Coast & harbours
Berths available
Barry Yacht Club
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan · Pierhead Harbour
£890 a year for a 10m yacht
Coastal marinas and harbour moorings for sailing yachts
Marinas and harbours on the open coast, from walk-ashore pontoons with lock gates or sills to harbour walls and fore-and-aft moorings. Places that take sailing yachts.
112 sites · 12 with space now · 16 with a waiting list · typical £2,608 a year for a 10m yacht (£78–£11,510 across 78 published tariffs)
At a glance
- 112 sites, all on the open coast.
- 12 of the 112 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Barry Yacht Club, Belfast Harbour Marina, Brixham Inner Harbour, Dover Marina, Hastings Motor Boat and Yacht Club, Kilmelford Yacht Haven and 6 more.
- Keeping a waiting list: Ardoran Marine, Bridport Harbour (West Bay), Dale Yacht Club Moorings, East Harbour, Scarborough, Ilfracombe Harbour, Lake Yard and 10 more.
- For a 10m yacht, published prices run from £78 a year (Lerwick Port Authority) to £11,510 a year (Port of Poole Marina); the middle of 78 is £2,608 a year.
- Longest boat taken: 80m (262ft) at Gunwharf Quays Marina.
- Of the 112, 73 have electric hook-up, 13 a pump-out, 34 diesel, 18 a boat hoist and 57 visitor berths.
- 5 of the 112 allow liveaboards, outright or by arrangement.
- Groups running more than one: Aberdeenshire Council (3), Ceredigion County Council (2), Cornwall Council (2), Cyngor Gwynedd (2), Dorset Council (2), Dunbar Harbour Trust (2), MDL Marinas (3), Moray Council (2), North Yorkshire Council (2), Premier Marinas (6), Stornoway Port Authority (2) and Yacht Havens (3).
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Belfast Harbour Marina
Belfast, Down · Belfast Lough
£2,745 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
Berths available
Dover Marina
Dover, Kent · English Channel
£3,450 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Hastings Motor Boat and Yacht Club
Hastings, East Sussex · English Channel
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Kilmelford Yacht Haven
Kilmelford, Argyll and Bute · Loch Melfort
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
A few berths left
New Quay Harbour
New Quay, Ceredigion · Cardigan Bay
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Port Bannatyne Marina
Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · Kyles of Bute
£3,997 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
Berths available
Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£600 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Torpoint Yacht Harbour
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Berths available
Wick Marina
Wick, Highland · North Sea
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Ardoran Marine
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan
£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Bridport Harbour (West Bay)
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Dale Yacht Club Moorings
Dale, Pembrokeshire · Dale Bay, Milford Haven Waterway
£99 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)
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Ilfracombe Harbour
Ilfracombe, Devon · Bristol Channel
£715 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Lake Yard
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£7,500 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Mevagissey Harbour
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
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Waiting list
Newquay Harbour
Newquay, Cornwall · Newquay Harbour
£1,246 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Penzance Harbour
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Porthcawl Marina
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan · Bristol Channel
£1,574 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
St Ives Harbour
St Ives, Cornwall · St Ives Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tobermory Harbour
Tobermory, Argyll and Bute · Tobermory Bay
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Tor Bay Harbour
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 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
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Whitby Marina
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Waiting list
Yarmouth Harbour
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Aberdyfi Harbour
Aberdyfi, Gwynedd · Aberdyfi Harbour
£514 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Ardfern Yacht Centre
Ardfern, Argyll and Bute · Loch Craignish
£3,020 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Ballycastle Marina & Harbour
Ballycastle, Antrim · North Channel
£1,560 a year for a 10m yacht
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Bangor Marina
Bangor, Down · Belfast Lough
£3,030 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
Coast & harbours
Borth-y-Gest Moorings
Borth-y-Gest, Gwynedd · Borth-y-Gest
£432 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Brightlingsea Harbour
Brightlingsea, Essex · Colne Estuary
£367 a year for a 10m yacht
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Brighton Marina
Brighton, East Sussex · English Channel (Sussex coast)
£5,480 a year for a 10m yacht
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Brixham Marina
Brixham, Devon · Tor Bay
£10,536 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
Carrickfergus Marina
Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough
£3,305 a year for a 10m yacht
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Craobh Marina
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute · Craobh Haven
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Dubh Thòb Pontoons
Kirkibost, Great Bernera, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Loch Roag
£650 a year for a 10m yacht
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Exmouth Marina
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Eyemouth Harbour
Eyemouth, Scottish Borders · Eyemouth Harbour
£103 a year for a 10m yacht
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Fishguard Harbour Moorings
Fishguard, Dyfed · Fishguard Harbour
£312 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
Gunwharf Quays Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,100 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
Hartlepool Marina
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Haslar Marina
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,650 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Holy Island Harbour
Holy Island, Northumberland · The Ouse
£158 a year for a 10m yacht
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Holy Loch Marina
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
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Kallin Harbour
Grimsay, Isle of North Uist, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Kallin Harbour
£413 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Kerrera Marina
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Ardentrive Bay, Firth of Lorn
£3,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
King Point Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound, Millbay
£5,590 a year for a 10m yacht
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Kip Marina
Inverkip, Inverclyde · Firth of Clyde
£4,620 a year for a 10m yacht
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Kirkwall Marina
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands · Kirkwall Harbour
£6,204 a year for a 10m yacht
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Largs Yacht Haven
Largs, North Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£6,030 a year for a 10m yacht
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Lerwick Port Authority
Lerwick, Shetland Islands · Lerwick Harbour
£78 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Lochaline Harbour
Lochaline, Highland · Sound of Mull
£2,472 a year for a 10m yacht
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Lochboisdale Harbour
Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale
£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht
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Lochmaddy Marina
Lochmaddy, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochmaddy
£750 a year for a 10m yacht
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Mallaig Yachting Marina
Mallaig, Highland · Mallaig Harbour
£1,285 a year for a 10m yacht
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Maryport Marina
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
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Mayflower Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£5,920 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
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Newlyn Harbour
Newlyn, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
£1,100 a year for a 10m yacht
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Newton Marina
Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Stornoway Harbour
£1,918 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
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Plymouth Yacht Haven
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£6,350 a year for a 10m yacht
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Port Solent Marina
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£7,560 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Port of Poole Marina
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,510 a year for a 10m yacht
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Portland Marina
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Queen Anne's Battery
Plymouth, Devon · Plymouth Sound
£9,984 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Royal Harbour Marina (Outer West)
Ramsgate, Kent · Ramsgate Royal Harbour
£4,100 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
Coast & harbours
St Mary's Harbour
Hugh Town, Isles of Scilly · St Mary's Harbour
£302 a year for a 10m yacht
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Stornoway Marina
Stornoway, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Stornoway Harbour
£1,598 a year for a 10m yacht
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Sutton Harbour Marina
Plymouth, Devon · Sutton Harbour
£10,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Tarbert Harbour
Tarbert, Argyll and Bute · Loch Fyne
£1,680 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
The Camber
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£2,043 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Thomas Telford Corpach Marina
Fort William, Highland · Loch Linnhe
£4,050 a year for a 10m yacht
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Torquay Marina
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£11,232 a year for a 10m yacht
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Troon Yacht Haven
Troon, South Ayrshire · Firth of Clyde
£4,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Ulva Ferry Pontoon
Ulva Ferry, Argyll and Bute · Sound of Ulva
£352 a year for a 10m yacht
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Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Weymouth Marina
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour (Weymouth Bay)
£7,090 a year for a 10m yacht
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Whitehaven Marina
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 a year for a 10m yacht
Coast & harbours
Aberaeron Harbour
Aberaeron, Ceredigion · Cardigan Bay
Prices not published
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Ardglass Marina
Ardglass, Down · Irish Sea
Prices not published
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Beaumaris Moorings
Beaumaris, Gwynedd · Menai Strait
Prices not published
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Bridlington Harbour
Bridlington, East Yorkshire · North Sea
Prices not published
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Castlebay Marina
Castlebay, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Castlebay Harbour
Prices not published
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Christchurch Harbour Moorings
Christchurch, Dorset · Christchurch Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Cullen Harbour
Cullen, Moray · Cullen Harbour
Prices not published
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Dunstaffnage Marina
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Dunstaffnage Bay, Firth of Lorn
Prices on request
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Edinburgh Marina
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Granton Harbour
Prices not published
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Findhorn Marina
Findhorn, Moray · Findhorn Bay
Prices not published
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Findochty Harbour
Findochty, Moray · Moray Firth
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Forth Corinthian Yacht Club
Granton, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Firth of Forth
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Gosport Boat Yard
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Gourdon Harbour
Gourdon, Aberdeenshire · North Sea, Gourdon Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Johnshaven Harbour
Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire · North Sea, Johnshaven
Prices not published
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Milford Marina
Milford Haven, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway
Prices on request
Coast & harbours
Ness Boating Club Marina
Virkie, Shetland Islands · Pool of Virkie
Prices not published
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Port Ellen Marina
Port Ellen, Argyll and Bute · Port Ellen Harbour
Prices not published
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Portree Harbour
Portree, Highland · Loch Portree
Prices not published
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Portrush Harbour
Portrush, Antrim · North Atlantic Ocean
Prices not published
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Rosehearty Harbour
Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire · North Sea
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Royal Norfolk & Suffolk Yacht Club
Lowestoft, Suffolk · Lowestoft Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Skeld Marina
Skeld, Shetland Islands · Skeld Voe
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Solva Harbour
Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour
Prices not published
Coast & harbours
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
Prices not published
Compared: prices for a 10m yacht
| Site | Where | A year, 10m yacht | Space |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Yacht Club | Barry, Pierhead Harbour | £890 | Berths available |
| Belfast Harbour Marina | Belfast, Belfast Lough | £2,745 | Berths available |
| Brixham Inner Harbour | Brixham, Tor Bay | £1,298 | Berths available |
| Dover Marina | Dover, English Channel | £3,450 | Berths available |
| Hastings Motor Boat and Yacht Club | Hastings, English Channel | – | Berths available |
| Kilmelford Yacht Haven | Kilmelford, Loch Melfort | – | Berths available |
| New Quay Harbour | New Quay, Cardigan Bay | – | A few berths left |
| Port Bannatyne Marina | Port Bannatyne, Kyles of Bute | £3,997 | Berths available |
| Portreath Harbour | Portreath, North Cornwall coast | £255 | Berths available |
| Royal Dorset Yacht Club Moorings | Portland, Portland Harbour | from £600 | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | £3,950 | Berths available |
| Wick Marina | Wick, North Sea | – | Berths available |
| Ardoran Marine | Oban, Loch Feochan | £2,350 | Waiting list |
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | – | Waiting list |
| Dale Yacht Club Moorings | Dale, Dale Bay, Milford Haven Waterway | £99 | Waiting list |
| East Harbour, Scarborough | Scarborough, North Sea | from £216 | Waiting list |
| Ilfracombe Harbour | Ilfracombe, Bristol Channel | £715 | Waiting list |
| Lake Yard | Poole, Poole Harbour | £7,500 | Waiting list |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £982 | Waiting list |
| Newquay Harbour | Newquay, Newquay Harbour | £1,246 | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | Waiting list |
| Porthcawl Marina | Porthcawl, Bristol Channel | £1,574 | Waiting list |
| St Ives Harbour | St Ives, St Ives Harbour | – | Waiting list |
| Tobermory Harbour | Tobermory, Tobermory Bay | – | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | Waiting list |
| Victoria Harbour | Dunbar, Firth of Forth | £580 | Waiting list |
| Whitby Marina | Whitby, Whitby Harbour (North Sea) | – | Waiting list |
| Yarmouth Harbour | Yarmouth, Western Solent | £1,010 | Waiting list |
| Aberdyfi Harbour | Aberdyfi, Aberdyfi Harbour | £514 | Not reported |
| Ardfern Yacht Centre | Ardfern, Loch Craignish | £3,020 | Not reported |
| Ballycastle Marina & Harbour | Ballycastle, North Channel | £1,560 | Not reported |
| Bangor Marina | Bangor, Belfast Lough | £3,030 | Not reported |
| Bembridge Harbour | St Helens, Bembridge Harbour | £3,800 | Not reported |
| Borth-y-Gest Moorings | Borth-y-Gest, Borth-y-Gest | £432 | Not reported |
| Brightlingsea Harbour | Brightlingsea, Colne Estuary | £367 | Not reported |
| Brighton Marina | Brighton, English Channel (Sussex coast) | £5,480 | Not reported |
| Brixham Marina | Brixham, Tor Bay | £10,536 | Not reported |
| Broad Haven (Dunbar Harbour) | Dunbar, North Sea, Dunbar Harbour | £580 | Not reported |
| Carrickfergus Marina | Carrickfergus, Belfast Lough | £3,305 | Not reported |
| Craobh Marina | Lochgilphead, Craobh Haven | £4,440 | 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 yacht cost in the UK?
Across the 78 coastal marinas and harbour moorings for sailing yachts here that publish a price, a 10m yacht costs from £78 a year at Lerwick Port Authority to £11,510 a year at Port of Poole Marina. The middle figure is £2,608 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
What are the cheapest coastal marinas and harbour moorings for sailing yachts in the UK?
For a 10m yacht, Lerwick Port Authority is cheapest at £78 a year.
Which coastal marinas and harbour moorings for sailing yachts in the UK have space now?
12 of the 112 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Barry Yacht Club, Belfast Harbour Marina, Brixham Inner Harbour, Dover Marina, Hastings Motor Boat and Yacht Club, Kilmelford Yacht Haven, New Quay Harbour, Port Bannatyne Marina and 4 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
Can you live aboard at coastal marinas and harbour moorings for sailing yachts in the UK?
5 of the 112 say you can: Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Girvan Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement) and Milford Marina (liveaboards allowed). 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, 5 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
Broader
Coastal marinas and harbour moorings for sailing yachts by county
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