Salcombe vs Torquay: moorings and marinas compared

Salcombe and Torquay are 30.9km apart. Each site is counted with its nearest town, if that is within 12km. Prices are for a 10m boat a year and a 10m boat a night, from published tariffs.

The short answer

Most choice: Salcombe (Salcombe 5, Torquay 2).
Cheaper by the year for a 10m boat: Salcombe (Salcombe typically £410 a year across 2; Torquay typically £5,684 a year across 2).
Cheaper for a night on a visitor berth (10m boat): Salcombe (Salcombe £23 a night at its one priced site; Torquay typically £47.75 a night across 2).
Biggest boats: Torquay (Salcombe up to 20m (66ft); Torquay up to 30m (98ft)).
None of these sites has told us in the last six weeks that it has space.

Side by side

Town	Sites	Space now	A year, 10m boat	Cheapest a year	A night, 10m	Longest boat	Visitor berths	Electric	Pump-out	Diesel	Lift-out	Liveaboard	Water
Salcombe	5	0	typically £410	Kingsbridge Harbour £390	typically £23	20m (66ft)	1	0	1	1	2	0	Estuaries & tidal rivers 5
Torquay	2	0	typically £5,684	Tor Bay Harbour £135	typically £47.75	30m (98ft)	2	2	0	1	0	0	Coast & harbours 2