77 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Portwrinkle Harbour | Portwrinkle, English Channel | £100 | £10 | quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | £102 | £10.20 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Eyemouth Harbour | Eyemouth, Eyemouth Harbour | £103 | £10.32 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Redcliff Wharf | Bristol, Bristol Floating Harbour | £121 | £12.15 | pontoon 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 |
| North Sunderland Harbour | Seahouses, North Sunderland Harbour | £320 | £32 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | £38 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Fisherrow Harbour | Musselburgh, Firth of Forth | £400 | £40 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Berneray Harbour | Berneray, Sound of Harris | £413 | £41.30 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Kallin Harbour | Grimsay, Isle of North Uist, Kallin Harbour | £413 | £41.30 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Antrim Boat Club | Antrim, Six Mile Water | £462 | £46.20 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Bideford Harbour | Bideford, River Torridge | £500 | £50 | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Port of Truro | Truro, River Fal and Truro River | £509 | £50.92 | pontoon berths, swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Albert Basin | Newry, Newry Ship Canal | £527 | £52.71 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Skippool Creek Moorings | Thornton Cleveleys, River Wyre | £545 | £54.50 | drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Broad Haven (Dunbar Harbour) | Dunbar, North Sea, Dunbar Harbour | £580 | £58 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Porthleven Harbour | Porthleven, Porthleven Harbour | £693 | £69.30 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Girvan Harbour | Girvan, Firth of Clyde | £807 | £80.65 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Portpatrick Harbour | Portpatrick, Irish Sea, Portpatrick | £880 | £88 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Nantwich & Border Counties Yacht Club | Nantwich, Shropshire Union Canal | £891 | £89.10 | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Buckie Harbour | Buckie, Moray Firth | £893 | £89.30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Burghead Harbour | Burghead, Moray Firth | £893 | £89.30 | quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Hopeman Harbour | Hopeman, Moray Firth | £893 | £89.30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Portknockie Harbour | Portknockie, Moray Firth | £893 | £89.30 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths, hard standing | Not reported |
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | £99 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall 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 |
| Talbot Wharf | Market Drayton, Shropshire Union Canal | £1,148 | £114.84 | linear moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Full |
| Southdown Marina | Millbrook, River Tamar, Millbrook Lake | £1,200 | £120 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Ballycastle Marina & Harbour | Ballycastle, North Channel | £1,560 | £156 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge) | Wayford Bridge, River Ant | £1,600 | £160 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Heybridge Basin Moorings | Heybridge Basin, Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation / Blackwater Estuary | £1,796 | £179.64 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Newport Harbour | Newport, River Medina | £1,800 | £180 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Temple Quay | Bristol, Bristol Harbour | £1,817 | £181.65 | quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Wapping Wharf | Bristol, Bristol Harbour | £1,817 | £181.65 | quay and harbour wall berths | Waiting list |
| Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure | Foxton, Grand Union Canal | £1,984 | £198.43 | quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Bosham Quay and Moorings | Bosham, Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour | £2,597 | £259.70 | swinging moorings, drying berths, quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Ardrishaig Basin Dummy Lock | Ardrishaig, Crinan Canal | £2,598 | £259.83 | quay and harbour wall berths | Not reported |
| Robertsons Boatyard | Woodbridge, River Deben | £3,041 | £304.08 | swinging moorings, quay and harbour wall berths | Berths available |
| Bristol Marina | Bristol, Bristol City Docks Floating Harbour | £3,551 | £355.06 | pontoon berths, quay and harbour wall 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 43 cheapest quay and harbour wall berths here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £78 a year at Lerwick Port Authority to £8,979 a year at Engineers Wharf Residential L1. The middle figure is £893 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest cheapest quay and harbour wall berths in the UK?
For a 10m boat, Lerwick Port Authority is cheapest at £78 a year.
Which cheapest quay and harbour wall berths in the UK have space now?
7 of the 43 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Portreath Harbour, Beccles Quay, Skippool Creek Moorings, Broads Marina (Wayford Bridge), Foxton Bottom Basin L1 Leisure, Robertsons Boatyard and Engineers Wharf Residential L1. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at cheapest quay and harbour wall berths in the UK?
6 of the 43 say you can: Girvan Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Temple Quay (liveaboards allowed), Wapping Wharf (liveaboards allowed), Bristol Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Viewforth Quay (liveaboards allowed) and Engineers Wharf Residential L1 (residential moorings with planning consent). 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 a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 2 need Broads Authority tolls, 2 need a Scottish Canals licence and 3 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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