Cabin Boatyard
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Salt water: open-coast marinas and harbours, and the estuaries and tidal rivers behind them. Sites with a slipway for launching and recovering trailed boats.
132 sites · 16 with space now · 28 with a waiting list · typical £1,800 a year for a 10m boat (£30–£14,202 across 79 published tariffs)
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Woodbridge, Suffolk · River Deben
Prices not published
Dysart, Fife · Firth of Forth
Prices not published
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Maylandsea, Essex · Lawling Creek, River Blackwater
Prices not published
Havant, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
Prices on request
Aberystwyth, Dyfed · Cardigan Bay
£4,720 a year for a 10m yacht
Ipswich, Suffolk · River Orwell
£300 a year for a 10m yacht
Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · Kyles of Bute
£3,997 a year for a 10m yacht
Seaham, County Durham · North Sea
£2,700 a year for a 10m yacht
South Woodham Ferrers, Essex · River Crouch
Prices not published
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear · River Wear
£1,789 a year for a 10m yacht
Plymouth, Devon · River Tamar
£220 a year for a 10m yacht
Grays, Essex · River Thames
£561 a year for a 10m yacht
Torpoint, Cornwall · Plymouth Sound
£3,950 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Langstone Harbour
£294 a year for a 10m yacht
Oban, Argyll and Bute · Loch Feochan
£2,350 a year for a 10m yacht
Fawley, Hampshire · Ashlett Creek
Prices on request
Maldon, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£990 a year for a 10m yacht
West Bay, Dorset · Lyme Bay
Prices not published
Bude, Cornwall · Budehaven and Bude Canal
£255 a year for a 10m yacht
Burghead, Moray · Moray Firth
£893 a year for a 10m yacht
Dartmouth, Devon · River Dart
£486 a year for a 10m yacht
Scarborough, North Yorkshire · North Sea
£216 a year for a 10m yacht (from)
Fowey, Cornwall · River Fowey
£443 a year for a 10m yacht
Hoo St Werburgh, Kent · River Medway
£275 a year for a 10m yacht
Lymington, Hampshire · Lymington River
£898 a year for a 10m yacht
Mevagissey, Cornwall · Mevagissey Harbour
£982 a year for a 10m yacht
Minehead, Somerset · Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour
£644 a year for a 10m yacht
Penzance, Cornwall · Mount's Bay
Prices not published
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan · Bristol Channel
£1,574 a year for a 10m yacht
Portsmouth, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
£298 a year for a 10m yacht
Rhyl, Denbighshire · River Clwyd
£30 a year for a 10m yacht
Wareham, Dorset · River Frome
£1,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
£430 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
Prices not published
Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire · Carmarthen Bay
Prices not published
Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire · North Sea, Stonehaven Harbour
Prices not published
Tayport, Fife · River Tay estuary
Prices not published
Torquay, Devon · Tor Bay
£135 a year for a 10m yacht
Totnes, Devon · River Dart
Prices not published
Hambleton, Lancashire · River Wyre
Prices on request
Whitby, North Yorkshire · Whitby Harbour (North Sea)
Prices not published
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight · Western Solent
£1,010 a year for a 10m yacht
St Helens, Isle of Wight · Bembridge Harbour
£3,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Maylandsea, Essex · River Blackwater
£1,600 a year for a 10m yacht
Bosham, West Sussex · Bosham Channel, Chichester Harbour
£2,597 a year for a 10m yacht
Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex · Blackwater Estuary
£3,128 a year for a 10m yacht
Althorne, Essex · River Crouch
£2,280 a year for a 10m yacht
Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute · Campbeltown Loch
£5,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Carrickfergus, Antrim · Belfast Lough
£3,305 a year for a 10m yacht
Poole, Dorset · Poole Harbour
£11,454 a year for a 10m yacht
Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute · Craobh Haven
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Hesketh Bank, Lancashire · River Douglas
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Larne, Antrim · Larne Lough
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Emsworth, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
£5,100 a year for a 10m yacht
Exmouth, Devon · Lyme Bay
£4,520 a year for a 10m yacht
Eyemouth, Scottish Borders · Eyemouth Harbour
£103 a year for a 10m yacht
Falmouth, Cornwall · River Fal
£7,465 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
Hartlepool, County Durham · Tees Bay (North Sea)
£2,850 a year for a 10m yacht
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£4,285 a year for a 10m yacht
Dunoon, Argyll and Bute · Firth of Clyde
£4,440 a year for a 10m yacht
Hythe, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£10,740 a year for a 10m yacht
Newport, Isle of Wight · River Medina
£4,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Lawrenny, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway, Eastern Cleddau
£1,716 a year for a 10m yacht
Lochboisdale, Na h-Eileanan Siar · Lochboisdale
£2,103 a year for a 10m yacht
Lower Halstow, Kent · Lower Halstow Creek, River Medway
£204 a year for a 10m yacht
Marchwood, Hampshire · River Test, Southampton Water
£505 a year for a 10m yacht
Steeple, Essex · River Blackwater
£50 a year for a 10m yacht
Maryport, Cumbria · Solway Firth
£2,775 a year for a 10m yacht
Gillingham, Kent · River Medway
£165 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
£14,202 a year for a 10m yacht
Herne Bay, Kent · English Channel
£1,829 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
£1,800 a year for a 10m yacht
Seahouses, Northumberland · North Sunderland Harbour
£320 a year for a 10m yacht
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Chichester Harbour
£13,224 a year for a 10m yacht
South Queensferry, City of Edinburgh · Firth of Forth
£3,156 a year for a 10m yacht
St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall · St Mary's Sound
£316 a year for a 10m yacht
Portpatrick, Dumfries and Galloway · Irish Sea, Portpatrick
£880 a year for a 10m yacht
Bursledon, Hampshire · River Hamble
£2,990 a year for a 10m yacht
Millbrook, Cornwall · River Tamar, Millbrook Lake
£1,200 a year for a 10m yacht
Manningtree, Essex · River Stour
£102 a year for a 10m yacht
Levington, Suffolk · River Orwell
£4,210 a year for a 10m yacht
Teynham, Kent · Conyer Creek and the Swale
£2,730 a year for a 10m yacht
Ford, West Sussex · River Arun
£1,700 a year for a 10m yacht
Fort William, Highland · Loch Linnhe
£4,050 a year for a 10m yacht
Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex · Walton Backwaters
£1,227 a year for a 10m yacht
Southampton, Hampshire · Southampton Water
£6,426 a year for a 10m yacht
Weymouth, Dorset · Weymouth Harbour
£4,380 a year for a 10m yacht
Whitehaven, Cumbria · Solway Firth approaches (Irish Sea), Whitehaven Harbour
£3,010 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
Woolverstone, Suffolk · River Orwell
£3,444 a year for a 10m yacht
Aith, Shetland Islands · Aith Voe
Prices not published
Ballyhalbert, Down · Irish Sea
Prices not published
Ballywalter, Down · Irish Sea
Prices not published
Linlithgow, Falkirk · River Forth
Prices on request
Buckler's Hard, Hampshire · Beaulieu River
Prices not published
Torpoint, Cornwall · River Tamar
Prices not published
Amble, Northumberland · River Coquet
Prices not published
Chichester, West Sussex · Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
Donaghadee, Down · Irish Sea, Donaghadee Harbour
Prices not published
Maldon, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices on request
Swanwick, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices on request
Findhorn, Moray · Findhorn Bay
Prices not published
Groomsport, Down · Belfast Lough
Prices on request
Hamble, Southampton, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Pembroke Dock, Dyfed · Milford Haven Waterway
Prices on request
Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire · North Sea, Johnshaven
Prices not published
Salcombe, Devon · Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary
Prices on request
Torpoint, Cornwall · River Lynher
Prices on request
Heybridge, Essex · River Blackwater
Prices on request
Virkie, Shetland Islands · Pool of Virkie
Prices not published
Netley, Hampshire · Southampton Water
Prices not published
Portchester, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
Prices on request
Gosport, Hampshire · Portsmouth Harbour
Prices not published
Downpatrick, Down · Strangford Lough
Prices not published
Rathlin Island, Antrim · Sea of Moyle
Prices on request
Cardiff, South Glamorgan · River Rhymney
Prices not published
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria · Morecambe Bay
Prices on request
Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire · River Hamble
Prices not published
Sandwich, Kent · River Stour
Prices not published
Solva, Pembrokeshire · Solva Harbour
Prices not published
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Rochford, Essex · River Roach
Prices on request
Workington, Cumbria · Solway Firth
Prices not published
Great Wakering, Essex · River Roach
Prices not published
Portland, Dorset · Portland Harbour
Prices not published
Hayling Island, Hampshire · Mengham Rythe, Chichester Harbour
Prices not published
| Site | Where | A year, 10m boat | Slipway | Space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin Boatyard | Bursledon, River Hamble | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Deben Yacht Club | Woodbridge, River Deben | – | Yes | A few berths left |
| Dysart Harbour | Dysart, Firth of Forth | – | Yes | A few berths left |
| East Dorset Sailing Club | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club | Maylandsea, Lawling Creek, River Blackwater | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Langstone Sailing Club | Havant, Chichester Harbour | On request | Yes | Berths available |
| Old Harbour | Aberystwyth, Cardigan Bay | £4,720 | Yes | Berths available |
| Orwell Yacht Club | Ipswich, River Orwell | £300 | Yes | Berths available |
| Port Bannatyne Marina | Port Bannatyne, Kyles of Bute | £3,997 | Yes | Berths available |
| Seaham Harbour Marina | Seaham, North Sea | £2,700 | Yes | Berths available |
| South Woodham Ferrers Yacht Club | South Woodham Ferrers, River Crouch | – | Yes | Berths available |
| Sunderland Marina | Sunderland, River Wear | £1,789 | Yes | A few berths left |
| Tamar River Sailing Club | Plymouth, River Tamar | £220 | Yes | Berths available |
| Thurrock Yacht Club | Grays, River Thames | £561 | Yes | Berths available |
| Torpoint Yacht Harbour | Torpoint, Plymouth Sound | £3,950 | Yes | Berths available |
| Tudor Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Langstone Harbour | £294 | Yes | Berths available |
| Ardoran Marine | Oban, Loch Feochan | £2,350 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Ashlett Sailing Club | Fawley, Ashlett Creek | On request | Yes | Waiting list |
| Blackwater Sailing Club | Maldon, Blackwater Estuary | £990 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bridport Harbour (West Bay) | West Bay, Lyme Bay | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Bude Harbour | Bude, Budehaven and Bude Canal | £255 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Burghead Harbour | Burghead, Moray Firth | £893 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Dart Harbour Moorings | Dartmouth, River Dart | £486 | Yes | Waiting list |
| East Harbour, Scarborough | Scarborough, North Sea | from £216 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Fowey Harbour Moorings | Fowey, River Fowey | £443 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Hoo Ness Yacht Club | Hoo St Werburgh, River Medway | £275 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Lymington Harbour Moorings | Lymington, Lymington River | £898 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Mevagissey Harbour | Mevagissey, Mevagissey Harbour | £982 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Minehead Harbour | Minehead, Bristol Channel, Minehead Harbour | £644 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Penzance Harbour | Penzance, Mount's Bay | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Porthcawl Marina | Porthcawl, Bristol Channel | £1,574 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Portsmouth Sailing Club | Portsmouth, Portsmouth Harbour | £298 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Rhyl Harbour | Rhyl, River Clwyd | £30 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Ridge Wharf Yacht Centre | Wareham, River Frome | £1,775 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Salcombe Harbour Moorings | Salcombe, Salcombe-Kingsbridge Estuary | £430 | Yes | Waiting list |
| Salterns Marina | Poole, Poole Harbour | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Saundersfoot Harbour | Saundersfoot, Carmarthen Bay | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Stonehaven Harbour | Stonehaven, North Sea, Stonehaven Harbour | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tayport Harbour | Tayport, River Tay estuary | – | Yes | Waiting list |
| Tor Bay Harbour | Torquay, Tor Bay | £135 | Yes | Waiting list |
From each site's published tariff. "–" means the site doesn't say. Prices change; confirm with the site.
Across the 79 coastal 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 £1,800 a year. Check what each includes: electricity, water and VAT vary.
For a 10m boat, Rhyl Harbour is cheapest at £30 a year.
16 of the 132 told us in the last six weeks they have space: Cabin Boatyard, Deben Yacht Club, Dysart Harbour, East Dorset Sailing Club, Harlow (Blackwater) Sailing Club, Langstone Sailing Club, Old Harbour, Orwell Yacht Club and 8 more. Each page shows the date they told us and what they have.
6 of the 132 say you can: Whitby Marina (liveaboards allowed), Bembridge Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Girvan Harbour (liveaboard by arrangement), Hartlepool Marina (liveaboard by arrangement), Swale Marina (liveaboards allowed) and Sandwich Marina (liveaboard by arrangement). Living aboard can need planning consent and council tax; ask each site about its terms.
On top of the mooring fee: of these, 3 need Environment Agency registration (Thames, Medway, Anglian waterways) and 14 need the navigation's own licence. Coastal marinas usually need none.
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