Cheapest moorings with a slipway

Every site here with a published price, cheapest first, worked out for the same boat so the figures compare. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.

125 sites · 15 with space now · 20 with a waiting list · typical £2,250 a year for a 10m boat (£30–£14,202 across 125 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

Coast & harbours

Eyemouth Harbour

Eyemouth, Scottish Borders · Eyemouth Harbour

£103 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Medway Cruising Club

Gillingham, Kent · River Medway

£165 a year for a 10m yacht

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 Berths available

Tamar River Sailing Club

Plymouth, Devon · River Tamar

£220 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Bude Harbour

Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal

£255 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Portsmouth Sailing Club

Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£298 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

Porthloo Boat Park

St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall · St Mary's Sound

£316 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

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Salcombe Harbour Moorings

Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary

£430 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Fowey Harbour Moorings

Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey

£443 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Dart Harbour Moorings

Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart

£486 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Marchwood Yacht Club

Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water

£505 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

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Minehead Harbour

Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour

£644 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Folly Moorings

Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina

£800 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Girvan Harbour

Girvan, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde

£807 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Coast & harbours

Portpatrick Harbour

Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway · Irish Sea, Portpatrick

£880 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Killynick Marina

Derrylin, Fermanagh · Woodford River

£891 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Burghead Harbour

Burghead, Moray · Moray Firth

£893 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Lymington Harbour Moorings

Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River

£898 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Canals Berths available

Bill Fen Marina

Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations

£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Mevagissey Harbour

Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour

£982 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Blackwater Sailing Club

Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£990 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Coast & harbours Waiting list

Yarmouth Harbour

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent

£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

Southdown Marina

Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake

£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht

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

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

Denver Moorings

Denver, Norfolk · River Great Ouse

£1,358 a year for a 10m cruiser

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

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Jenkins Point Moorings

Lawrenny, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway, Eastern Cleddau

£1,716 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers Waiting list

Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre

Wareham, Dorset · River Frome

£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Douglas Boatyard

Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas

£1,800 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

Canals

Springwood Haven Marina

Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal

£3,243 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

Canals

Brayford Pool Marina

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

£3,682 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Rivers

Fish and Duck Marina

Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam

£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser

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

Bridgemarsh Marina

Althorne, Essex · River Crouch

£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht

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

Heyford Fields Marina

Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal

£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Canals

Blackwater Meadow Marina

Ellesmere, Shropshire · Llangollen Canal

£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Liveaboard

Broads, lakes & lochs

Brundall Bay Marina

Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare

£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser

Broads, lakes & lochs

Kinnego Marina

Craigavon, Armagh · Lough Neagh

£2,485 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

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

Canals

Burton Waters Marina

Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Navigation

£4,690 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Coast & harbours Berths available

Seaham Harbour Marina

Seaham, County Durham · North Sea

£2,700 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

Rivers

Leicester Marina

Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire · River Soar

£2,724 a year for a 10m cruiser

Liveaboard

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Swale Marina

Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale

£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

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

Canals

Droitwich Spa Marina

Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Droitwich Junction Canal

£3,390 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Coast & harbours

Hartlepool Marina

Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)

£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

Canals

Overwater Marina

Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal

£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat

Coast & harbours

Whitehaven Marina

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

£3,010 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

Rivers

Farndon Marina

Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent

£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Bradwell Marina

Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary

£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Port Edgar Marina

South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh · Firth of Forth

£3,156 a year for a 10m yacht

Coast & harbours

Carrickfergus Marina

Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough

£3,305 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Woolverstone Marina

Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell

£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

WicorMarine Yacht Haven

Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour

£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Rivers

Pyrford Marina

Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation

£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser

Coast & harbours

Bembridge Harbour

St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour

£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht

Liveaboard

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

Coast & harbours Berths available

Port Bannatyne Marina

Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · Kyles of Bute

£3,997 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

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

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

Coast & harbours Berths available

Old Harbour

Aberystwyth, Dyfed · Cardigan Bay

£4,720 a year for a 10m yacht

Seen on their website 8 days ago

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

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

Coast & harbours

Campbeltown Marina

Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute · Campbeltown Loch

£5,520 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Town Quay Marina

Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£6,426 a year for a 10m yacht

Estuaries & tidal rivers

Falmouth Haven Marina

Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal

£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht

Broads, lakes & lochs

Low Wood Bay Marina

Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere

£7,750 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

Hythe Marina Village

Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water

£10,740 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

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 boat

SiteWhereA year, 10m boatPer metre a yearSlipwaySpace
Rhyl HarbourRhyl, River Clwyd£30£3YesWaiting list
Avon Sailing ClubChaceley, River Severn£50£5YesNot reported
East Antrim Boat ClubLarne, Larne Lough£50£5YesNot reported
Marconi Sailing ClubSteeple, River Blackwater£50£5YesNot reported
Portglenone MarinaPortglenone, River Bann£54£5.44YesWaiting list
Stour Sailing Club MooringsManningtree, River Stour£102£10.20YesNot reported
Eyemouth HarbourEyemouth, Eyemouth Harbour£103£10.32YesNot reported
Tor Bay HarbourTorquay, Tor Bay£135£13.50YesWaiting list
Medway Cruising ClubGillingham, River Medway£165£16.50YesNot reported
Lower Halstow Yacht ClubLower Halstow, Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway£204£20.41YesNot reported
East Harbour, ScarboroughScarborough, North Seafrom £216£21.63YesWaiting list
Tamar River Sailing ClubPlymouth, River Tamar£220£22YesBerths available
Bude HarbourBude, Budehaven and Bude Canal£255£25.49YesWaiting list
Hoo Ness Yacht ClubHoo St Werburgh, River Medway£275£27.50YesWaiting list
Tudor Sailing ClubPortsmouth, Langstone Harbour£294£29.43YesBerths available
Portsmouth Sailing ClubPortsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour£298£29.75YesWaiting list
Orwell Yacht ClubIpswich, River Orwell£300£30YesBerths available
Porthloo Boat ParkSt Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's Sound£316£31.60YesNot reported
North Sunderland HarbourSeahouses, North Sunderland Harbour£320£32YesNot reported
Beccles QuayBeccles, River Waveney£380£38YesBerths available
Lionhearts Cruising ClubMilton Keynes, Grand Union Canal£396£39.60YesNot reported
Ripon Motor Boat Club MarinaRipon, Ripon Canal£420£42YesNot reported
Salcombe Harbour MooringsSalcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary£430£42.95YesWaiting list
Fowey Harbour MooringsFowey, River Fowey£443£44.32YesWaiting list
Dart Harbour MooringsDartmouth, River Dart£486£48.60YesWaiting list
Marchwood Yacht ClubMarchwood, River Test, Southampton Water£505£50.47YesNot reported
Thurrock Yacht ClubGrays, River Thames£561£56.10YesBerths available
Minehead HarbourMinehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour£644£64.40YesWaiting list
Folly MooringsWhippingham, River Medina£800£80YesNot reported
Girvan HarbourGirvan, Firth of Clyde£807£80.65YesNot reported
Portpatrick HarbourPortpatrick, Irish Sea, Portpatrick£880£88YesNot reported
Killynick MarinaDerrylin, Woodford River£891£89.10YesNot reported
Burghead HarbourBurghead, Moray Firth£893£89.30YesWaiting list
Lymington Harbour MooringsLymington, Lymington River£898£89.79YesWaiting list
Bill Fen MarinaRamsey, Middle Level Navigations£901£90.13YesBerths available
Mevagissey HarbourMevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour£982£98.21YesWaiting list
Blackwater Sailing ClubMaldon, Blackwater Estuary£990£99YesWaiting list
Yarmouth HarbourYarmouth, Western Solent£1,010£101.04YesWaiting list
Fox Narrowboats MarinaMarch, Middle Level Navigations£1,079£107.90YesWaiting list
Oulton Broad Yacht StationLowestoft, Oulton Broad£1,196£119.63YesNot 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 125 cheapest moorings with a slipway here that publish a price, a 10m boat costs from £30 a year at Rhyl Harbour to £14,202 a year at Mercury Yacht Harbour. The middle figure is £2,250 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.

What are the cheapest cheapest moorings with a slipway in the UK?

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

Which cheapest moorings with a slipway in the UK have space now?

15 of the 125 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Tamar River Sailing Club, Tudor Sailing Club, Orwell Yacht Club, Beccles Quay, Thurrock Yacht Club, Bill Fen Marina, Shardlow Marina, Byfleet Boat Club and 7 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.

Can you live aboard at cheapest moorings with a slipway in the UK?

10 of the 125 say you can: Girvan Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Springwood Haven Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Lilford Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Blackwater Meadow Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Odessa Boatyard (liveaboards allowed), Leicester Marina (liveaboards allowed), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed), Selby Boat Centre (liveaboards allowed) and 2 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, 15 need a Canal & River Trust boat licence, 13 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways), 5 need Broads Authority tolls, 4 need lake registration where the lake authority requires it and 13 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.

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