Rhyl Harbour
Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd
£30 a year for a 10m yacht
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)
Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd
£30 a year for a 10m yacht
Chaceley, Gloucestershire · River Severn
£50 a year for a 10m cruiser
Larne, Antrim · Larne Lough
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Portglenone, Antrim · River Bann
£54 a year for a 10m cruiser
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Eyemouth, Scottish Borders · Eyemouth Harbour
£103 a year for a 10m yacht
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£165 a year for a 10m yacht
Lower Halstow, Kent · Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway
£204 a year for a 10m yacht
Scarborough, North Yorkshire · North Sea
£216 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Plymouth, Devon · River Tamar
£220 a year for a 10m yacht
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Hoo St Werburgh, Kent · River Medway
£275 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£294 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£298 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall · St Mary's Sound
£316 a year for a 10m yacht
Seahouses, Northumberland · North Sunderland Harbour
£320 a year for a 10m yacht
Beccles, Suffolk · River Waveney
£380 a year for a 10m cruiser
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire · Grand Union Canal
Prices not published
Ripon, North Yorkshire · Ripon Canal
Prices not published
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Whippingham, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£800 a year for a 10m yacht
Girvan, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£807 a year for a 10m yacht
Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway · Irish Sea, Portpatrick
£880 a year for a 10m yacht
Derrylin, Fermanagh · Woodford River
£891 a year for a 10m cruiser
Burghead, Moray · Moray Firth
£893 a year for a 10m yacht
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,557 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£990 a year for a 10m yacht
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
March, Cambridgeshire · Middle Level Navigations
£1,079 a year for a 10m cruiser
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£1,196 a year for a 10m cruiser
Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake
£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Shardlow, Derbyshire · River Trent
£1,242 a year for a 10m cruiser
West Byfleet, Surrey · River Wey
£1,267 a year for a 10m cruiser
Denver, Norfolk · River Great Ouse
£1,358 a year for a 10m cruiser
March, Cambridgeshire · River Nene Old Course
£1,520 a year for a 10m cruiser
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan · Bristol Channel
£1,574 a year for a 10m yacht
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Ford, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Lawrenny, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway, Eastern Cleddau
£1,716 a year for a 10m yacht
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Herne Bay, Kent · English Channel
£1,829 a year for a 10m yacht
Nuneaton, Warwickshire · Coventry Canal
£3,243 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Nantwich, Cheshire · Llangollen Canal
£3,365 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale
£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Oulton Broad
£2,111 a year for a 10m cruiser
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Brayford Pool, where the River Witham meets the Fossdyke Canal
£3,682 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Ely, Cambridgeshire · Rivers Great Ouse and Cam
£2,178 a year for a 10m cruiser
Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire · River Lee Navigation
£2,232 a year for a 10m cruiser
Oundle, Northamptonshire · River Nene
£2,250 a year for a 10m cruiser
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,266 a year for a 10m cruiser
Althorne, Essex · River Crouch
£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht
Thorne, South Yorkshire · Stainforth & Keadby Canal
£3,995 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan
£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire · Grand Union Canal
£3,020 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Ellesmere, Shropshire · Llangollen Canal
£4,158 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Brundall, Norfolk · River Yare
£2,447 a year for a 10m cruiser
Craigavon, Armagh · Lough Neagh
£2,485 a year for a 10m cruiser
Shepperton, Surrey · River Thames
£2,500 a year for a 10m cruiser
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£2,511 a year for a 10m cruiser
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£2,635 a year for a 10m cruiser
St Neots, Cambridgeshire · River Great Ouse
£2,646 a year for a 10m cruiser
Lincoln, Lincolnshire · Fossdyke Navigation
£4,690 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Seaham, County Durham · North Sea
£2,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Thurmaston, Leicester, Leicestershire · River Soar
£2,724 a year for a 10m cruiser
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Selby, North Yorkshire · Selby Canal
£2,750 a year for a 57ft narrowboat (from)
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£2,779 a year for a 10m cruiser
Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire · Droitwich Junction Canal
£3,390 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht
Audlem, Cheshire · Shropshire Union Canal
£3,998 a year for a 57ft narrowboat
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Burgh St Peter, Norfolk · River Waveney
£3,080 a year for a 10m cruiser
Farndon, Nottinghamshire · River Trent
£3,105 a year for a 10m cruiser
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh · Firth of Forth
£3,156 a year for a 10m yacht
Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough
£3,305 a year for a 10m yacht
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Fareham, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£3,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Pyrford, Surrey · River Wey Navigation
£3,729 a year for a 10m cruiser
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · Kyles of Bute
£3,997 a year for a 10m yacht
York, North Yorkshire · River Ouse
£4,010 a year for a 10m cruiser
Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire · River Severn
£4,043 a year for a 10m cruiser
Fort William, Highland · Loch Linnhe
£4,050 a year for a 10m yacht
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute · Craobh Haven
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Aberystwyth, Dyfed · Cardigan Bay
£4,720 a year for a 10m yacht
Newhaven, East Sussex · River Ouse
£4,781 a year for a 10m yacht
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey · River Thames
£5,124 a year for a 10m cruiser
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute · Campbeltown Loch
£5,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£5,691 a year for a 10m cruiser
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£6,426 a year for a 10m yacht
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 a year for a 10m yacht
Windermere, Cumbria · Windermere
£7,750 a year for a 10m cruiser
Chertsey, Surrey · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Windsor, Berkshire · River Thames
£8,778 a year for a 10m cruiser
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Per metre a year | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyl Harbour | Rhyl, River Clwyd | £30 | £3 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Avon Sailing Club | Chaceley, River Severn | £50 | £5 | Yes | Not reported |
| East Antrim Boat Club | Larne, Larne Lough | £50 | £5 | Yes | Not reported |
| Marconi Sailing Club | Steeple, River Blackwater | £50 | £5 | Yes | Not reported |
| Portglenone Marina | Portglenone, River Bann | £54 | £5.44 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Stour Sailing Club Moorings | Manningtree, River Stour | £102 | £10.20 | Yes | Not reported |
| Eyemouth Harbour | Eyemouth, Eyemouth Harbour | £103 | £10.32 | Yes | Not reported |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | £13.50 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Medway Cruising Club | Gillingham, River Medway | £165 | £16.50 | Yes | Not reported |
| Lower Halstow Yacht Club | Lower Halstow, Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway | £204 | £20.41 | Yes | Not reported |
| East Harbour, Scarborough | Scarborough, North Sea | from £216 | £21.63 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tamar River Sailing Club | Plymouth, River Tamar | £220 | £22 | Yes | Berths available |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | £25.49 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hoo Ness Yacht Club | Hoo St Werburgh, River Medway | £275 | £27.50 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tudor Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour | £294 | £29.43 | Yes | Berths available |
| Portsmouth Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £298 | £29.75 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | £30 | Yes | Berths available |
| Porthloo Boat Park | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, St Mary's Sound | £316 | £31.60 | Yes | Not reported |
| North Sunderland Harbour | Seahouses, North Sunderland Harbour | £320 | £32 | Yes | Not reported |
| Beccles Quay | Beccles, River Waveney | £380 | £38 | Yes | Berths available |
| Lionhearts Cruising Club | Milton Keynes, Grand Union Canal | £396 | £39.60 | Yes | Not reported |
| Ripon Motor Boat Club Marina | Ripon, Ripon Canal | £420 | £42 | Yes | Not reported |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £430 | £42.95 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £443 | £44.32 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £486 | £48.60 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Marchwood Yacht Club | Marchwood, River Test, Southampton Water | £505 | £50.47 | Yes | Not reported |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £561 | £56.10 | Yes | Berths available |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | £644 | £64.40 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Folly Moorings | Whippingham, River Medina | £800 | £80 | Yes | Not reported |
| Girvan Harbour | Girvan, Firth of Clyde | £807 | £80.65 | Yes | Not reported |
| Portpatrick Harbour | Portpatrick, Irish Sea, Portpatrick | £880 | £88 | Yes | Not reported |
| Killynick Marina | Derrylin, Woodford River | £891 | £89.10 | Yes | Not reported |
| Burghead Harbour | Burghead, Moray Firth | £893 | £89.30 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £898 | £89.79 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bill Fen Marina | Ramsey, Middle Level Navigations | £901 | £90.13 | Yes | Berths available |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £982 | £98.21 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | £99 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £1,010 | £101.04 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fox Narrowboats Marina | March, Middle Level Navigations | £1,079 | £107.90 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Oulton Broad Yacht Station | Lowestoft, Oulton Broad | £1,196 | £119.63 | Yes | Not reported |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
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.
For a 10m boat, Rhyl Harbour is cheapest at £30 a year.
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.
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.
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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